Travis Hafner's return from the DL has helped the Indians hold on to first place in the underwhelming AL Central. (AP) The Indians looked like they were about to topple from first place in the AL Central when they visited the Bronx in mid-June. Indeed, the day after they left the Bronx, having dropped ...

Grady Sizemore and Asdrubal Cabrera helped the Indians party like it's 2007 early this season, but it seems the clock has already struck midnight on the Tribe's unexpected postseason hopes. (AP) The Cleveland Indians, a team in the midst of a dramatic rebuild, were one of the biggest surprises ...

LET’S NOT MAKE A DEAL Having been forced to the sidelines when the best pitcher on the trade market went to Texas, the Yankees were again outbid, at least in someone’s perception, for the second-best. In a trade that has been almost universally panned by the cognoscenti (baseballscenti?), the ...

It’s only nine games, but Thursday night’s 3-for-4 with a home run and a walk against Toledo boosts Jesus Montero’s rates for the month to .333/.488/.567. More importantly, if my figurin’ is right, since the beginning of June, he’s hit .295/.372/.519 with 10 doubles, two triples, and five home ...