The 26-year-old Giménez batted .252 with nine homers, 63 RBIs and 30 steals last season. He was acquired by the Guardians as part of the Francisco Lindor blockbuster trade with the New York Mets in January 2021.

In a clear bet on their pitching development group, the Guardians have, for all intents and purposes, exchanged Andres Gimenez for major league right-handed starter Luis L. Ortiz, and low-A left-hander Josh Hartle,

The Cleveland Guardians broke up their infield and plugged a hole in their rotation. The AL Central champions pulled off two significant trades at the winter meetings in Dallas on Tuesday night, first sending three-time Gold Glove second baseman Andrés Giménez to the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired first baseman Spencer Horwitz from the Cleveland Guardians in exchange for right-handed pitcher Luis Ortiz and two minor league pitchers.

The Pirates announced late on Tuesday night that they had made a trade to acquire a first baseman. The team acquired Spencer Horwitz from the Cleveland Guardians in exchange for right-handed pitcher Luis Ortiz and minor-league pitchers Josh Hartle and Michael Kennedy.

The Pittsburgh Pirates pulled their first major offseason trade Tuesday night by sending right-handed pitcher Luis Ortiz and a pair of lefty prospects to the Cleveland Guardians for first baseman Spencer Horwitz.

Infielder Spencer Horwitz began Tuesday as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays and ended it as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates, after a brief stopover with the Cleveland Guardians.

Spencer Horwitz is on the move again. Traded to the Guardians from the Blue Jays as part of a deal for second baseman Andrés Giménez on Tuesday, the first baseman was flipped to the Pirates later that evening in exchange for three players.