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Sonny Gray is wanted man, and the team he dominated on Friday night is interested in his services. The Cleveland Indians are among the teams evaluating Gray, according to ESPN's Buster Olney. Cleveland got a first-hand look at Gray on Friday when the A's starter shut them out for six innings. Continue to Article

July 15, 2017 4:29:pm EST

OAKLAND — A cell phone can be the worst enemy for a ballplayer trying to get in the competitive frame of mind before first pitch. Sonny Gray had his next to him leading up to Friday night’s start. He probably wishes he hadn’t. Less than an hour before game time at the Coliseum, Gray’s phone lit up with text messages from friends and loved ones who saw a false tweet coming out of Chicago that the A’s right-hander had been scratched against the Cleveland Indians, leading to all kinds of speculation that a trade was in the works. “It’s hard,” Gray said. “You get 50 text messages 45 minutes before the game, and that’s when you just try to put your phone away and go to a place where you can block Continue to Article

July 15, 2017 12:55:am EST

Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona rejoined his team Thursday for an extended stay in Northern California, one week after undergoing a minor procedure for an irregular heartbeat. Wearing his familiar uniform, Francona smiled and laughed as he talked about his health while the Indians held an evening workout at the Oakland Coliseum. Cleveland begins a three-game series against the Athletics on Friday. "Better, better," Francona said. "A little tired, but that'll come." The 58-year-old Francona was supposed to manage the American League during Tuesday's All-Star Game but opted out after undergoing a cardiac ablation procedure at the Cleveland Clinic on July 6. Francona had been hospitalized Continue to Article

July 13, 2017 11:54:pm EST