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Cleveland Indians' Yu Chang tosses the ball to pitcher Aaron Civale to get Detroit Tigers' Akil Baddoo out at first base during the fifth inning of a baseball game in Cleveland, Saturday, April 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Phil Long)

Taiwanese-born Chang gets racist tweets after Indians error

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

Cleveland Indians' Billy Hamilton gestures to the Texas Rangers' dugout before a spring training baseball game Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in Surprise, Ariz. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Indians tell OF Hamilton he won’t make roster, seeking trade

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

Cleveland Indians third baseman Jose Ramirez fields a ground ball during a spring training baseball practice Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, in Goodyear, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Indians minus Ramírez, Reyes after they break virus protocol

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Tuesday Sports in Brief

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Cleveland Indians pitching coach Mickey Callaway, left, watches with manager Terry Francona during the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, in Detroit, in this May 3, 2017, file photo. Indians manager Terry Francona said no one in the Cleveland organization “covered up” for former pitching coach Mickey Callaway, who is under investigation by Major League Baseball following allegations of sexual harassment.In a story Tuesday, March 2, 2021, The Athletic reported that 12 current and former Indians employees have come forward in the last month to say the Indians were aware of Callaway’s inappropriate behavior while he was their pitching coach from 2013-17. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File) **FILE**

Antonetti says Indians cooperating with Callaway inquiry

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

Cleveland Indians pitching coach Mickey Callaway, left, watches with manager Terry Francona during the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, in Detroit, in this May 3, 2017, file photo. Indians manager Terry Francona said no one in the Cleveland organization “covered up” for former pitching coach Mickey Callaway, who is under investigation by Major League Baseball following allegations of sexual harassment.In a story Tuesday, March 2, 2021, The Athletic reported that 12 current and former Indians employees have come forward in the last month to say the Indians were aware of Callaway’s inappropriate behavior while he was their pitching coach from 2013-17. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File) **FILE**

Terry Francona: Indians didn’t cover up for Mickey Callaway

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Cleveland Indians pitching coach Mickey Callaway, left, watches with manager Terry Francona during the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, in Detroit, in this May 3, 2017, file photo. Indians manager Terry Francona said no one in the Cleveland organization “covered up” for former pitching coach Mickey Callaway, who is under investigation by Major League Baseball following allegations of sexual harassment.In a story Tuesday, March 2, 2021, The Athletic reported that 12 current and former Indians employees have come forward in the last month to say the Indians were aware of Callaway’s inappropriate behavior while he was their pitching coach from 2013-17. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File) **FILE**

Indians’ Francona says team didn’t cover up for Callaway

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

Cleveland Indians outfielder Eddie Rosario reaches out to catch a baseball during a spring training baseball practice Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, in Goodyear, Ariz. Once adversaries, Eddie Rosario and Indians manager Terry Francona are now allies. So when Rosario, who spent the past six seasons with Minnesota, sat down with Francona at spring training camp in Arizona for the first time last week, the free-swinging outfielder received a warm, if not awkward, welcome.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Rosario finds fit, family while joining Indians

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Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona wears a face covering as he drives around on a golf cart during a spring training baseball practice Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, in Goodyear, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Change up: Indians moving on after expected Lindor trade

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2020, file photo, Cleveland Indians pitcher Shane Bieber smiles as he walks to the dugout in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Detroit. Bieber has reported to training camp with the Cleveland Indians after recovering from COVID-19. The right-hander took part in drills on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, a day before the Indians hold their first full-squad workout in Goodyear, Ariz. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Bieber in camp with Indians after COVID-19 quarantine

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

FILE - Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona looks on during spring training baseball workouts for pitchers and catchers in Avondale, Ariz., in this Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, file photo. Indians manager Terry Francona recently underwent surgery for a staph infection in his toe and will be on crutches for several weeks in training camp. Francona said Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, that he was being treated for gout this winter when doctors discovered the infection, which was excised. He spent 10 days in the Cleveland Clinic before returning to Arizona.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Indians manager Francona had surgery for toe staph infection

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

FILE - Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Oliver Perez delivers during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, in this Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, file photo. The Indians are bringing back reliable and crafty reliever Oliver Pérez. The 39-year-old agreed Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, to a minor league deal with Cleveland, which also invited the left-hander to training camp. Pérez. has spent the past three seasons with the Indians, appearing in 139 games. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Indians bringing back crafty left-hander Oliver Pérez

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

FILE - Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Cody Allen throws against the Cincinnati Reds during the eighth inning of a baseball game, in Cincinnati, in this Aug. 15, 2018, file photo. Cody Allen, the Cleveland Indians' career saves leader and an underappreciated closer for the team, has retired. The team announced Allen's retirement Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, on Twitter, posting: “From a 23rd round draft pick to the franchise saves (leader). Congrats on a great career, Cody.” (AP Photo/Gary Landers, File)

Indians saves leader Cody Allen retires at 32

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FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2020, file photo, Chicago Cubs' Billy Hamilton smiles as he runs the bases after hitting a solo home run during the fourth inning of the team's baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Chicago. Hamilton has agreed to a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians, a person familiar with the deal told the Associated Press on Thursday night, Feb. 11. Hamilton will also receive an invitation to training camp, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the contract can't be finalized until medical tests are completed. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Indians finalize Billy Hamilton’s minor league contract

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FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2020, file photo, Minnesota Twins left fielder Eddie Rosario slides to make a catch of a ball hit by Kansas City Royals' Hunter Dozier during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Minneapolis. The Indians have agreed with free agent outfielder Rosario on a contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told the Associated Press on Friday night, Jan. 29, 2021. Rosario's deal is pending the completion of a physical, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the medical tests aren't finished. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn, File)

AP source: Indians, OF Rosario agree on free agent contract

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

FILE - Cleveland Indians' Cesar Hernandez watches his ball after hitting an RBI-single in the fifth inning in a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Cleveland, in this Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, file photo. Free agent second baseman César Hernández has agreed to return to the Cleveland Indians on a 1-year contract, a person familiar with the deal told the Associated Press on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

Indians re-sign 2B Hernández to $5 million contract for ‘21

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard at a closed market area during a strike called by separatists in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020. Kashmir’s main separatist grouping called the strike to protest new land laws that India enacted on Tuesday, allowing any of its nationals to buy land in the region. Pro-India politicians in Kashmir have also criticized the laws and accused India of putting Kashmir’s land up for sale. The move exacerbates concerns of Kashmiris and rights groups who see such measures as a settler-colonial project to change the Muslim-majority region’s demography. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

Kashmir shuts down to protest India’s new land laws

By AIJAZ HUSSAIN - Associated Press

Minnesota Twins pitcher Sergio Romo throws to a Cleveland Indians batter during the eighth inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in Minneapolis. The Twins won 3-1. (AP Photo/Craig Lassig)

Twins’ Romo suspended for jawing with Indians SS Lindor

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Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Zach Plesac delivers in the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Monday, Sept. 7, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Plesac solid for 7, Indians hand Royals seventh loss in row

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2019, file photo, Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona watches during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Fla. Cleveland's three major professional sports franchises--the Browns, Cavaliers and Indians--are teaming up to fight social injustice. One day after the NBA postponed playoff games _ and other leagues followed suit--amid a player-led boycott to protest the shooting of a Black man by police in Wisconsin, the Cleveland teams announced their alliance to “develop a sustainable and direct strategy to address social injustice facing the city and all Northeast Ohio communities.” (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Indians’ Francona recovering, still unable to rejoin team

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press