Michael Brantley News Archives

It's not supposed to be this easy, and rookie Michael Brantley knows it. Chuck Crow The Plain Dealer Michael Brantley is hitting .323 in 23 games with the Indians this season.

Hours before the Indians played host to the Tigers on Thursday night, manager Eric Wedge called a meeting with his players.

Michael Brantley hit a two-RBI single in the third inning of Thursday's game against the Tigers.

Michael Brantley has played in left field more of late. And he had better get used to it.

The Indians led the Tigers, 2-0, through three innings tonight at Progressive Field.

CLEVELAND: The American League Central Division is being panned as the worst in the majors, with the first-place Detroit Tigers only nine games over .500 going into Tuesday night's game at Progressive Field.

Cleveland Indians Michael Brantley, #23, dives and fails to catch a single hit by Adam Kennedy, #29, in the 2nd inning of their game on Sunday, Sept.

OAKLAND, CALIF.: Michael Brantley has foot speed, but he still needs to refine his techniques.

Brett Anderson pitched six shutout innings to win his third consecutive start, as the Oakland A's won their fifth straight game with a 2-1 win over the Cleveland Indians.

Two spot : The Indians cut Oakland's lead to 5-2 with two runs in the fifth off rookie right-hander Clayton Mortensen.

Trevor Crowe is thinking about what to do with the ball he hit for his first big-league home run Monday night at the Metrodome.

Clubhouse confidential: Rookie Michael Brantley, who stole 46 bases at Class AAA Columbus, has three steals in five attempts since joining the Indians.

One of my favorite prospects for some time has been Michael Brantley, who is having a great major league trial for Cleveland.

The Indians will be looking for signs of improvement when Carlos Carrasco gets his third major league start today against the Kansas City Royals in the rubber match of their three game series.

Rookie Michael Brantley had four hits, while Jhonny Peralta drove in four runs, as the Cleveland Indians used a 17-hit attack to overpower the Kansas City Royals, 13-6. Brantley posted the career-best hit total in just his 10th-ever game and is batting .381 since his call-up. Jamey Carroll, Asdrubal Cabrera and Shin-Soo Choo each drove in a pair of ...

Miguel Olivo hit a one-out home run in the 12th inning Friday, lifting Kansas City to a 2-1 victory over Cleveland.

Andy Marte's home run was the only run the Indians managed to score yesterday. Lineups: 0 recs 127 comments Comments INDIANS : CF Michael Brantley, SS Asdrubal Cabrera, RF Shin-Soo Choo, 3B Jhonny Peralta, DH Travis Hafner, LF Matt LaPorta, 2B Luis Valbuena, 1B Andy Marte, C Chris Gimenez.

Mark Duncan The Associated Press Cleveland Indians' Michael Brantley, a Fort Pierce Central graduate, watches his bases-loaded double with Texas Rangers catcher Ivan Rodriguez, left, during the sixth inning of the first game of a Tuesday's doubleheader in Cleveland.

Indians center fielder Michael Brantley on Sunday added rundown escape to his list of contributions since being promoted from Class AAA Columbus on Sept.

Proud papa, proud son Former Blue Jays hitting coach Mickey Brantley spent six days in Detroit and Cleveland critiquing his favourite pupil, and undoubtedly came away impressed.

CLEVELAND: Michael Brantley knows his father is watching and for him, that's a good thing.

Clubhouse confidential : Manager Eric Wedge said there's a chance that rookie Michael Brantley could hit leadoff before the end of the season, especially if the Indians decide that Grady Sizemore needs surgery on his left elbow before the end of September.

Brantley's grounder into righ4 field scored Luis Valbuena from second and gave the Indians a -1 lead.

CLEVELAND: Michael Brantley has attempted only two steals since arriving in the big leagues on Sept.

The Indians lead the Twins, 1-0, through three innings at Progressive Field on the heels of a home run from first baseman Andy Marte.

Michael Brantley cashed his first opportunity to be Grady Sizemore. Brantley, batting leadoff and playing center field, went 2-for-5 with his first major-league RBI as the Indians defeated Minnesota, 5-2, Friday night at Progressive Field.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, Single Page When the Cleveland Indians re-acquired outfielder Kenny Lofton during their run to the ALCS in 2007, the city was buzzing about baseball louder than it had been in a long while.

Grady Sizemore's 2009 season is over. The Indians were set to make that news official before Friday's game, as Sizemore will have season-ending arthroscopic surgery on his left elbow.

Clubhouse access has its privileges. When he was a kid, Michael Brantley had access to many a Major League clubhouse, thanks to his father, Mickey, a former Mariners outfielder and Blue Jays hitting coach.

DETROIT:Not surprisingly, Michael Brantley's major-league debut will be indelibly etched in his memory.

Centerfielder Michael Brantley is expected to be one of three players the Indians promote from the minor leagues today as rosters expand to 40 players.