Eric Wedge
Coach and Baseball Player
Cleveland hires Belcher as new pitching coach...and challenge," Belcher said Friday. Belcher replaces Carl Willis, who was let go after seven seasons when the Indians fired manager Eric Wedge and his entire coaching staff last month. Cleveland had its worst season since 1991, a... In this article: Manny Acta, Cleveland, Indians, Fausto Carmona, Mark Shapiro, Surgery, Sparta, Eric Wedge, and Carl Willis |
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Kansas City Star | October 25, 2009
Indians tab Acta as team's next manager
...the job with the Nationals. </p><p>The hiring of Acta was made possible after the Indians fired Eric Wedge following a 65-97 campaign in 2009 -- the worst season of Wedge's seven-year tenure with the club. Wedge led the team to only one...
In this article: Manny Acta, Cleveland Indians, Nationals, Mets, World Series, Torey Lovullo, Bobby Valentine, Red Sox, and Astros
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Indians hire Manny Acta as manager
...tied for last in the AL Central after coming into this season with high expectations. The Indians fired manager Eric Wedge in the final week of the season. Posted on Sun, Oct. 25, 2009 02:16 PM Indians hire Manny Acta as manager The...
In this article: Manny Acta, Cleveland Indians, Washington Nationals, Mark Shapiro, Torey Lovullo, Bobby Valentine, Don Mattingly, Dodgers, and New York Mets
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Bleacher Report | October 23, 2009
A Case for Torey Lovullo Heading the Cleveland Indians
...to get concerned about Lovullo with is the parallels with Eric Wedge. Lovullo is very much in the same position Eric Wedge was when he got hired to manage the Indians. Everything points to Lovullo being a good manager and even a good fit...
In this article: Torey Lovullo, Cleveland Indians, Mark Shapiro, Bobby Valentine, Cleveland, World Series, Clint Hurdle, and Travis Fryman
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Cleveland Indians To Reacquire Milton Bradley?
...that the Indians can bring Bradley back to the team. While Bradley had said that playing in Cleveland was "like a sinking ship," he called the situation "strictly a problem with Eric Wedge. " "Some people want to be bigger than they are,"...
In this article: Milton Bradley, Cleveland Indians, Jim Hendry, Chicago, Meanie, Cancer, World Series, and Chicago Cubs
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MLB | October 23, 2009
Tribe given OK to interview Roenicke
...the record. The Indians, who dismissed manager Eric Wedge during the final week of the regular season, have already formally interviewed former Nationals skipper Manny Acta and former Rangers and Mets manager Bobby Valentine. Torey Lovullo,...
In this article: Ron Roenicke, The Indians, Angels, Mark Shapiro, Mike Scioscia, Dodgers, All rights reserved, Pacific Coast League, and Mlb.com
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Eric Michael Wedge (born January 27, 1968 in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is the manager of the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball's American League Central Division. He attended Northrop High School in Fort Wayne and played on the school's state champion baseball team in 1983. He won the AL Manager of the year award in 2007.
As a player, he led the Wichita State University Shockers to the 1989 College World Series championship. He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox that same year, played nine minor league seasons in the Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies organizations and played briefly for the Red Sox (1991, 1992, 1994) and the Rockies (1993). After managing in the Indians' minor league system from 1998 through 2002, he was named manager of the Indians in October 2002 and became the youngest manager since 1985 in the Major Leagues at 35 years, 64 days young on opening day 2003.
- Birth Date:
- January 27, 1968
- Number:
- 22
- Position:
- Catcher / Manager
- Bats:
- Right
- Debut Date:
- October 5
- Debut team:
- Boston Red Sox
- Career Highlights:
- AL Manager of the Year (2007)
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