
Tom Hamilton, the "Voice of the Indians", celebrates his 20th anniversary of calling games for the Tribe.

CLEVELAND -- Former Indians special assistant Tim Belcher is the team's new pitching coach, the first member of manager Manny Acta's staff.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Alex Rodriguez wound up with a home run
after the first instant replay review in World Series history, and
the New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-5 on Saturday night for a 2-1 edge.

CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Indians introduced their new manager, Manny Acta, at a news conference late Monday afternoon.

CLEVELAND (AP) -- Torey Lovullo wants a chance to manage the Indians after spending the last eight seasons working in the club's farm system.

CLEVELAND -- Former New York Mets manager Bobby Valentine will have his second interview with the Cleveland Indians on Thursday.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Derek Shelton has been hired by the Tampa Bay Rays as the team's hitting coach.

CLEVELAND -- Manny Acta had his second interview with the Cleveland Indians, who also plan to sit down with ex-New York Mets manager Bobby Valentine about their managerial opening.

CLEVELAND -- Former Washington manager Manny Acta is getting a second interview with the Cleveland Indians.
CLEVELAND -- Former Washington manager Manny Acta has been interviewed by the Cleveland Indians for their managerial opening.
CLEVELAND -- Indians outfielder Matt LaPorta has undergone two surgeries, one on his left hip and the other to fix an injured toe.
CLEVELAND -- Indians shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera and reliever Chris Perez have undergone surgical procedures since the season ended.

CLEVELAND -- Their disappointing season mercifully over, the Cleveland Indians cleared out their lockers after losing 97 games.

BOSTON -- Jon Lester showed no ill effects of his injury last week and was splendid in a final tuneup for the playoffs, pitching shutout ball into the seventh inning and leading the Boston Red Sox to a 3-0 win over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday night.

COLUMBUS -- The Ohio Supreme Court has upheld a limit on damages awarded to two men arrested and later cleared after an explosive device similar to a firecracker was set off at a Cleveland Indians game in 2002.

CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Indians have fired manager Eric Wedge. He is at the end of his seventh season managing the team.

CLEVELAND -- Hours after his expected firing was announced, Eric Wedge enjoyed at least one more Cleveland victory as Fausto Carmona pitched seven strong innings and the Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 5-1 in the first game of a season-ending doubleheader at home on Wednesday.

CLEVELAND -- Kelly Shoppach hit a three-run homer, David Huff pitched eight innings and the Cleveland Indians beat Baltimore 9-0 on Sunday to extend the Orioles' skid to 10 games.

CLEVELAND (AP) -- Jhonny Peralta hit a game-ending RBI single Saturday night to give the Cleveland Indians a wild 9-8 win over Baltimore, extending the Orioles' losing streak to nine games.

CLEVELAND -- Fausto Carmona pitched six strong innings and the Cleveland Indians ended their 11-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles Friday night.