The Cleveland Guardians have advanced to their first American League Championship Series since 2016.

After winning the American League Central with a record of 92 wins and 69 losses, the Guardians defeated their division rival Detroit Tigers in the American League Division Series.

Monday marks the start of the ALCS as the Guardians take on the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.

Guardians player David Fry recently spoke highly of Cleveland sports fans.

“It’s so cool to see how much they love their sports teams, especially during football season, all that Brownie stuff,” Fry said.

Cleveland fans are devoted to their sports teams. This is something David Fry noticed during his time with the Guardians.#GuardiansBall | #Postseason pic.twitter.com/hde3ylxWTI

— Cleveland Guardians on SI (@GuardiansOnSI) October 14, 2024

Fry explains that if you walk around Cleveland you can see how many people wear Cleveland sportswear, especially the Browns during football season.

He goes on to say that the atmosphere during their home games against the Tigers in the ALDS was electric.

Fry also notes that Guardians fans know their baseball.

In the first postseason series of his career, Fry had 4 hits in 16 at-bats with 1 home run, 5 runs batted in, 3 runs scored, 1 stolen base, 1 walk and 6 strikeouts.

Game 1 against the Yankees starts Monday and Fry will serve as the designated hitter, batting second in the batting order.

The Guardians will look to continue their timely hitting against a Yankees lineup that can score runs in bunches.

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