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The Cleveland Indians and the Chicago Cubs are getting ready for Game #6 of the Fall Classic. The Tribe is looking for their first World Series crown since 1948.

Jim Rosenhaus, Tribe broadcaster on the Indians Radio Network spoke with Sam Bourquin and Brad Russell live on site ahead of the matchup.

For the full interview click here.

The MLB has announced that former Indians starting pitcher Dennis "El Presidente" Martinez will throw out the first pitch for Game 6 of the World Series at Progressive Field Tuesday night. 

Martinez's 23-year-career included three with the Indians between 1994 and 1996. He started game 2 of the World Series for the Tribe against the Atlanta Braves. 

In 2012, Martinez was named one of the top 100 Cleveland Indians in franchise history. 

Game 6 of the 2016 World Series between the Indians and Cubs is scheduled for Tuesday at 8:08. 

The Chicago Cubs waited 71 years to host a home World Series game...they'll have to wait longer for a win.

The Cleveland Indians rode amazing pitching and just enough hitting to a win at Wrigley Field last night...

Pinch hitter Coco Crisp hits an RBI single in the 7th, scoring pinch runner Michael Martinez.

Josh Tomlin, Andrew Miller and Cody Allen blanked the Cubs.

The final score - Tribe 1, Cubs 0 -  as the Indians now lead the World Series two games to one.

Game Four is tonight at 8:08 from Wrigley Field...Corey Kluber is back on the mound for the Tribe. The game is on 1590 WAKR.

Wrigley Field was packed for last night's World Series Game 3, but so was Progressive Field, even though the actual game was being played hundreds of miles away.

Indians fans cheered loudly in downtown Cleveland at the first road game watch party.

And there will be another watch party at Progressive Field on Saturday night...but it's already sold out.

Josh Tomlin had the Game 3 start, and his father had a thrill.

Jerry Tomlin was in the stands at Wrigley Field, watching his son play in the World Series. Jerry Tomlin became paralyzed from the chest down a couple of months ago, but was among a small group of Tribe fans watching his son pitch in the big show.

The Indians and Cubs have shifted the World Series over to the North Side of Chicago to Wrigley Field for Game 3 of the World Series.

Chris Assenheimer from the Elyria Chronicle Telegram spoke with Sam Bourquin and Brad Russell ahead of Game 3 and talked about Josh Tomlin's start tonight.

Steve Greenberg from the Chicago Sun-Times spoke with Brad Russell about the Chicago side of things.

One of the pitchers from the great Cleveland Indians teams of the mid 1990's joined the Sam Bourquin Show Thursday to talk about baseball, his landscaping business, and some of his post-season memories.

Former Indians pitcher Chad Ogea spoke with Sam Thursday.

After his career in baseball, Ogea opened up his landscaping business, Diamond Cutters in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

For the full interview with Chad, click here.

As the Chicago Cubs look to even the World Series tonight in Game #2, former Cub trainer Tony Garofalo spoke with Sam and Brad from Progressive Field to talk about the Fall Classic.

For the full interview with Tony, click here.

Ahead of Game #2 of the World Series, Jordan Bastian MLB.com Cleveland Indians reporter joined Sam Bourquin and Brad Russell live on site to talk about the Indians taking on the Cubs and the quality play of catcher Roberto Perez.

For the full interview with Jordan, click here. You can follow Jordan on Twitter at MLBastian.

David Gilbert, the President and CEO of the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission and Destination Cleveland joined Sam Bourquin and Brad Russell to talk about the biggest night in Cleveland Sports history tonight as the Cavaliers raise their championship banner and the Indians and Cubs start Game 1 of the World Series.

It's finally here. Game #1 of the World Series between the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago Cubs has fans of both the Cubbies and the Tribe in a frenzy.

Senior Communications Coordinator for the Indians Curtis Danburg joined Brad Russell and Sam Bourquin on site fom the corner of Carneigie and Ontario ahead of the 8:08 first pitch.

Tuesday is the day: Game 1 of the World Series in Cleveland featuring the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago Cubs at Progressive Field. 

As any Indians fan can tell you, the team has seen its share of injuries, especially in the later part of the season. One of those injuries was starting pitcher Danny Salazar. He hasn't pitched for the Tribe since leaving the game back on September 9th against the Minnesota Twins with a strained right forearm. 

On Tuesday, ahead of the start of the World Series, the Indians released their official World Series roster. The good news; it included Right-Handed Pitcher Danny Salazar. To make room for Salazar, the Indians removed RHP Cody Anderson from the WS roster. Over the past weekend, Indians Manager Terry Francona said his starting pitching rotation for the World Series is "to be announced" following Game 3. Corey Kluber gets the start in Game 1 Tuesday, and Games 2 and 3 are to be decided between Trevor Bauer and Josh Tomlin. Francona said, of Bauer who is healing from a finger injury that left him an early-exit in Game 3 of the ALCS against the Blue Jays, he wants to give Bauer as much time as possible.

The official World Series roster for the Cleveland Indians is below: 

#        PITCHERS (12/1)                B     T           HT.       WT.               BORN                 BIRTHPLACE                                     

37      Allen, Cody                         R     R           6-1        210              11/20/88               Orlando, FL            

47      Bauer, Trevor                      R     R           6-1        190                1/17/91               North Hollywood, CA

52      Clevinger, Mike                   R     R           6-4        202              12/21/90               Jacksonville, FL

28      Kluber, Corey                      R     R           6-4        215                4/10/86               Birmingham, AL

53      Manship, Jeff                      R     R           6-2        205                1/16/85               San Antonio, TX

34      McAllister, Zach                  R     R           6-6        240                12/8/87               Chillicothe, IL

54      Merritt, Ryan                       L      L            6-0        170                2/21/92               McKinney, TX

24      Miller, Andrew                     L      L            6-7        205                5/21/85               Gainesville, FL

61      Otero, Dan                          R     R           6-3        215                2/19/85               Miami, FL

31      Salazar, Danny                    L      R           6-0        190                1/11/90               Santo Domingo, DR

27      Shaw, Bryan                       S      R           6-1        210                11/8/87               Livermore, CA

43      Tomlin, Josh                       R     R           6-1        190              10/19/84               Tyler, TX

#        CATCHERS (2)                   B     T           HT.       WT.               BORN                 BIRTHPLACE                          

10      Gomes, Yan                        R     R           6-2        215                7/19/87               Sao Paulo, Brazil

55      Perez, Roberto                    R     R           5-11      225              12/23/88               Mayaguez, PR

#        INFIELDERS (6)                 B     T           HT.       WT.               BORN                 BIRTHPLACE                          

22      Kipnis, Jason                      L      R           5-11      190                  4/3/87               Northbrook, IL

12      Lindor, Francisco                 S      R           5-11      190              11/14/93               Caguas, PR

1        Martinez, Michael                 S      R           5-9        180                9/16/82               Santo Domingo, DR

26      Napoli, Mike                        R     R           6-1        225              10/31/81               Hollywood, FL

11      Ramirez, Jose                     S      R           5-9        165                9/17/92               Bani, DR

41      Santana, Carlos                   S      R           5-11      210                  4/8/86               Santo Domingo, DR

#        OUTFIELDERS (5/1)           B     T           HT.       WT.               BORN                 BIRTHPLACE                          

8        Chisenhall, Lonnie                L      R           6-2        190                10/4/88               Morehead City, NC

4        Crisp, Coco                        S      R           5-10      185                11/1/79               Los Angeles, CA

20      Davis, Rajai                        R     R           5-9        195              10/19/80               East Lyme, CT        

6        Guyer, Brandon                   R     R           6-2        200                1/28/86               West Chester, PA

30      Naquin, Tyler                       L      R           6-2        190                4/24/91               Iola, TX  

The Fall Classic is almost here and two Midwest baseball teams with die-hard fanbases will converge on the corner of Carnegie and Ontario starting Tuesday.

Matt Loede from NEOSportsInsiders joined the Sam Bourquin Show Monday to discuss the Tribe and the Chicago Cubs. 

Sports columnist Steve Rosenbloom from the Chicago Tribune gave his thoughts from the Cubs' perspective.

The Cleveland Indians have announced the official World Series Watch Parties at Progressive Field for road games 3, 4, and potential game 5. 

Tickets are $5 for general admission and $24 for the Club Lounge which includes food. Tickets go on sale at Indians.com at 12 p.m. Monday, October 24. 

More information from Indians.com below: 

Cleveland Indians Postseason Watch Parties presented by Pepsi will take place at Progressive Field during all three potential World Series away games against the Chicago Cubs. Gates will open one hour before each game.

• Game 3: Friday, October 28 @ 7PM (first pitch at 8:08PM)
• Game 4: Saturday, October 29 @ 7PM (first pitch at 8:08PM)
• Game 5 (if necessary): Sunday, October 30 @ 7PM (first pitch at 8:15PM)

There are two ticket options:

• $5 general admission
• $24 Club Lounge option, with food included

There is a four-ticket limit per order. Proceeds benefit Cleveland Indians Charities and MLB Charities.

Seating will be general admission, first-come, first-served.

Important notes:

• Watch parties are rain-or-shine events. (I.e., if the game is played in sunny conditions in the road city, the watch party goes on no matter the weather in Cleveland)
• The Kids Clubhouse is closed, as it's being used as an auxiliary press box.
• Tickets must be printed at home; there will be no digital delivery or management of watch party tickets.
• Watch party tickets cannot be re-sold.

The Cleveland Indians are heading to the Fall Classic.  They now await the winner of the Chicago Cubs and the LA Dodgers and will play the winner of that series on Tuesday,

Indians beat writer Paul Hoynes discussed the ALCS and previewed the Tribe with Brad Russell.

For the full interview, click here.

Jim Rosenhaus, Cleveland Indians broadcaster spoke with Sammy B on a Victory Thursday to talk about the Indians defeating of the Toronto Blue Jays and awaiting their World Series opponent on Tuesday, October 25.

As the Indians prepare to head to the World Series Tuesday night at Progressive Field,  former Rubberducks pitcher Ryan Merritt pitched a heck of a game on Wednesday for Game 5 against the Blue Jays to propel the Tribe in the Fall Classic.

Rubberducks manager Dave Wallace joined Sam Bourquin Thursday to talk about Ryan's pitching performance and the Tribe.

The Cleveland Indians put a limited number of tickets to the 2016 World Series up for sale at Indians.com Thursday morning, starting at 10 a.m. EST. 

As of 10:13 EST, the were "GONE," as Tom Hamilton would say. The Indians have home-field advantage throughout the Series, so will be home for games 1 and 2, and potential games 6 and 7.

Now tickets will hit the after-market websites and likely be sold for well over face value. 

The World Series starts at Progressive Field on Tuesday, October 25th. The Indians will play the winner of the NLCS between the Chicago Cubs and L.A. Dodgers. 

The Indians are just two wins away from the World Series, but they face three straight games at the Rogers Centre in Toronto against the Blue Jays. Al Pawlowski of SportsTime Ohio joined Jasen to preview the Game 3 matchup.

As the ALCS makes its way to Canada for Game 3, Sam Bourquin spoke with Blue Jays TV Color analyst and former Indian and Blue Jay player Pat Tabler on Monday to discuss the series.

For the full interview with Pat and Sam, click right here.

UPDATE 5:28 PM: The application to stop the Cleveland Indians from using their name and logo in Toronto tonight has been DISMISSED in an Ontario court.

A Canadian activist was trying to block Cleveland's team from wearing uniforms with the team name and logo.

There's no word on a reason for the dismissal of the suit.

The suit didn't faze the Indians, who said in a statement that they're focused on post-season baseball.

Major League Baseball's statement says it "appreciates the concerns" of those who find the name and logo offensive, but with the ALCS underway, MLB said it "will defend Cleveland's right to use their name that has been in existence for more than 100 years."

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(Previous coverage) Before today's American League Championship Series Game 3 between the Indians and the Toronto Blue Jays at Toronto's Rogers Centre, a Canadian activist is trying to block Cleveland's team from wearing uniforms with the team name and logo.

Cleveland.com reports that long-time indigenous culture advocate Douglas Cardinal is seeking an injunction before tonight's game, calling the name "Indians" and the Chief Wahoo logo - quote - offensive and discriminatory.

The Indians have no comment, saying they're focused on post-season baseball.

The Chief Wahoo logo has been deemphasized by team recently, after protests.

Game 3 of the ALCS is at Rogers Centre in Toronto Monday night, first pitch is 8:08 on 1590 WAKR.

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In-game reporter for the Cleveland Indians Andre Knott from STO spoke with Brad Russell and Sam Bourquin ahead of the ALCS Game #1 in Cleveland between the Blue Jays and the Tribe.

For the full interview with Andre, click here.

Just hours before the American League Championship Series, the Indians have had to make a pitching adjustment.

Corey Kluber will still be on the mound for tonight's Game 1 against the Blue Jays, but Trevor Bauer won't be starting tomorrow's Game 2 due to a "non-baseball injury" - a laceration to his right pinkie finger which did require stitches.

That moves Josh Tomlin to Game 2 as the starter.

The Indians say Trevor Bauer is now scheduled to start Game 3 at Toronto on Monday night.

(Indians) RHP JOSH TOMLIN will start Game 2 of the A.L. Championship Series, tomorrow, Saturday, October 15.

RHP TREVOR BAUER (non-baseball related injury) suffered a laceration to his right small ("pinkie") finger which required several stitches. Trevor is scheduled to start Game 3 at Toronto on Monday, October 17.

Scott Stinson from the National Post in Toronto spoke with Brad Russell to break down the ALCS from the Toronto perspective as the Blue Jays get ready to face the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field on Friday.

The Cleveland Indians and the Toronto Blue Jays will be set for an ALCS showdown on Friday, and we got the Toronto perspective from Blue Jays television play-by-play man Buck Martinez, who joined the Brad Russell Show to talk about the series and what he antcipates will happen.

For the full interview, click here.

Former Indians Manager Mike Hargrove spoke with Brad Russell Tuesday to talk about the Tribe's win in the ALDS over Boston and their upcoming series with the Blue Jays in the ALCS coming up on Friday.

For the full interview with Mike Hargrove, click here.

Cleveland.com's Zack Meisel offered his thoughts as well on the Indians and what the Tribe needs to do to defeat Toronto in the ALCS.

One of the former Indians who was a key part of those thrilling teams from the mid 1990's spoke about the current team's gritty nature and quiet determination as they head toward the ALCS.

Former second baseman, Cleveland Indians Hall of Famer Carlos Baerga spoke with Sammy B to talk about the Indians sweeping Boston in Fenway and what they will need to do against Toronto.

He was pleasantly surprised to see the Tribe go into a tough place against a good baseball team and get the job done.

"When you have as many weapons as the Boston Red Sox have, you will have your hands full, especially not having twoof their best pitchers, Carrasco and Salazar," Baerga said.

 "Our team stepped up,  Terry Francona  did a great job with the lineup, and that's why I believe the Cleveland Indians are doing what they're doing right now."

For the full interview with Carlos, click here.

The Cleveland Indians are heading to the ALCS against the Toronto Blue Jays after their sweep of the Boston Red Sox in the American League Divisional Series.

Indians reporter for MLB.com Jordan Bastian joined the Sam Bourquin Show on a victory Tuesday to talk about the Tribe and their mindset heading into the series with the Jays on Friday.

For the full interview with Sam and Jordan, click here.

Thanks to a third inning power surge, the Cleveland Indians started off the 2016 ALDS with a bang as they defeated the Boston Red Sox 5-4 Thursday night in the 216. 

Trevor Bauer and and Rick Porcello are set to toe the rubber tonight for Game 1 of the American League Divisional Series.

Jim Rosenhaus, Tribe broadcaster joined Sam and Brad to talk about the squad's mentality heading into this game.

Mike Petraglia of WEEI Radio in Boston talked about things from the Boston perspective, including David Ortiz who is retiring after the season.

It's finally here. The wait is over and the Cleveland Indians and their fans are ready to "Rally Together " at the corner of Carnegie and Ontario for the ALDS. 

First pitch set for 8:08pm on 1590 WAKR.

For the first time in nine years, Cleveland will have Division Series Baseball. Jensen Lewis of SportsTime Ohio and Peter Abraham of The Boston Globe joined Jasen to preview the American League Division Series matchup between the Indians and the Boston Red Sox.

The ALDS is just one day away, and one of their most popular players from those memorable mid-90's teams joined the show today to talk about the current club as they prepare to face the Sox at the corner of Carnegie and Ontario.

Sandy Alomar Jr. current first base coach of the Cleveland Indians joined Sam to talk about the psyche of the club, and starting pitcher for Game 1 Trevor Bauer.

For the full interview with Sandy and Sam click here. 

The Cleveland Indians are ready to take on the Boston Red Sox in the ALDS Thursday from Progressive Field.

One of the gentlemen who will be there is STO in game reporter Andre Knott, who joined the Sam Bourquin Show Tuesday.

Knott said there's a chemistry with this club and they are firmly behind manager Terry Francona and what he's been teaching and implementing.

Trevor Bauer will take the hill for the Indians on Thursday. For the full interview with Andre, click here.

The Cleveland Indians have overcome injuries, obstacles, and numerous other items to have home-field advantage in the ALDS.

Matt Loede from NEOSports Insiders joined the Sam Bourquin Show Monday to talk about the Indians as they prepare to face the Sox starting Thursday at the corner of Carnegie and Ontario.

Despite injuries, adversity, and the grind that is Major League Baseball, the Cleveland Indians are AL Central Champs for the first time in 9 seasons.

Jim Ingraham, sports columnist for the Medina Gazette and the Elyria Chronicle Telegram joined the Sam Bourquin Show to talk about the team and their accomplishment.

"It was well-deserved," Ingraham said. "They've kind of perservered through it all and made it work."

For the full interview with Jim, click here.

After last night's win in Detroit, the Cleveland Indians are 2016 AL Central Division Champions, and the Tribe is making a postseason push behind their strong pitching and opportunistic hitting.

Tribe broadcaster Jim Rosenhaus spoke with Sam Bourquin Tuesday to talk about last night's win, the celebration, and what they will do as they make their push for the postseason.

For the full interview with Rosey, click here.

It's a hot ticket today - a ticket to see the Cleveland Indians in the playoffs.

The team says all tickets for a Game 1 and Game 2 of the American League Division Series at Progressive Field sold out an hour after going on sale this morning.

As of early afternoon, there are tickets still available for Game 3 at Indians.com.

The Indians can get there soon - the "magic number" is one, and the Tribe plays the Detroit Tigers in a road series this week.

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(Cleveland Indians, news release) Tickets for potential home games 1 and 2 of the American League Division Series at Progressive Field sold out in an hour this morning after going on sale.

Tickets for a potential home game 3 are still available, at Indians.com/Postseason.

Additionally, a limited number of suite rentals are available for all potential ALDS games at Progressive Field. Fans should call 216-420-4487 for more information on suite rentals.

Tickets for potential American League Championship Series and World Series games will go on sale in the near future, and details will be communicated soon.

Fans can secure priority ALCS, World Series access with 2017 Season Ticket purchase Indians fans looking to secure priority access to potential ALCS or World Series games to be played at Progressive Field can do so by purchasing 2017 Indians Season Tickets.

Doing so will provide fans access to ALCS and World Series tickets before they go on sale to the public.

Fans should visit Indians.com/Postseason for more details on 2017 Season Tickets and priority access to ALCS and World Series games.

The Cleveland Indians lost this afternoon on the South Side of Chicago 2-1 dropping to 84-62 on the season.

Chris Assenheimer from the Elyria Chronicle Telegram joined the Brad Russell Show Thursday to talk about the loss and what the Indians need to do to sew up that AL Central moving forward.

As the Indians push towards the 2016 playoffs, the team's 2017 schedule has been unveiled.

The home opener will be on Tuesday, April 11 against the Chicago White Sox.

The Indians will start the season on the road, playing the Texas Rangers starting on April 3.

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(Cleveland Indians, news release) The Cleveland Indians on Wednesday announced the club's 2017 season schedule, the 117th as a charter member of the American League.

The Tribe opens the season on the road on April 3 against the Texas Rangers, while the club's Home Opener is set for Tuesday, April 11 vs. the Chicago White Sox. The home opener begins a six-game homestand that includes a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox (April 11-13) and a three-game series against the Detroit Tigers (April 14-16).

The 2017 season features six big summer weekends with the Tribe at home, including a six-game homestand beginning on the Fourth of July:

· Friday, June 9 – Sunday, June 11 vs. Chicago White Sox

· Friday, June 23 – Sunday, June 25 vs. Minnesota Twins

· Friday, July 7 – Sunday, July 9 vs. Detroit Tigers

o July 4 six-game homestand: The Indians will take on the San Diego Padres (July 4-6) and Detroit Tigers (July 7-9).

· Friday, July 21 – Sunday, July 23 vs. Toronto Blue Jays

· Thursday, Aug. 3 – Sunday, August 6 vs. New York Yankees

· Friday, Aug. 25 – Sunday, August 27 vs. Kansas City Royals

Home interleague opponents in 2017 include the Cincinnati Reds (May 24-25), Los Angeles Dodgers (June 13-15), San Diego Padres (July 4-6) and Colorado Rockies (Aug. 8-9). The Indians also will play interleague road games against the Arizona Diamondbacks (April 7-9), the Colorado Rockies (June 6-7) and the San Francisco Giants (July 17-19).

Other 2017 schedule notes:
· Monthly home/road breakdown:

o April: (12 home/13 road)

o May: (14 home/15 road)

o June: (14 home/13 road)

o July: (12 home/12 road)

o August: (13 home/15 road)

o September/October: (16 home/13 road)

· The Tribe has one 10-game homestand:

o Sept. 8-17 (vs. Orioles, Tigers, Royals)

· The team has three 10-game road trips:

o May 1-10 (at Tigers, Royals, Blue Jays)

o Aug. 10-20 (at Rays, Twins, Royals)

o Aug. 28-Sept. 7 (at Yankees, Tigers, White Sox)

· Final 13 home games against AL Central foes

2017 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE

APRIL
April 3 @ Texas
April 4 @ Texas
April 5 @ Texas
April 7 @ Arizona
April 8 @ Arizona
April 9 @ Arizona
April 11 v Chicago-AL
April 12 v Chicago-AL
April 14 v Chicago-AL
April 14 v Detroit
April 15 v Detroit
April 16 v Detroit
April 17 @ Minnesota
April 18 @ Minnesota
April 19 @ Minnesota
April 20 @ Minnesota
April 21 @ Chicago-AL
April 22 @ Chicago-AL
April 23 @ Chicago-AL
April 25 v Houston
April 26 v Houston
April 27 v Houston
April 28 v Seattle
April 29 v Seattle
April 30 v Seattle

MAY
May 1 @ Detroit
May 2 @ Detroit
May 3 @ Detroit
May 4 @ Detroit
May 5 @ Kansas City
May 6 @ Kansas City
May 7 @ Kansas City
May 8 @ Toronto
May 9 @ Toronto
May 10 @ Toronto
May 12 v Minnesota
May 13 v Minnesota
May 14 v Minnesota
May 15 v Tampa Bay
May 16 v Tampa Bay
May 17 v Tampa Bay
May 19 @ Houston
May 20 @ Houston
May 21 @ Houston
May 22 @ Cincinnati
May 23 @ Cincinnati
May 24 v Cincinnati
May 25 v Cincinnati
May 26 v Kansas City
May 27 v Kansas City
May 28 v Kansas City
May 29 v Oakland
May 30 v Oakland
May 31 v Oakland

JUNE
June 1 v Oakland
June 2 @ Kansas City
June 3 @ Kansas City
June 4 @ Kansas City
June 6 @ Colorado
June 7 @ Colorado
June 9 v Chicago-AL
June 10 v Chicago-AL
June 11 v Chicago-AL
June 13 v Los Angeles-NL
June 14 v Los Angeles-NL
June 15 v Los Angeles-NL
June 16 @ Minnesota
June 17 @ Minnesota
June 18 @ Minnesota
June 19 @ Baltimore
June 20 @ Baltimore
June 21 @ Baltimore
June 22 @ Baltimore
June 23 v Minnesota
June 24 v Minnesota
June 25 v Minnesota
June 26 v Texas
June 27 v Texas
June 28 v Texas
June 29 v Texas
June 30 @ Detroit

JULY
July 1 @ Detroit
July 2 @ Detroit
July 4 v San Diego
July 5 v San Diego
July 6 v San Diego
July 7 v Detroit
July 8 v Detroit
July 9 v Detroit
July 10 - July 13 – MLB All-Star Break
July 14 @ Oakland
July 15 @ Oakland
July 16 @ Oakland
July 17 @ San Francisco
July 18 @ San Francisco
July 19 @ San Francisco
July 21 v Toronto
July 22 v Toronto
July 23 v Toronto
July 25 v Los Angeles-AL
July 26 v Los Angeles-AL
July 27 v Los Angeles-AL
July 28 @ Chicago-AL
July 29 @ Chicago-AL
July 30 @ Chicago-AL
July 31 @ Boston

AUGUST
August 1 @ Boston
August 2 @ Boston
August 3 v New York-AL
August 4 v New York-AL
August 5 v New York-AL
August 6 v New York-AL
August 8 v Colorado
August 9 v Colorado
August 10 @ Tampa Bay
August 11 @ Tampa Bay
August 12 @ Tampa Bay
August 13 @ Tampa Bay
August 15 @ Minnesota
August 16 @ Minnesota
August 17 @ Minnesota
August 18 @ Kansas City
August 19 @ Kansas City
August 20 @ Kansas City
August 21 v Boston
August 22 v Boston
August 23 v Boston
August 25 v Boston
August 25 v Kansas City
August 26 v Kansas City
August 27 v Kansas City
August 28 @ New York-AL
August 29 @ New York-AL
August 30 @ New York-AL

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER

September 1 @ Detroit
September 2 @ Detroit
September 3 @ Detroit
September 4 @ Chicago-AL
September 5 @ Chicago-AL
September 6 @ Chicago-AL
September 7 @ Chicago-AL
September 8 v Baltimore
September 9 v Baltimore
September 10 v Baltimore
September 11 v Detroit
September 12 v Detroit
September 13 v Detroit
September 14 v Kansas City
September 15 v Kansas City
September 16 v Kansas City
September 17 v Kansas City
September 19 @ Los Angeles-AL
September 20 @ Los Angeles-AL
September 21 @ Los Angeles-AL
September 22 @ Seattle
September 23 @ Seattle
September 24 @ Seattle
September 26 v Minnesota
September 27 v Minnesota
September 28 v Minnesota
September 29 v Chicago-AL
September 30 v Chicago-AL
October 1 v Chicago-AL

Dates subject to change.

After a 10-inning effort in which the Tribe's bats were dormant for much of the evening, Jason Kipnis' RBI single put the Tribe up 1-0 over the Minnesota Twins Monday night.

Heading into tonight's game, third base coach/infielder's coach Mike Sarbaugh said it felt good to put one in the "W" column.

"The pitching staff did a great job last night, and we had some good at-bats, but that was a much needed at bat for us by Jason(Kipnis)," Sarbaugh said.

The Indians and Twins will square off at 7:10pm tonight on 1590 WAKR. The full interview with Mike Sarbaugh can be heard here.

The Akron RubberDucks and the Cleveland Indians have signed up for another four years.

The teams announced an extension of the player development contract that will now run through the 2020 season.

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(Akron RubberDucks, news release) The Cleveland Indians announced today a four-year player development contract extension with the Double-A Akron RubberDucks of the Eastern League through the 2020 season.

"(RubberDucks owner/CEO) Ken Babby and his team have gone over the top in making Akron a top-of-the-line facility for our players, our staff, and the tremendous fans who come to see them play," said Carter Hawkins, Cleveland Indians Director of Player Development. "It has truly been a partnership, so extending our relationship with the RubberDucks was an easy decision. We couldn't be more excited to continue the relationship with the team and the city of Akron, and look forward to many years of championship-caliber baseball at Canal Park."

Since moving to Northeast Ohio in 1989 as the Canton-Akron Indians, the RubberDucks franchise has been the Indians' Double-A affiliate. The franchise moved to Akron when Canal Park opened in 1997 and became the Akron Aeros before becoming the Akron RubberDucks in October 2013. The franchise has won the Eastern League title four times: 2003, 2005, 2009 and 2012. Currently, 24 of the players on the Indians 40-man roster played in Akron, and 17 of those within the last four seasons, including Francisco Lindor, Tyler Naquin, Danny Salazar, Jose Ramirez and Mike Clevinger.

"We are thrilled to continue our working partnership with the Cleveland Indians," said RubberDucks General Manager Jim Pfander. "The Indians are a first-class organization with a deep, emotional connection with the people of Northeast Ohio. We can't wait to watch the next wave of Indians superstars to come through Canal Park during the next four seasons."

The 2016 regular season wraps-up Labor Day Weekend with a four-game series vs. Bowie Baysox, Sept. 2-5. The fun starts on a jam-packed Friday with Main St. Festival from 5-7 p.m. in front of Canal Park. It continues at 6:05 p.m. with the resumption of the Aug. 21 suspended game at Bowie. The game is in the top of the fifth inning with Akron leading 6-3. After that game finishes, a seven-inning game between the Baysox and RubberDucks will start. All of that is capped off with 1990s-themed fireworks, presented by Bober Markey Fedorovich and APV Engineered Coatings.

Tickets are available at the Canal Park Box Office, which is open Monday through Friday, from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., or by calling 330-253-5153 or by visiting www.akronrubberducks.com.

The Akron RubberDucks are the Double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians. The 2016 season is its 20th since moving to Akron and third since becoming the RubberDucks. For more information about the team, please visit the RubberDucks' website, www.akronrubberducks.com, Facebook page www.facebook.com/AkronRubberDucks, Twitter feed @AkronRubberDuck, and Instagram at @akronrubberducks.

After the Indians' tough loss last night in Oakland, Sammy B and Jordan Bastian, Tribe reporter for MLB.com spoke Wednesday.

 Jordan spoke with us to talk about what's been going on with starting pitcher Danny Salazar, as well as what the Tribe has to do in order to defeat the A's this afternoon.

Despite the loss last night, the Indians are still leading Detroit the AL Central. The Tribe will wrap up their series with Oakland today before going to Arlington to take on the Texas Rangers. 

The Indians are ready to face the Chicago White Sox at Progressive Field tonight to start a three-game series.

Ryan Lewis, Indians beat writer for the Akron Beacon Journal joined Brad Russell from Booth 4 at the corner of Carnegie and Ontario just ahead of tonight's game.

Tonight's pitching matchup will feature the Tribe's Corey Kluber going up against Jose Quintana of the White Sox. Lewis anticipates both of these pitchers making it tough on opposing hitters.

First pitch is scheduled for 7:10pm and pregame starts at 6:37pm on 1590 WAKR. For the full interview with Ryan Lewis and Brad Russell, click right here.

The Cleveland Indians are looking to make a postseason push, and the key to any successful baseball organization is a solid farm system that develops prospects in hopes of them making an impact with the big league club.

Carter Hawkins, Cleveland Indians Director of Player Development joined myself and Brad Russell live from Progressive Field Tuesday to talk about the Indians prospects coming up as well as the day-to-day operations of the player development staff.

 "It's been busy from a logistical standpoint, just making sure our rosters are filled at the minor league level, but it's been worth it,  we've been doing well with our player development making sure our guys are prepared and ready to help out at the major league level."

As the Indians continue to make that postseason push, they will be without Abraham Almonte for the postseason,  so they are going to have to look within their development system to fill that gap.

For the full interview with Carter Hawkins, click here.

The Indians are preparing to face the Los Angeles Angels, and during the "dog days of summer" the Tribe knows to make the most of their opportunity to keep their division lead and make a postseason push.

Tribe catcher Chris Giminez joined the Sam Bourquin Show on a "Feel Good Friday" to talk about his role behind the plate and how the Indians have to display the mental fortitude to get past their little mini-slump and push forward.

 "We have an extremely loose clubhouse, we're able to shake off that streak we just had, and that's something I think is never going to go away."

He says that the starting rotation for the Indians is the best he's been around during his career, and they have the potential to dominate every fifth day.

The Indians and the Angels will play at 7:10pm on 1590 WAKR. 

For the full interview with Chris, click here.

One of the main stories going around in the baseball world is catcher Francisco Mejia's 48-game hit streak and his manager has a front row seat to a piece of history.

Mark Budzinski, the manager of the Lynchburg Hillcats joined the Sam Bourquin Show to talk about Francisco's approach as well as the kind of young man he is.

"He's a great young man," Budzinski said. "It's been fun to watch him compete, and he's got a gift of putting the meat of the bat on the ball."

The 20 year old Mejia was one of the Indians' most talked about prospects when he was drafted a couple of years ago, and Buzinski says not only he, but the rest of the Hillcats ballclub prides themselves on coming to the park each day looking to improve and work hard.

For the full interview with Sam and Mark, click here.

The Cleveland Indians are prepared for a short series against the Washington Nationals before they begin an 11-game homestand at Progressive Field starting with the Angels Thursday.

Al Pawlowski from Sports Time Ohio and Indians Live host joined the Sam Bourquin Show to talk about the Tribe as they head down this stretch in August.

 He says manager Terry Francona deserves a lot of credit for handling his starters and bullpen amongst other things.

"The other thing  he does extremely well is how he deals with young players," Pawlowski said. "Look at Tyler Naquin, and how he's developed this year."

Naquin is in contention for Rookie of the Year in 2016 after struggling with some injuries early on.

For the full interview with Al, click here.

The Indians will take on the Nationals tonight at 7:05pm on 1590 WAKR.

The Cleveland Indians have made a couple of moves in order to make a post season push and they almost acquired one of the game's better catchers in Jonathan Lucroy.

Paul Hoynes from the Cleveland Plain Dealer joined Brad Russell to talk about the deal for Andrew Miller to help bolster the bullpen.

Hoynes said the Miller deal was a great signing by the Tribe.

"This is a guy who can close, he can set up, this is the piece they were missing in the bullpen, and it's the perfect fit right now," he said. 

Hoynes also touched on the Jonathan Lucroy deal-that-wasn't and why that didn't go through as planned. You can catch the rest of Paul's interview here, and you can catch the Tribe and Twins on 1590 WAKR.