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Minor League Baseball Reject Wins Big in Lottery

Joel Torres' dreams of becoming a professional baseball player were dashed last month when he was cut from the Cleveland Indians' farm team. But a dream of a different sort came true when he won $1 million on a scratch-off lottery ticket. New York Lottery Yolanda Vega presents Joel Torres with his prize money...

The Dugout: Cleveland Indians Spring Training 2011

The Cleveland Indians are going to win the AL Central this season. So what if they win it with a record of 62-100? It will happen. Think about it. All the pieces are falling together. Shin-Soo Choo used "being good at baseball" to get out of mandatory military service, and is now free to ride the bench with an elbow...

Woman Becomes First to Pitch at Major League Training Camp [VIDEO]

Justine Siegal has become the first woman to throw batting practice in a major league spring training game, "NBC Nightly News" reports. Siegal, who is also the first female coach of a professional baseball team (the minor league Brockton Rox in Massachusetts), pitched for the Cleveland Indians' batting practice at the...

The Dugout: Cleveland Indians Heaven

Bob Feller died, and I wasn't sure what to make of it. When 9/11 happened, I wrote that the weirdest aspect of it all was that the buildings weren't going to be there anymore. I was desensitized to tragedy and overwhelmed with political opinions from every side, but the one thing I couldn't process is that I'd look at...

Bob Feller Dies: 'Rapid Robert' Facts

(Dec. 16) -- Nicknamed "Rapid Robert" for his 100 mph fastballs, Cleveland Indians legend and Hall of Famer Bob Feller is being remembered today as one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history. He passed away Wednesday at age 92 due to complications from leukemia. Feller joined the Indians in 1936 at the ripe old age...