DeLauter continues to delight

Chase DeLauter continues to amaze, The rookie sensation hit his fourth homer in three games and the Guardians won a nail-biter 6-5 out in Seattle On Saturday night..

Cleveland is 2-1 on the season. They play Seattle tonight, March 29 on NBC in the series finale.

DeLauter is one attention grabbers of the MLB opening weekend. He homered on opening night and then hit two more home runs the Guardians second game and followed that up with a 10th inning two-run homer on March 28 in the 6-5 win..

DeLauter is hitting .357 with a slugging percentage of 1.214 and an OPS of 1.571.

The helmet

The Guardians celebrate every homer by awarding the hitter a medieval-looking knight's helmet. Members of the team picked up the helmet during a spring training team dinner at a joint at a called Medieval Times. Maybe more on the dinner later?  What’s there to tell? The players who went dressed up like they were knights from medieval times. Reportedly outfielder Steven Kwan dressed as a wizard with a killer beard.

The helmet is described as “silver with a gold crown wrapped around the top of it” by The Athletic’s Zack Meisel. After a Guardian player hits a homer they are presented the helmet and allowed to parade it around in the dugout. The celebration is often caught by TV cameras covering the game. 

So far in the 2026 season only DeLauter has homered for Cleveland. He’s been the only one by rule who can wear the helmet. There is something magical about rookie getting off a hot start at the plate. Especially when home runs are involved.DeLauter is 6-foot-4 and 225-pounds. He was a first-round pick in 2022, No. 16 overall, out of James Madison.

He started last year in the postseason for Cleveland against Detroit. But this is is first regular season action in the the MLB. 

Cade Cecconi takes the hill for Cleveland and Seattle counters with Emerson Hancock.

Noted

*The Mariners are in the midst of their 50th season in MLB.

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