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2018 Cleveland Indians TRIBE PRIMED FOR ANOTHER RUN IN 2018 2017 FIVE STRAIGHT WINNING Last season, Cleveland achieved SEASONS GIVE TRIBE A.L.’s the third 100-win campaign in the 102 WINS 117-year history of the franchise BEST RECORD SINCE 2013 on the way to the Indians’ 9th A.L. 2ND STRAIGHT Central Division title. Cleveland owns the American League’s best DIVISION CROWN record since 2013 after going a combined 454-354 (.562) over 5 consecutive winning Team Win% W-L seasons, also the 4th-best record by any team HIGHEST Cleveland Indians .562 454-354 in the Majors over that span. The Indians join WIN % IN Boston Red Sox .533 432-378 the Yankees as one of only 2 A.L. teams to Kansas City Royals .532 431-379 AMERICAN TERRY FRANCONA finish above .500 in each of the last 5 seasons, New York Yankees .532 431-379 one of 5 teams in the Majors to do so along LEAGUE, • Two-Time A.L. mAnAger of The YeAr (2013 & 2016) Baltimore Orioles .526 426-384 IS SIGNED THROUGH 2020 with the Dodgers, Cardinals & Nationals. 2013-17 Texas Rangers .517 419-392 • hAs guided his TeAms To 13 consecuTive winning seAsons, THE LONGEST STREAK BY ANY MLB MANAGER SINCE JOE TORRE (14, 1996-2009) COREY KLUBER RANKED #1 IN MLB by ESPN’s Buster Olney entering 2018 454 WINS BECAME THE FIRST TWO-TIME CY YOUNG “Cleveland is still the safest bet to get to October…” AWARD-WINNER IN FRANCHISE HISTORY (2014, 2017) SINCE 2013 2018 overall tickets RETURNING 2017 ALL-STARS FRANCISCO LINDOR 5 +25% sold-to-date vs. 2017 * 22 MORE THAN ANY OTHER A.L. TEAM OVER LAST 5 YEARS 33 HR’s in 2017 wERE MOST IN CLUB * 3RD-MOST BY INDIANS IN ANY 5-YEAR SPAN OVER LAST 60 YEARS HISTORY BY A MIDDLE INFIELDER *JUST 5TH TIME IN A.L. CENTRAL HISTORY (1994-PRESENT) W/ 450+ WINS IN 5 YEARS (4 BY CLEVELAND) JOSE RAMÍREZ 1. CLEVELAND, 1995-1999 (471 WINS) FINISHED 3RD IN A.L. MVP VOTING; 2. CLEVELAND, 1996-2000 (461 WINS) 3. MINNESOTA, 2002-2006 (455 WINS) SIGNED 5-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION 4. CLEVELAND, 2013-2017 (454 WINS) IN 2017 THAT INCLUDES CLUB OPTIONS 5. CLEVELAND, 1997-2001 (453 WINS) FOR 2022 & 2023 31 PLayers OVER 13,000 2018 TRIBE FEST who appeared for the club last Expanded event held at season are set to return in 2018, Season TICKET Cleveland Convention Center; CHRIS ANTONETTI YONDER ALONSO including all 5 2017 All-Stars attendance up nearly 40% vs. BASEBALL AMERICA 2016 MLB EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR 2017 A.L. ALL-STAR 1B SIGNED A (Brantley, Kluber, Lindor, Miller, HOLDERS last year SPORTING NEWS 2017 MLB EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR *First time since 2008 TWO-YEAR CONTRACT WITH VESTING/ Ramírez) & all 7 pitchers who CLUB OPTION FOR 2020 started games for the team.
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