Overview
- Multiple outlets report Hoskins agreed to a Minor League contract that would pay $1.5 million if he makes the major-league roster.
- He is in the Guardians’ spring clubhouse with team gear and a locker, and manager Stephen Vogt says he will compete for time at first base and DH.
- Vogt noted Hoskins is ramping up with live batting practice and is slated to make his spring debut later this week.
- The addition provides a right-handed complement in a left-leaning group that includes Kyle Manzardo and C.J. Kayfus, with David Fry also in the mix.
- Hoskins, 32, has 186 career home runs and an .819 OPS; he missed 2023 with a torn ACL and was limited in 2025 by a thumb sprain while hitting 12 homers in 90 games.