CLEVELAND, Ohio — It is as constant as the sun and sand in the Arizona desert. When spring training begins for the Guardians in February, Chris Antonetti is going to say that the organization’s goal next season is to win the World Series.

Those aren’t just words to Antonetti, president of baseball operations. He means them, but it hasn’t happened since he joined the Guardians’ front office.

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“I’ve been doing this for 27 years,” Antonetti said at the end of the 2025 season. “I’m 0 for 27 for the final goal. Next year we’re going to try to make it 1 for 28.”

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