Often referred to as the “Cuban Comet,” Miñoso was born in La Habana, Cuba, and made his major-league debut with the Cleveland Indians in 1949 ... Willard Brown and Satchel Paige. Doby, Brown and ...
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Former Cleveland Indians utility infielder Gio Urshela has signed with the Oakland Athletics, according to reports. Urshela, 33, joins the A’s on a major league contract ...
Rocky's story in Cleveland was not through, however, for in 1965 the Indians brought him back from KC in a deal that sent away future All-Stars Tommie Agee and Tommy John. In hindsight ...
He was 91. Rocky Colavito, Cleveland Indians outfielder, during spring training. Posed batting shot. (Getty Images) The New York City native signed with Cleveland at 17 years old after a tryout at ...
He would always say, ‘I’m thankful God chose me to play in Cleveland.’ We send our most sincere condolences to the entire Colavito family, as well as his many teammates and other ...
Now, Santana is officially on the roster. Sep 21, 2020; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Indians first baseman Carlos Santana (41), from left, third baseman Jose Ramirez (11) and shortstop ...
By Richard Goldstein Rocky Colavito, who was one of baseball’s leading sluggers in his time and a huge fan favorite playing the outfield for the Cleveland Indians, only to be traded away in 1960 ...
He was an original member of the Negro League's Kansas City Monarchs and Hall of Famer Buck O'Neil once said Donaldson "showed Satchel Paige the ... season came with Cleveland in 1968, but he's ...
An All-Star in six seasons, Colavito provided the muscle for the Cleveland Indians and several other American League teams in the late ’50s and ’60s, an era in which only a handful of Hall of ...
Rocky Colavito, a mighty slugger who played four seasons for the Tigers after being acquired from the then-Cleveland Indians in one of the biggest and most-shocking trades in baseball history ...
He was said to have recently battled pneumonia amid other health issues. Colavito played for then-Cleveland Indians from 1955 to 1959 and 1965 to 1967, before later returning to coach the team in ...
After coming up through the Cleveland Indians farm system – and spending the 1953 season in Reading – he had two tenures in Cleveland, from 1955-59 and 1965-67. He was dealt to the Detroit ...