Indians will ship All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor to

The New York Mets have agreed in most important on a business to procure All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor from Cleveland, a high-ranking Mets legit showed to USA TODAY Sports. The legit spoke at the situation of anonymity as a result of he was once now not licensed to talk publicly earlier than the business turned into legit. The Mets will even obtain starter Carlos Carrasco in go back for shortstops Ahmed Rosario and Andres Gimenez, starter Josh Wolf and outfielder Isaiah Greene. This is the primary blockbuster transfer underneath new proprietor Steve Cohen. The deal will have to take the Mets out of the Trevor Bauer sweepstakes, however they continue to be desirous about talks without spending a dime agent middle

Indians deal White Sox crushing walk-off defeat in 10

The White Sox had been on their method. But Jose Ramirez had other concepts. The Indians’ most up to date hitter, construction a case for American League MVP honors, belted a three-run homer with two outs within the 10th inning in opposition to right-hander Jose Ruiz Tuesday, dealing the Sox their maximum crushing defeat of the season, a 5-Three loss that loosened the Sox grip atop the AL Central standings. The Indians (31-24), who're 6-2 in opposition to the Sox (34-21), clinched a postseason berth and are 3 video games out of first position with 5 to play. Trying to inch nearer to the Sox had been the Twins, who had to beat the Tigers to get inside of a

Terry Francona indicators 2-year contract extension with Indians

CLEVELAND — Indians supervisor Terry Francona went skydiving in Arizona throughout spring coaching. He insists his thrill-seeking days are over. “My feet are on the ground,” he mentioned. They’ll keep that method in Cleveland. The Indians signed the favored Francona to a two-year contract extension by way of the 2022 season on Wednesday, giving him extra safety and an opportunity to grow to be the longest tenured supervisor in Cleveland’s wealthy historical past. Francona’s deal was set to run out after 2020, however as he begins his seventh season, the Indians determined to elongate its profitable partnership with the person referred to as “Tito” for no less than two extra years. Since being employed in 2013, Francona has

Red Sox’s Doug Fister Shines, Keeps Indians Hitters Guessing In Win

Red Sox’s Doug Fister Shines, Keeps Indians Hitters Guessing In Win

It’s only one start, but Doug Fister had his best outing in a Boston Red Sox uniform Monday night. The Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 6-2 at Fenway Park, and the right-hander was a big reason why. He only allowed two earned runs on five hits through 7 2/3 innings. Furthermore, those two runs came in the eighth inning, as he held the Indians scoreless throughout most of his start. Fister also walked two but had five strikeouts. To hear what Fister had to say about his outing Monday, listen to the video above from “NESN Sports Today,” presented by People’s United Bank. ... NESN.com

Indians Crush Cubs 7-2 To Come Within One Win Of World Series Victory

Share this: The Indians are on the brink of winning their first World Series in 68 years. Cleveland took a 3-1 series lead over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday behind a dominant start from Corey Kluber. The right-hander threw six innings of one-run ball in a 7-2 win, Kluber’s second victory of the series already. The Cubs jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Dexter Fowler hit a leadoff double and first baseman Anthony Rizzo brought the center fielder home with a one-out single. But it didn’t take the Indians long to strike back, as Cleveland first baseman Carlos Santana hit a solo home run off starter John Lackey to lead off the top of the second. Kluber then helped his own cause by hitting

Coco Crisp Delivers Game 3 Win For Indians With Clutch Pinch-Hit Single

Coco Crisp Delivers Game 3 Win For Indians With Clutch Pinch-Hit Single

Remember Coco Crisp? Well, you certainly will after you see what happened in Game 3 of the World Series. The Major League Baseball veteran is no stranger to the postseason, and he’s already proven this October that he still can come up with a clutch hit. So, when the Cleveland Indians left fielder’s name was called to pinch hit for reliever Andrew Miller in the top of the seventh inning Friday night at Wrigley Field, we probably should have predicted he’d do something like this: That RBI pinch-hit single proved to be the difference, as the Indians took Game 3 1-0. It also gave Cleveland a 2-1 advantage in the best-of-seven-game series.NESN.com

Why Terry Francona, Mike Napoli Laughed As Trevor Bauer Left ALCS Game 3

Share this: Leave it to Tito to lighten the mood. The Cleveland Indians were dealt some adversity Monday when starter Trevor Bauer was forced to exit Game 3 of the American League Championship Series in the first inning because his finger wouldn’t stop bleeding all over the place. It was a rather disgusting scene — one that backed the Indians into a corner — but Cleveland manager Terry Francona still found some humor in the situation and shared a laugh with first baseman Mike Napoli. Here’s the story from Francona, via MLB.com’s Jordan Bastian. Bauer’s injury, of course, was no laughing matter, especially since it forced the Indians to dip into their bullpen in the opening frame. But give Francona credit for keeping things