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Commentary: Jose Ramirez isn't going anywhere, and that makes him indispensable for Indians

Published on Feb. 21, 2019 | Updated 6:04 a. m.

At last count, the Indians had 63 players in their major league spring training camp. Here are the 10 most important. This list takes into account not just the player’s short-term (this year) importance, but also his long-term importance to →

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Former Dodgers great Don Newcombe dies at 92

Published on Feb. 20, 2019 | Updated 7:40 a. m.

LOS ANGELES — Don Newcombe, the hard-throwing Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher who was one of the first black players in the major leagues and who went on to win the Rookie of the Year, Most Valuable Player and Cy Young awards, has died. He was 92. →

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Indians focusing on now as spring training begins

Published on Feb. 19, 2019

GOODYEAR, Ariz. — After their best player discussed his injury and an uncertain future, the Indians got to work on the present. Cleveland held its first full-squad workout of spring training Monday, the first step for a talented team that →

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Indians spring training preview: Big changes bring big questions and big concerns

Published on Feb. 18, 2019

CLEVELAND — The Indians swung a wrecking ball at their roster this offseason. With a frugal eye on their future, the three-time defending AL Central champions slashed payroll by nearly $20 million while letting core championship players like →

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Trevor Bauer calls arbitration hearing's ending 'character assassination,' but says he doesn't blame the Indians (UPDATED)

Published on Feb. 14, 2019 | Updated 6:23 a. m.

GOODYEAR, Ariz. — All-Star pitcher Trevor Bauer thought the Cleveland Indians had presented a better overall case against him in their latest salary arbitration hearing, until the last 10 minutes in a rebuttal by Major League Baseball labor →

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Trevor Bauer, Gerrit Cole, Alex Wood win in arbitration; players ahead 6-3

Published on Feb. 14, 2019

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Trevor Bauer, Gerrit Cole and Alex Wood won their salary arbitration cases Wednesday, giving players a 6-3 advantage over teams to ensure a winning record in consecutive years for the first time since 1989-90. Bauer won →

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Jim Ingraham: Numbers don't lie ... Trevor Bauer and Gerrit Cole are the same pitcher

Published on Feb. 14, 2019 | Updated 6:24 a. m.

Trevor Bauer won his arbitration case Wednesday. So did Gerrit Cole. The arbitration numbers for Bauer and Cole were almost identical. Bauer filed at $13 million, the Indians offered $11 million. Cole filed at $13.5 million, the Astros offered $11. →

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Commentary: More pressure on Indians' rotation to produce this year

Published on Feb. 10, 2019

Indians pitchers and catchers report for the start of spring training this week, and if there’s a slogan for the week it should be, “Gentlemen, start your fastballs!” Given what’s transpired in the offseason — all the →

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(UPDATED) Francisco Lindor could miss start of the season with calf strain

Published on Feb. 8, 2019 | Updated 4:09 a. m.

The Cleveland Indians may start the season without their best player. All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor will miss spring training camp — and maybe the start of the season — with a strained right calf. It’s an injury that is →

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Hall of Famer, pioneering Indians manager Frank Robinson dies at 83

Published on Feb. 7, 2019 | Updated 6:23 a. m.

An MVP with Cincinnati and Baltimore, Robinson cemented his legacy when he became Cleveland's manager in 1975. The Reds, Orioles and Indians retired his No. 20 and honored him with statues at their stadiums. →

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Commentary: Call me crazy, but Indians should go after Bryce Harper

Published on Feb. 7, 2019 | Updated 6:29 a. m.

What do you say we take a trip to Fantasyland? This likely has no chance of happening, but a logical argument could be made that it could happen, because it’s right in what normally would be the Indians’ wheelhouse — except for →

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Greater Cleveland Sports Awards Notes: Sandy Alomar gets Lifetime Achievement Award, says "Cleveland has been the best thing that ever happened to me"

Published on Feb. 7, 2019 | Updated 6:21 a. m.

CLEVELAND -- The love affair between Sandy Alomar Jr. and Cleveland remains as passionate as ever. Alomar received the Lifetime Achievement Award on Wednesday at the 19th annual Greater Cleveland Sports Awards. Then he further endeared himself to →

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AP source: Brandon Guyer agrees to minor league deal with White Sox

Published on Feb. 6, 2019

CHICAGO — A person familiar with the situation says outfielder Brandon Guyer has agreed to a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox. The person spoke Tuesday on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been completed. Guyer, →

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Commentary: Trust your eyes, Omar Vizquel belongs in the Hall of Fame

Published on Jan. 24, 2019 | Updated 6:53 a. m.

Let’s start with this: Mike Mussina was one of four players voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday. To be elected to the Hall of Fame, players must be named on 75 percent of the ballots. In Mussina’s first year on the ballot →

Commentary: Jose Ramirez isn't going anywhere, and that makes him indispensable for Indians

Former Dodgers great Don Newcombe dies at 92

Indians focusing on now as spring training begins

Indians spring training preview: Big changes bring big questions and big concerns

Trevor Bauer calls arbitration hearing's ending 'character assassination,' but says he doesn't blame the Indians (UPDATED)

Trevor Bauer, Gerrit Cole, Alex Wood win in arbitration; players ahead 6-3

Jim Ingraham: Numbers don't lie ... Trevor Bauer and Gerrit Cole are the same pitcher

Commentary: More pressure on Indians' rotation to produce this year

(UPDATED) Francisco Lindor could miss start of the season with calf strain

Hall of Famer, pioneering Indians manager Frank Robinson dies at 83

Commentary: Call me crazy, but Indians should go after Bryce Harper

Greater Cleveland Sports Awards Notes: Sandy Alomar gets Lifetime Achievement Award, says "Cleveland has been the best thing that ever happened to me"

AP source: Brandon Guyer agrees to minor league deal with White Sox

Commentary: Trust your eyes, Omar Vizquel belongs in the Hall of Fame

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