Cleveland Indians News

When Charlie Manuel was fired as manager of the Cleveland Indians at the All-Star break in 2002, he wasn't sure if he would get the opportunity to manage in the major leagues again.

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. Bob Wickman's sense of humor and his slider are both going strong again.

The beginning of spring training is filled with the requisite number of introductions, as veterans are approached by the slew of rookies and younger players invited to big-league camp.

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - If the Indians' season opened today, Juan Gonzalez would be in right field with Grady Sizemore playing center for Class AAA Buffalo.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- In the seventh inning of the Indians' 5-4 loss to Houston yesterday, Tribe pitcher Jeremy Guthrie threw one pitch 3 feet over the head of Astros hitter Chris Burke.

Jason Davis knows what it's like to be asked to be flexible. 'When I was in junior college, I would do it all,' Davis said.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Roger Clemens pitched two scoreless innings in his spring debut, and Houston's prized prospects helped the Astros rally for a 5-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Friday.

Got an Indians question? Send it in. Plain Dealer Indians beat writer Paul Hoynes will answer a question every day during spring training.

Aaron Boone said his first game since October of 2003 felt 'pretty normal.' The Indians' third baseman said he didn't feel rusty.

The Cleveland Indians have agreed to one-year contracts with 11 players, including All-Star catcher Victor Martinez .

Training Town: Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He's Here: RF Sammy Sosa, LHP Steve Kline, RHP Steve Reed, INF Enrique Wilson, INF Chris Gomez, RHP Jay Witasick, 3B Chris Stynes, OF Midre Cummings, RHP James Baldwin, LHP ...

Members of the Cleveland Indians squad may want to invest in Arizona road maps. The Arizona Republic reports that the state's spring training league, the Cactus League, is attempting to recruit the Indians for ...

The Sioux City Explorers announced that Billy Williams has been named hitting coach for the X1s during the 2005 campaign.

Outfielder Darren Bragg signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians on Thursday.

Private services were held for Margaret "Marge" Taylor, 78, of Chester Township.

Browns general manager Phil Savage landed his right-hand man, hiring Bill Rees as director of player personnel Thursday.

Sixty-nine years after he began pitching for the Indians, Bob Feller is still picking up honors.

Understand the Tigers' dilemma. They tried. They offered Edgar Renteria , Adrian Beltre and J.D. Drew more than what they accepted as free agents.

Erubiel Durazo and Mazatlan are undefeated (Mexsport) (ESPNdeportes.com services)--The Aragua Tigers of Venezuela held on to defeat the Mayaguez Indians 6-5, while the Mazatlan Deer kept their record spotless ...

BROOK PARK _ The new officers of the Brook Park Chamber of Commerce have been elected.

This is a story about a free-spending sports owner named Dolan. Stop me, Cleveland fans, if you have heard it before.

Purchased the contract of OF Juan Gonzalez from Buffalo of the IL. Placed LHP Jason Stanford on the 60-day DL.

Big-league baseball compensates teams losing stars to free agency with additional draft picks.

Carlos Beltran and Randy Johnson played in an offseason doubleheader Tuesday, a Cirque de Subway for two crosstown rivals hoping they might meet again in October.

Lexie Ihde scored 16 points to tie for the game high but Oak Harbor fell 56-52 to Sandusky St.

The Los Angeles Dodgers avoided arbitration with Milton Bradley, as the club signed the volatile outfielder to a one-year contract on Tuesday.

If the baseball season started today, Scott Elarton would be the man. No, not the man the Tribe's pitching staff so desperately needs to step up.

In the movie "Major League II," the Cleveland Indians manager Lou Brown went into a verbal tirade after a game during which he exclaimed, "We won a game today.

Wide receiver Mike Williams, turned down in his attempt to return to play at Southern California after the courts kept him out of the NFL draft, has hired an agent -- again.

The 19th annual Port Clinton Athletic and Music Booster Auction begins at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in The Pavilion at the Catawba Island Club.

Oxford University released a study which showed that the top female sprinters will be faster than the top male sprinters by the year 2156.

Teams visiting Kauffman stadium can expect police escorts to and from the airport and hotels for the rest of this baseball season.