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Cleveland Indians' Kerry Wood: What's His Trade Market Value? Yesterday, the MLB Network replayed Kerry Wood's 20-strikeout game against the Houston Astros in 1998. I have been watching baseball for almost 25 years and in my opinion, that was...

In this article: Kerry Wood, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Rays, Detroit Tigers, Grand Prairie High School, Tommy John surgery, JP Howell, and Brandon Lyon

...talent-thin Washington National into winners, was introduced Monday as Cleveland's 40th manager after he picked the Indians over the Houston Astros, a team close to his heart and the one that gave him his start as a big leaguer. Offered jobs...

In this article: Manny Acta, Cleveland Indians, Mark Shapiro, Joe Torre, New York Mets, Arizona Fall League, World Series, and Torey Lovullo

...Acta had two choices for his second job managing in the major leauges. He picked the Cleveland Indians over the Houston Astros, with whom his baseball career began. Acta, the former Washington Nationals manager who turned down a chance to...

In this article: Manny Acta, Cleveland, Mark Shapiro, Cleveland Indians, Joe Torre, Washington Nationals, New York Mets, and Torey Lovullo

...named Mills as their new manager on Tuesday. The Astros first offered their manager spot to Manny Acta, however Acta decided to instead become the new manager of the Cleveland Indians. With Acta unavailable, Houston turned to Mills.

In this article: Brad Mills, Manny Acta, Houston, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Colorado Rockies, and Chicago Cubs

" Around the majors • Manny Acta, who was unable to turn the talent-thin Washington Nationals into winners, was introduced as Cleveland's 40th manager after he picked the Indians over the Houston Astros. The Indians signed him to a...

In this article: Tony La Russa, Mark McGwire, St. Louis Cardinals, Manny Acta, Ken Griffey Jr., Steroid, The Indians, Surgery, and Bone spur

...runs and 14 RBIs in 34 games. The Rays, Blue Jays, Indians, Phillies, Reds, Astros, Cardinals and Giants could all be interested in a one-year, veteran backup catcher like Zaun to serve as a stopgap. Two days ago, Tampa Bay declined...

In this article: Jason Schmidt, Gregg Zaun, The Rays, Shoulder problems, Dodgers, All rights reserved, Mlb.com, Major League Baseball Players' Association, World Series, and Andrew Friedman