Mark Shapiro has been with the Indians organization since 1992. ...
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CLEVELAND -- The Indians extended the contract of general manager Mark Shapiro through the 2007 season, team president Paul Dolan announced Wednesday.
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David Ortiz knows how to send a crowd home happy. Big Papi had a game-ending hit for the Boston Red Sox for the second time in three days, and fifth time this season. The latest was a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning Monday night that gave the Red Sox a 9-8 victory over the Cleveland Indians.
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The Cleveland Indians have been inconsistent during the first two months of the season. It got them to .500.
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Indians General Manager Mark Shapiro said Tuesday that he remains hopeful of signing free-agent pitcher Matt Clement. &quot;We&#39;ll ride this out to the end,&quot; Shapiro said, adding that he has already offered more
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With 16 years in the major leagues, Mike Mussina has been around long enough to know how to handle a problem like the one Carl Pavano presented last week.
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Right-hander Carl Pavano and the New York Yankees finalized their &#36;39.95 million, four-year contract on Wednesday. Pavano, who turns 29 on Jan. 8, was among the most sought-after free-agent pitchers. He told his agent, Scott Shapiro, on Dec. 11 to work out a contract with the Yankees.
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Kenny Lofton was back. Back even before his 1990s prime with Cleveland, when he was a perennial All-Star or Gold Glove winner.
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A year ago, he was the new star in camp. Reporters begged for a moment of his time and he managed to avoid most of them. He was the centerpiece acquisition off a tumultuous offseason, a can't-miss kid with a World Series MVP (won in Yankee Stadium!) on his r&#xE9;sum&#xE9;.
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SPORTS NETWORK - The Cleveland Indians on Friday agreed to a one-year contract with reliever Bob Howry. Howry, who was eligible for salary arbitration, went 4-2 with a 2.74 earned-run average in 37 games this past season.
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Mike Lowell is taking the role of run-producer in Manny Ram&#xED;rez's absence quite seriously. After extending his hitting streak to 16 games with a three-run homer in the first inning in last night's 13-10 win over the Blue Jays and finishing with three hits and a stolen base, the Red Sox third baseman improved his RBI total to 101. It's ...
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DENVER - Eleven days ago, we weren't thinking like this. Eleven days ago, the Red Sox were in neck-deep doo-doo, down 3-1 to the Indians. Eleven days ago, the talk was of a deep Cleveland lineup and a Boston attack that was a bit too Papi/Mannycentric. Eleven days ago now seems like 11 centuries ago.
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How could this scruffy, relentless bunch of baseball throwbacks have one most valuable player? By definition, they could not. Who would it, should it, be? David Ortiz? Curt Schilling? Pedro Martinez? Johnny Damon? Derek Lowe? Keith Foulke? Mark Bellhorn?
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The New York Yankees might end their 28-year affiliation with Columbus and align with another Triple-A team. The International League team said Friday the Yankees have informed them of their intentions.
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The Cleveland Indians picked up a club option Friday on left-hander Scott Sauerbeck, who did not pitch last season because of shoulder surgery.
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CLEVELAND (Ticker) - The Cleveland Indians cut ties to the last remaining piece on their two World Series teams in the 1990s. The team announced on Tuesday that it will not pick up the $5 million option on
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NEW YORK - With an epic defeat, the New York Yankees' hold on first place in the AL East became increasingly tenuous. Omar Vizquel got six hits to tie the American League record for a nine-inning game and the Cleveland Indians routed New York 22-0 Tuesday night in the largest loss in the 101-year history of the Yankees...
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Names Shortstop Omar Vizquel agreed to terms with the San Francisco Giants yesterday. The deal is worth $12.25 million over three years. At 37, the defensive wizard is headed to the NL after 11 seasons with Cleveland . . . Forward Shandon Anderson signed with the Heat. He scored 2 points in 11 minutes in Miami's double-overtime win over Milwaukee ...