Cleveland Indians News

"- The Indians will not officially say they have pulled the plug on the 2009 season yet.

Seven Cleveland Indians minor league prospects were honored this weekend as both the Eastern League and International League announced their 2009 All-Star teams.

With the Indians this season, even foregone conclusions of a positive nature do not unfold without issues.

Shin-Soo Choo homered twice and drove in a career-high seven runs to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 15-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night, snapping their five-game losing streak.

The Cleveland Indians have activated recently acquired right-hander Winston Abreu and designated Matt Herges for assignment.

TV/radio: SportsTime Ohio tonight and Sunday, WKYC Ch. 3 Saturday; WTAM AM/1100. Series: This will be the first meeting of the season between the A's and Indians .

Among the Indians' myriad of problems this season is the inability to control the running game.

1935-Tony Cuccinello of the Dodgers and his brother Al-for the Giants-each hit home runs in the same game to mark the first time in major league history that brothers on opposing teams connected for homers.

With the Cuyahoga River in the background, Daily Record Outdoor Editor Art Holden shows off a smallmouth bass he caught this past week in the river.

It's come to this: The Cleveland Indians are off today, but if they lose tomorrow night's game against the Oakland Athletics at Progressive Field, they'll reach the season's halfway point with a 31-50 record.

Dellucci played with the Cleveland Indians from 2007-2009. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK -- The Toronto Blue Jays have purchased the contract of outfielder Dave Dellucci from triple-A Las Vegas and cleared a roster spot by designating utilityman Russ Adams for assignment.

The Cleveland Indians have been playing poorly since mid- June and will try to stop a five-game losing streak tonight in the opener of a three-game series versus the Oakland Athletics at Progressive Field.

The Cleveland Indians have been big underachievers this year, going just 31-48 in a year when they were expected to be contenders for the AL Central title and, perhaps, even the World Series... by Nathaniel Stoltz Opinion July 01, 2009 The Cleveland Indians have been big underachievers this year, going just 31-48 in a year when they were expected ...

Indians update: The Indians enter tonight's game with the worst record in the American League, having lost 14 of their past 17 games since June 13 and dropping to 18 games below .500 . Cleveland catcher Victor Martinez is batting .313 but is in a 4 for 37 slump over his past 11 games.

CINCINNATI a ' Former Baylor baseball letterman Drew Sutton was promoted to the Cincinnati Reds Major League club, the organization announced Wednesday evening.

The Indians have acquired right-hander Winston Abreu from Tampa Bay. They sent the Rays right-hander John Meloan, who is pitching at Class AAA Columbus, and cash.

The Chicago White Sox will be putting a season-high win streak on the line when the resurgent club heads to Kansas City's Kauffman Stadium tonight for the opener of a four-game series with the Royals.

Lou Piniella, the manager big-league players least want to play for? ''I take that as a compliment,'' said Piniella, who finished a few percentage points ahead of White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen in a Chicago sweep of the top two spots in the dubious rankings, published this week in Sports Illustrated.

Cleveland Indian's mamager Eric Wedge argues with umpire crew chief Tom Hallion during the eighth inning of Monday's loss to the White Sox at Progressive Field.

The $2.4 million the Indians spent last year in the international free-gent market was the most they spent since signing Danys Baez in 1999.