When you look across the landscape of Major League Baseball, it’s clear that the biggest surprise among all the division leaders is the team that sits at the top of the AL Central: the Cleveland Guardians. Today, The Athletic’s Zack Meisel joins us to look at some of the key players behind the team’s success, and the extreme throwback style they’re using to get it done. Plus, the uncanny ability of star third baseman Jose Ramirez to lose helmets.

Follow Zack Meisel’s coverage of the Guardians: https://theathletic.com/author/zack-meisel/

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