American baseball player (born 2000)
Baseball player
Kyle Thomas Manzardo (born July 18, 2000) is an American professionalbaseball first baseman for theCleveland Guardians ofMajor League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
Early life and amateur career [ edit ] Manzardo grew up inCoeur d'Alene, Idaho , and attendedLake City High School , where he played baseball and basketball. As a senior, he had a .594batting average and was named theInland Empire League 'smost valuable player after batting .471 as a junior.[ 1]
Manzardo attendedWashington State University and playedcollege baseball for theWashington State Cougars for three seasons. He hit for a .272 average as a freshman and led the team with 31runs batted in (RBIs).[ 2] collegiate summer baseball for thePortland Pickles of theWest Coast League . He hit .435 through 16 games as a sophomore before the season was cut short due to thecoronavirus pandemic .[ 3] Willmar Stingers of theNorthwoods League .[ 4] Collegiate Baseball [ 5]
Professional career [ edit ] TheTampa Bay Rays selected Manzardo in the second round of the2021 Major League Baseball draft .[ 6] Rookie-level Florida Complex League Rays , slashing .349/.440/.605 with two home runs, eight RBIs, and five doubles over 13 games.[ 7] High-A Bowling Green Hot Rods .[ 8] Montgomery Biscuits of theDouble-A Southern League .[ 9]
Cleveland Guardians [ edit ] Kyle Manzardo of the Guardians On July 31, 2023, the Rays traded Manzardo to theCleveland Guardians for starting pitcherAaron Civale .[ 10] Columbus Clippers of theTriple-A International League .[ 11]
On May 6, 2024, Manzardo was selected to the40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[ 12] [ 13]
On September 1, 2024, Manzardo was recalled to the Guardians active roster, and hit his first and second career home runs on the same day off ofPittsburgh Pirates starting pitcherMitch Keller .[ 14] [ 15]
In July 2025, Manzardo was placed on the Guardians' family medical emergency list and missed three games to be with his family while his mother underwent heart transplant surgery.[ 16]
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Active roster Restricted list Non-roster Coaching staff Manager 12Stephen Vogt Bench coach --Tony Arnerich First base/Catching 15Sandy Alomar Jr. Assistant hitting 85 Junior Betances Hitting 56Grant Fink Assistant pitching 81Brad Goldberg Pitching 51Carl Willis Assistant pitching 86Joe Torres Third base/Infield 53Rouglas Odor Field coordinator -- Andy McKay Assistant hitting 83 Dan Puente Bullpen 88 Caleb Longshore Coach/Interpreter 89 Agustin Rivero Hitting analyst -- Josh Tubbs Bullpen catcher 82 Ricky Pacione Bullpen catcher 72 Eric Rodríguez Outfield/Base running 84 J. T. Maguire Field coordinator -- Andy McKay
