Many Jews lived in his neighborhood and he picked up many Yiddish words and phrases that stayed with him. His vus machst du? was perfect and while he was a very religious Catholic, he knew more about ...

First baseman Carlos Santana and the Cleveland Guardians are in agreement on a one-year, $12 million contract, pending ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined ...

RIP, Rocky.” The New York City native signed with Cleveland at 17 years old after a tryout at Yankee Stadium ahead of the 1951 season. During eight seasons with the Indians, Colavito landed 190 ...

Rocky Colavito, one of baseball’s leading power hitters and a rising star with the Cleveland Indians until he was dealt away in an ill-fated 1960 trade that some fans believed blighted the team ...

Colavito debuted with the Indians in late 1955 and ... The move immediately proved disastrous for Cleveland, which still refers to the trade as "The Curse of Rocky Colavito." ...

Rocky Colavito, a mighty slugger who played four seasons for the Tigers after being acquired from the then-Cleveland Indians in one of the biggest and most-shocking trades in baseball history ...

FILE - Cleveland Indians Hall of Famer Rocky Colavito throws out the ceremonial first pitch before the Indians played the Los Angeles Angels in a baseball game, Aug. 10, 2013, in Cleveland.

Cleveland Indians Hall of Famer and All-Century team member Rocky Colavito passed away in his Pennsylvania home from diabetes complications at age 91. In 2015 he had his lower right leg amputated ...

CLEVELAND — Rocky Colavito, a wildly popular outfielder ... In eight seasons with the Indians, Colavito hit 190 homers and drove in 574 runs. He is 12th on the club’s career homers list.

CLEVELAND — Rocky Colavito, a wildly popular outfielder who was involved ... over the shoulders and pointing the bat at the pitcher." In eight seasons with the Indians, Colavito hit 190 homers and ...

Cleveland has had other sports heroes ... in Cleveland’s Little Italy three years ago — is Rocky played in an era when the Indians were not competing for championships. Colavito played ...