CLEVELAND — When baseball fans in northeast Ohio think of Tom Candiotti, they likely think of the knuckleball. Candiotti, who spent seven of his 16 big league seasons with Cleveland, is one of the most prominent pitchers to feature the offering.

That’s why Candiotti’s presence in Arizona earlier this month, at a bullpen session thrown by Guardians pitching prospect Trenton Denholm, stood out.

Denholm is among the Guardians prospects playing for the Surprise Saguaros in the Arizona Fall League this year. One of the main goals for the 25-year-old right-hander has been to continue to work on a knuckleball, as he and the organization look to see if it could become firmly part of his arsenal going forward.

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