Nick Swisher News

On one side are those who can't say his name without intoning that he's The Greatest Manager in Red Sox History, as if it's an official part of his title.

Those thoughts deal with what is the best way to have Carrasco serve his suspension and return to the big-league rotation without causing too much of a disruption.

A pair of right-handers make the starts: Zach McAllister for the Indians and Ryan Dempster for the Red Sox.

Anybody can win with that payroll, right? Yes, New York can spend its way through a lot of its issues, even in a season where they were resolved to cut back.

Five times in the previous 10 years, they carried a record of .500 or better after 44 games.

At 7-2 Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Justin Masterson is emerging as the staff ace for a team that seems to be on the rise.

JoAnna Garcia and Nick Swisher are parents! On Tuesday, the Reba actress and her husband welcomed their first child, a daughter, Garcia's publicist confirms to ABC News.

Yan Gomes gets ready for a rousing reception at home plate after belting a game-winning home run for the Cleveland Indians on Monday.

Justin Masterson struck out a season-high 11 in seven shutout innings and Michael Brantley hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs off Felix Hernandez as Cleveland toppled yet another former Cy Young Award winner on Sunday with a 6-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners.

The Indians' May Express kept flying down the tracks Saturday despite a detour on a windy afternoon at Progressive Field.

Trevor Bauer is a still a work in progress to be sure. But the progress the prized pitching prospect has made thus far has the Indians excited about the work he can do for them in the future.

The Seattle Mariners' road trip makes a stop in Cleveland, as they pay a visit to Progressive Field for the opener of a four-game series with the Indians.

The Indians had a scare in the fifth on Wednesday when Mark Reynolds got, in the words of Indians manager Terry Francona, a "stinger" during an at-bat against Phillies starter Cole Hamels.

First-inning meetings between Jason Kipnis and Indians third-base coach Brad Mills have been commonplace this season, as Kipnis has five home runs in his first at-bat of the game.

August 11, 2012; Toronto, ON, CANADA; Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Adeiny Hechavarria throws out New York Yankees right fielder Nick Swisher at the Rogers Centre.

The last time was terrible, but it was in Cleveland , and this time, it's in Philadelphia.

Having lost Curtis Granderson to a fractured forearm in February, GM Brian Cashman was facing the prospect of an Opening Day outfield that included slap-hitting speedsters Brett Gardner and Ichiro Suzuki .

The Yankees came in as baseball's hottest team, scaling to the top of the AL East despite missing several of their biggest stars.

Admit it, Red Sox fans. You don't really hate the Yankees at the moment. You can't. They are in first place, three or four spots higher than the so-called experts had predicted.

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