Guardians’ Hunter Gaddis Opens up About Starting Season on IL
Cleveland Guardians' Hunter Gaddis admitted it "sucked" missing the start of the regular season.
Hunter Gaddis has been a staple on the Cleveland Guardians roster in more ways than one over the last few seasons. Not only has he pitched in plenty of high-leverage situations, but Gaddis has also been among league leaders in innings pitched for the team, too. That’s why it was a little alarming when he went to the team during Spring Training, complaining of forearm tightness.
The team shut him down for a few days and restarted his ramp-up for the season, which meant Gaddis began the 2026 season on the injured list and wasn’t added to the big-league roster until Monday. Gaddis said that watching the team start the regular season, while he continued to get ready for the year, “sucked. Nobody’s going to say it doesn’t.
” Gaddis admitted that he continued to watch every Guardians game he could, and missed being on the field with his teammates. But at the same time, he was able to get through it by keeping a level head and knowing the only way to get back to Cleveland’s bullpen would be through putting in the work. "It was just understanding the process,” continued Gaddis.
“I've got to ramp up. I missed the part of spring where you are ramping up. I was just trusting the process.