Cleveland Indians News

C.C. Sabathia has a dozen reasons why he should start the All-Star game.
Cleveland’s ace left-hander became the majors’ first 12-game winner and Grady Sizemore drove in three runs to lead the Indians to an 8-6 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Saturday night.
“It would be crazy to say he doesn’t deserve it,” Sizemore […]

C.C. Sabathia became the majors’ first 12-game winner and Grady Sizemore drove in three runs to lead the Cleveland Indians to an 8-6 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Saturday night.
Sabathia (12-2) matched last season’s win total, and is 7-1 with a 2.62 ERA in his last 10 starts.
The Indians, with baseball’s best […]

Ben Francisco led off the bottom of the ninth inning with his first major league home run and the Cleveland Indians beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2-1 on Friday night.
The homer off Shawn Camp (0-2) came on a 2-2 pitch and landed in the left-field bleachers. Francisco, who was making the first start of […]

With the selections for the July 10 All-Star Game just around the corner, Ken Rosenthal picks his AL and NL teams.

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Indians left fielder David Dellucci had successful surgery to remove a torn tendon from his left hamstring on Thursday.
The surgery was performed at the Cleveland Clinic. Dellucci, who was injured running out a ground ball against Philadelphia on June 19, is expected to return this season.
Dellucci signed a three-year contract as a free agent in […]

Jason Michaels hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Cleveland Indians held off the Oakland Athletics 4-3 Thursday.
An ill-advised throw by Michaels from left field let the A’s put runners on second and third with one out in the ninth against closer Joe Borowski.
But Shannon Stewart - 10-for-20 in the four-game series […]

Jason Michaels hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Cleveland Indians held off the Oakland Athletics 4-3 Thursday.
An ill-advised throw by Michaels from left field let the A’s put runners on second and third with one out in the ninth against closer Joe Borowski.
But Shannon Stewart - 10-for-20 in the four-game series […]

Reliever Roberto Hernandez was put on unconditional release waivers Thursday by the Cleveland Indians.
The 42-year-old Hernandez, whose 326 saves are 11th on the career list, was designated for assignment on June 20. He went 3-1 with 6.23 ERA in 28 games after signing a $3.5 million, one-year contract as a free agent in December.
The right-hander […]

Oakland manager Bob Geren probably wishes he gave his ballclub a pep talk sooner.
Geren briefly spoke to his team and the Athletics responded with a 13-7 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday night that snapped a five-game losing streak. Jack Cust hit a three-run homer and finished with a career-high five RBIs, and Shannon […]