CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Cleveland Indians hoped to extend its winning streak to 23 against the Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field, but came up just short. The Indians struck first Friday when Edwin Encarnacion belted a sacrifice fly to drive in Francisco Lindor from second base in the bottom of the first inning. The Royals […]
CLEVELAND– With a win on Wednesday afternoon, the Cleveland Indians set a new American League record for consecutive victories. They beat the Tigers, 5-3. Tribe pitcher Mike Clevinger gave up a run to the Tigers in the first. But a three-run homer from Jay Bruce gave Cleveland a 3-1 lead. It was Bruce’s 34th home […]
A Cleveland Indians’ fan was upset after being seated behind another fan with controversial tattoos during Sunday’s game against the Blue Jay’s . Martin Gecovich took to social media to express his frustrations after being seated behind a man with two swastika’s tattooed on his back. He posted these photo’s with the caption, ” @indians do […]
CLEVELAND – Changes are coming to America’s favorite baseball card. Topps is removing the Cleveland Indians’ Chief Wahoo logo from all its baseball cards, according to NBC Sports. That includes both new player and throwback cards. Now, Topps’ Indians cards will feature the team’s Block C logo. Topps is the official card of MLB. READ […]
BEREA, Ohio — Two of the Cleveland Browns’ newest players are already in town settling in to their new digs. The Browns selected defensive end Myles Garrett and Michigan safety Jabrill Peppers during the first round of the 2017 NFL draft Thursday. They also swapped a second-round selection with Green Bay to take tight-end David Njoku late in […]
It’s a conversation that’s been going on for years. Should the Cleveland Indians part ways with the controversial Chief Wahoo logo? The Major League Baseball commissioner thinks yes. On Wednesday, the New York Times published an article about commissioner Rob Manfred’s “continuing discussions” with the team about “coming up with a plan of action.” News 5 reached […]
CLEVELAND– MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred is in talks with the Cleveland Indians to transition away from the controversial Chief Wahoo logo. Manfred announced in October his plans to meet with Tribe owner Paul Dolan after the World Series about the red-faced cartoon with a feather headband. At that time, Manfred said he understands “that particular logo is […]
Left fielder Michael Brantley has dealt with plenty of injury issues over the last two seasons, but finally healthy, he is delivering for the Cleveland Indians in the early part of the 2017 regular season. With two outs and a full count in the bottom of the 10th inning of the home opener at Progressive […]
CLEVELAND – The American League Champion Cleveland Indians provided details about what’s new at the Progressive Field for the 2017 season on Wednesday. BRIGHT LIGHTS During the offseason, LED lights were installed at Progressive Field. The lights will not only be 20-30% brighter, illuminating the field and reducing glare and shadows but is also another […]
GETTY IMAGES: For the third straight offseason, the Cleveland Indians have made improvements to Progressive Field, and they unveiled those upgrades and improvements to the media Wednesday. From new additions to the various restaurants featured around the concourses to better WI-FI connectivity and more energy-efficient lighting systems, the Indians have made plenty of changes designed […]
Better late than never. After starting in an early deficit with starting pitcher Corey Kluber struggling to keep the ball in the yard, timely hitting throughout the middle portion of the game and a three-run ninth inning gave the Cleveland Indians (1-0) a season-opening 8-5 win over the Texas Rangers (0-1) at Globe Life Park […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The new Indians street banners are now up outside Progressive Field and Chief Wahoo is not on them. The banners are placed on public poles lining downtown streets near the stadium. For years, there has been controversy over the Indians red-faced caricature. “I would like to commend the baseball team for […]