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Indians bench coach Brad Mills, Terry Francona’s right-hand man in the dugout since 2013 will not be there for the 2020 season as he has elected to sit out to be with his family. Francona told reporters on Sunday that Mills and his family are still dealing with the loss of his grandson Beau, who … Continue reading Brad Mills Opts to Not Coach in 2020 Season
In the history of baseball, Jackie Robinson is recognized as the first African American to play in the major leagues when he debuted on April 15, 1947. His #42 is retired across all 30 Major League Baseball franchises and MLB recognizes him every April 15 when every player wears the #42 on that days’ set … Continue reading #ThrowbackThursday: Larry Doby Makes American League History
With the return of baseball looming and a short stint of spring training starting on Wednesday, the Cleveland Indians announced their 60-man player pool for the 2020 season on Sunday. The player pool consists of the team's 40-man roster as well as minor league invites who were with the team during the initial spring training … Continue reading Indians Announce 60-Man Player Pool
The Cleveland Indians have reportedly signed their first-round draft choice from the 2020 MLB Draft, shortstop Carson Tucker according to MLB reporter Robert Murray. The team also signed second-round pick pitcher Logan Allen and fifth-round pick pitcher Mason Hickman according to a report. Tucker was the 23rd overall selection in the draft a couple of … Continue reading Indians Sign First-Round Pick Carson Tucker
With baseball in doubt with each passing day, teams have started making the difficult decisions to release minor league players and the Cleveland Indians are unfortunately one of those teams. Cleveland officially released 11 of their minor league prospects on Saturday morning that were among the 400 roster cuts across baseball over the past month. … Continue reading Indians Release 11 Minor Leaguers
Former Cleveland Indians minority owner John Sherman was officially voted as the new owner of the Kansas City Royals on Thursday by Major League Baseball. Sherman purchased the Royals back in August for $1 billion dollars after spending three seasons with the Indians in a non-controlling ownership role alongside Larry and Paul Dolan. However, before … Continue reading John Sherman Nearly Bought the Indians
Photo Courtesy of The New York Times The biggest topic surrounding the Indians' offseason is the future of All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor. The soon-to-be 26-year old has two years remaining on his contract and there's no indiciations that the Indians and Lindor will be able to work out a long-term agreement. The rumors have already … Continue reading Francisco Lindor’s Future with the Indians
The Indians offense needs some help and they're getting it very soon. Over night, reports out of Venezuela surfaced that the former All-Star outfielder was being promoted to the big league club. Jon Heyman of MLB Network confirmed those reports early Saturday morning. Gonzalez signed with the Indians in late March with an opt out … Continue reading Indians calling up Carlos Gonzalez
With Mike Clevinger out the next six to eight weeks, the Indians needed another starting pitcher in the rotation. Adam Plutko is currently injured as well with a forearm strain so the Indians will call up Jefry Rodriguez from Triple-A Columbus to make his Indians debut on Saturday against the Kansas City Royals. The 25-year-old … Continue reading Jefry Rodriguez to start for Indians on Saturday
Division Winners American League East: Boston Red Sox Central: Cleveland Indians West: Houston Astros Wild Card: New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins National League East: Philadelphia Phillies Central: Milwaukee Brewers West: Los Angeles Dodgers Wild Card: St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves Award Winners American League MVP: Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels Cy Young: Trevor … Continue reading 2019 MLB Predictions
