The Guardians optioned Brito to Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday. Brito didn't do much during his first stint in the majors, slashing .176/.250/.255 with a 30.4 percent strikeout rate. He's exiting the roster to clear space for the arrival of Travis Bazzana, who will take over as Cleveland's starting second baseman.
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Juan Manual Brito Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/17W 8-6200000010010003/16L 5-2300000000040003/13L 5-2200000001040003/10L 5-4100000001020003/84-4201100021030013/5W 12-3300000000030003/3L 5-4101100002050013/1L 9-6200000011030002/28L 7-5200000000030002/26L 8-7211000120020042/24L 11-3300000000040002/23W 9-5101100000010012/21W 4-220000000004000
Preseason Totals 2614300166039007 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB4/26L 4-2411100000060014/25L 5-3311010001050024/22L 2-0300000000050004/20L 9-2300000000170004/19W 8-4411010020090024/17L 6-4400000000060004/16W 4-2300000001040004/15L 5-3400000000070004/14W 5-2010000000000004/13W 9-3411100000060014/12L 13-1400000000080004/11W 6-0200000002070004/10L 11-5411100000030014/8W 10-2412110010060034/7W 2-140211000002003
Regular Season Totals 50795400341810013
Juan Manual Brito Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 0390.1765404100130.250Home 0350.200230110080.259Away 0040.154310300050.241Day 0370.2693401000110.296Night 0020.080200310020.207April 0390.1765404100130.250Opponent vs KC 0 1 4 0.500 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.500 vs ATL 0 0 1 0.100 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0.250 vs TOR 0 0 2 0.286 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.375 vs BAL 0 2 1 0.091 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.167 vs STL 0 0 1 0.111 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.111 vs HOU 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.143 Venue @ Cleveland 0 3 5 0.200 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 8 0.259 @ Toronto 0 0 2 0.286 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.375 @ St. Louis 0 0 1 0.111 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.111 @ Atlanta 0 0 1 0.100 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0.250
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Juan Brito: Breaking News
Expected to be optioned
The Guardians plan to option Brito to Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports. The Guardians plan to promote top prospect Travis Bazzana and are expected to clear a roster spot by optioning Brito, who had rocky first taste of MLB. After being called up to replace Gabriel Arias (hamstring) earlier in April, he slashed .176/.250/.255 over 15 games while committing some defensive miscues. Bazzana is expected to become the team's primary second baseman and could remain there when Arias is ready to return.
Fading into part-time role
Brito is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rays. After making six consecutive starts following his call-up from Triple-A Columbus on April 7, Brito has now been included in the lineup in eight of the Guardians' ensuing 13 contests. Brito -- who has mustered a lowly .505 OPS over his first 56 plate appearances in the big leagues -- looks like he may have to settle for a part-time role in the middle infield even while the Guardians remain without Gabriel Arias (hamstring).