Today in Tribe History: October 4, 2007

The Cleveland Indians play their first postseason game since 2001, welcoming in the New York Yankees for Game 1 of the American League Division Series. They play the ungracious host, as a three-run first and a five-run fifth inning lead the way to an easy 12-3 victory. Read More

Countdown to Indians’ 2020 Opening Day – 41

Baseball takes little time off in between seasons, so neither can we. Follow along at Did the Tribe Win Last Night as we count down to March 26, when the Cleveland Indians host the Detroit Tigers for game one of the 2020 season. – BT

Countdown to Opening Day – 41 days

The number 41 was absent from the diamond in Cleveland for one year, but Carlos Santana brought some heart and soul back to the number and to the Indians dugout with his return to the city in 2019. Read More

Countdown to Indians’ 2020 Opening Day – 63

Baseball takes little time off in between seasons, so neither can we. Follow along at Did the Tribe Win Last Night as we count down to March 26, when the Cleveland Indians host the Detroit Tigers for game one of the 2020 season. – BT

Countdown to Opening Day – 63 days

While not necessarily a number one would expect to see on the diamond, 63 has had some good years on the shores of Cleveland. Six different men have worn it during a Major League game while representing the Indians, including left-handed reliever Josh Smith a season ago. Read More

Today in Tribe History: December 23, 1978

Victor Martinez is born in Bolivar, Venezuela. Read More

Top Tribe Position Player Performances in the All-Star Game

Cleveland is playing host to the 90th Midsummer Classic, with the annual exhibition kicking off at 7:30 PM on Tuesday, July 9.

The game may not mean as much as it used to with the advent of daily interleague play around the country, and it no longer has bearing on home field advantage for the World Series, but it still remains a great opportunity to watch some of the greats of the game take the field in competitive action.

The Indians will be represented this year by starting first baseman Carlos Santana, reserve infielder Francisco Lindor, and pitchers Shane Bieber and Brad Hand. Read More

Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 41 – Carlos Santana

Major League Baseball will kick off the 2019 season with its earliest start ever (excluding international openers) as all 30 teams will take the field on March 28. Follow along with Did The Tribe Win Last Night as we count down the days until Opening Day 2019. – BT

Countdown to Opening Day – 41 days

The number 41 has not gotten a lot of use in Indians history, but last season marked the first time the number had gone unused since 2003. The last three players to wear the number, however, have left significant marks on the franchise (including a pair of switch-hitting catchers turned first basemen) and one of those players will make his triumphant return home to Cleveland back in the digit for the 2019 season. Read More

Today in Tribe History: December 23, 1978

Victor Martinez is born in Bolivar, Venezuela. Read More

Martinez’s Brief Farewell Tour Fittingly Stopped First in Cleveland

Prior to Saturday’s game, longtime Cleveland slugger Victor Martinez announced his plan to retire at season’s end, bringing a close to a professional career that began in 1996 with the Indians organization and that has lasted 16 years at the Major League level.

Martinez’s announcement ended a month of speculation in the Motor City after the 39-year-old, relegated solely to designated hitting duties over the last two years and for the majority of the last four, had previously indicated in August that he was ‘pretty sure’ that this season would be his last. He erased those doubts prior to Saturday’s game, when the Indians honored one of the better switch-hitters in franchise history in a brief ceremony. Read More

Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 41

While the offseason has been historically slow and the winter has crawled along at an even slower pace, we at Did The Tribe Win Last Night look ahead to the warmer days of the 2018 season by remembering Tribe players past and present.

Countdown to Opening Day – 41 days

The number 41 has not gotten a lot of use in Indians history, but the last three players to wear it have left a mark on the franchise, including a pair of switch-hitting catchers turned first basemen. Read More

Today in Tribe History: December 23, 1978

Victor Martinez is born in Bolivar, Venezuela. Read More

Remembering Snow-pening Day

A little over ten years ago now, the Cleveland Indians had one of the more unusual starts to a home slate of games in the history of baseball.

The date was Friday, April 6, 2007, and the Indians were set to open Jacobs Field for play for the first time that season with a 4:05 PM start against the Seattle Mariners. Hopes were high in Cleveland that the Tribe would rebound from a disappointing 78-84 record in 2006, just one season after going 93-69 and falling games short of the playoffs courtesy of a late September collapse. Read More

Countdown to Indians’ Opening Day – 63 – Masty and Raffy Right

Join Did The Tribe Win Last Night as we count down to Opening Day!

Countdown to Opening Day – 63 days

According to the fantastic resource that is Baseball-Reference.com, 140 players have worn the number 63 in a Major League game during their careers. The Cleveland Indians have had five players from that list use wear the number, with two of them providing some of the best career statistics of a number 63 to date. Read More