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Guardians Clinch 2022 AL Central Title With White Sox's Loss to Tigers

Bleacher Report | September 25, 2022

Related Topics: Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, AL Central, Chicago White Sox, American League, Cleveland, Terry Francona, Major League Baseball

The Cleveland Guardians are American League Central champions for the first time since 2018.

Thanks to the Chicago White Sox's 4-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Sunday, the Guardians clinched their fifth playoff berth and fourth division title in the past seven seasons.

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For the first time since 2018, the AL Central belongs to the Guardians! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CLINCHED?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CLINCHED</a> <a href="https://t.co/4UmZYCyE4g">pic.twitter.com/4UmZYCyE4g</a>

Manager Terry Francona has Cleveland in the playoffs for the sixth time in his 10 seasons with the club. It made the postseason once in the previous 11 years before his arrival.

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