Canton-Akron Indians
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The Canton-Akron Indians are a defunct minor league
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...

 baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

 team. They played in the Eastern League at Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium
Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium
Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium is a stadium in Canton, Ohio primarily used for baseball. The facility is named after former Major League Baseball player Thurman Munson, who grew up in Canton. The ballpark has a capacity of 5,700 people and opened in...

 in Canton, Ohio
Canton, Ohio
Canton is the county seat of Stark County in northeastern Ohio, approximately south of Akron and south of Cleveland.The City of Caton is the largest incorporated area within the Canton-Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area...

 from 1989 to 1996. They were affiliated with the Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...

.

History

Prior to their eight year stint as the Canton-Akron Indians, this franchise was known as the Lynn Sailors
Lynn Sailors
The Lynn Sailors were a class AA American minor league baseball team affiliated with the Seattle Mariners and Pittsburgh Pirates. They were a member of the Eastern League and played at Fraser Field in Lynn, Massachusetts from 1980-1983....

(from 1980 to 1983 serving as the Double-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are a professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. Enfranchised in , the Mariners are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Safeco Field has been the Mariners' home ballpark since July...

 and Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...

), Vermont Reds
Vermont Reds
The Vermont Reds are a defunct minor league baseball team. They played in the Eastern League at Centennial Field in Burlington, Vermont from 1984 to 1987...

(from 1984 to 1987 serving as the Double-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....

), and Vermont Mariners
Vermont Mariners
The Vermont Mariners are a defunct minor league baseball team. They played in the Eastern League at Centennial Field in Burlington, Vermont in 1988...

(in 1988 serving as the Double-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners).

After the stint as the Canton-Akron Indians, the franchise moved to nearby Akron, Ohio
Akron, Ohio
Akron , is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. It is located in the Great Lakes region approximately south of Lake Erie along the Little Cuyahoga River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 199,110. The Akron Metropolitan...

 and became the Akron Aeros
Akron Aeros
The Akron Aeros are a minor league baseball team based in Akron, Ohio, USA. The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians.The Aeros play in Canal Park, located in downtown Akron, which seats 9,097 fans...

.

1989

  • Beau Allred
    Beau Allred
    Dale Le Beau Allred is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played three seasons for the Cleveland Indians between 1989 and 1991.-College and minor leagues:...

  • Kevin Bearse
    Kevin Bearse
    Kevin Gerard Bearse is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Cleveland Indians for three games during the 1990 season. He recorded his first save on 2 April 1989 with a hitless ninth inning against the Cincinnati Reds. He currently is a gym teacher at Marlboro Memorial Middle...

  • Albert Belle
    Albert Belle
    Albert Jojuan Belle is a former American Major League Baseball outfielder for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, and Baltimore Orioles...

  • Jim Bruske
    Jim Bruske
    James Scott Bruske is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees and Milwaukee Brewers from 1995-2000.-External links:...

  • Tom Kramer
    Tom Kramer
    Thomas Joseph Kramer is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Cleveland Indians during the 1991 and 1993 seasons.- Career with the Indians :...


  • Mark Lewis
  • Ever Magallanes
    Ever Magallanes
    Everardo "Ever" Magallanes Espinoza is a former major league baseball player and all-star minor league player...

  • Tom Magrann
    Tom Magrann
    Thomas Joseph Magrann is an American former Major League Baseball player. A catcher, Magrann played for the Cleveland Indians in . He last played professional baseball in .-External links:...

  • Greg McMichael
    Greg McMichael
    Gregory Winston McMichael , is a former professional baseball player who pitched in relief in the Major Leagues from 1993-2000....

  • Charles Nagy
    Charles Nagy
    Charles Harrison Nagy is an American former Major League Baseball All-Star right-handed pitcher who played for 14 seasons in the major leagues from to , mostly with the Cleveland Indians, and currently serves as the pitching coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks.-Early life and amateur career:Nagy...


  • Troy Neel
    Troy Neel
    Troy Lee Neel is a former professional baseball player who played in the major leagues for the Oakland Athletics primarily as a first baseman and designated hitter from -...

  • Jeff Shaw
    Jeff Shaw
    Jeffrey Lee Shaw is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who had a 12-year career from 1990 to 2001...

  • Cory Snyder
    Cory Snyder
    James Cory Snyder is a former Major League Baseball player for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1986 to 1994. Snyder's best season came in 1987 with the Indians when he hit 33 home runs and had 82 runs batted in...

  • Tim Stoddard
    Tim Stoddard
    Timothy Paul Stoddard is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He is one of only two known men to have played in both a World Series and an NCAA basketball national championship game....

  • Rick Surhoff
    Rick Surhoff
    Richard Clifford Surhoff is an American former Major League Baseball player. A pitcher, Surhoff played for the Texas Rangers and Philadelphia Phillies in . He last played professional baseball in ....


  • Dwight Taylor
    Dwight Taylor (baseball)
    Dwight Bernard Taylor is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder. He played during one season at the major league level for the Kansas City Royals. He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 7th round of the amateur draft...

  • Efrain Valdez
    Efrain Valdez
    Efrain Antonio Valdez is a former professional baseball pitcher. Valdez played Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians in and and the Arizona Diamondbacks in...

  • Turner Ward
    Turner Ward
    Turner Max Ward , is a former professional baseball player who played outfielder in the Major Leagues from 1990-2001.-Career:...



1990

  • Albert Belle
    Albert Belle
    Albert Jojuan Belle is a former American Major League Baseball outfielder for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, and Baltimore Orioles...

  • Jim Bruske
    Jim Bruske
    James Scott Bruske is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees and Milwaukee Brewers from 1995-2000.-External links:...

  • Jerry Dipoto
    Jerry Dipoto
    Gerard Peter Dipoto , is a former professional baseball player and an executive who currently serves as the General Manager of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He served as interim GM of the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2010.-Early life:Dipoto played high school baseball at Toms River High School North...

  • Bruce Egloff
    Bruce Egloff
    Bruce Egloff is a former professional baseball pitcher in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He played at East High School , Merced Junior College, and UC-Santa Barbara, and was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in 1986. Egloff pitched mostly in the minor leagues, appearing in only 6 major league...

  • John Farrell

  • Jeff Fassero
    Jeff Fassero
    Jeffrey Joseph Fassero is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.-Montreal Expos:Fassero was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 22nd round of the amateur draft, but he bounced around in the minors for several years until he joined the Montreal Expos in...

  • Ed Hearn
  • Don Heinkel
    Don Heinkel
    Donald Elliott Heinkel is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played during two seasons at the major league level for the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals. He was drafted by the Tigers in the 30th round of the amateur draft...

  • Tom Kramer
    Tom Kramer
    Thomas Joseph Kramer is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Cleveland Indians during the 1991 and 1993 seasons.- Career with the Indians :...

  • Mark Lewis

  • Greg McMichael
    Greg McMichael
    Gregory Winston McMichael , is a former professional baseball player who pitched in relief in the Major Leagues from 1993-2000....

  • Francisco Melendez
    Francisco Melendez
    Francisco Javier Meléndez Villegas is a former professional baseball player. A first baseman and outfielder, Melendez played parts of five seasons in the Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies , San Francisco Giants , and Baltimore Orioles...

  • Jeff Mutis
    Jeff Mutis
    Jeff Mutis is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher.Mutis was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 34th round of the 1985 amateur draft, but did not sign. He was subsequently drafted by the Indians in the 1st round of the 1988 amateur draft...

  • Charles Nagy
    Charles Nagy
    Charles Harrison Nagy is an American former Major League Baseball All-Star right-handed pitcher who played for 14 seasons in the major leagues from to , mostly with the Cleveland Indians, and currently serves as the pitching coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks.-Early life and amateur career:Nagy...

  • Ken Ramos
    Ken Ramos
    Kenneth Cecil Ramos is a former Major League Baseball player and all-star minor league player. He played in 14 games for the Houston Astros in ....


  • Rudy Seánez
    Rudy Seanez
    Rudy Caballero Seánez [SEE-ah-nez] is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was the prototypical major league journeyman....

  • Jim Tatum
  • Mike C. Walker
  • Robbie Wine
    Robbie Wine
    Robert Paul Wine, Jr. is an American former Major League Baseball player. A catcher, Wine played for the Houston Astros in and . He last played professional baseball in ....



1991

  • Eric Bell
    Eric Bell (baseball)
    Eric Alvin Bell , is a retired professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1985-1993. He played for the Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles, and Houston Astros.-External links:...

  • Mike Birkbeck
    Mike Birkbeck
    Michael Lawrence Birkbeck is a former baseball player. A pitcher, Birkbeck played for the Milwaukee Brewers and New York Mets ....

  • Jim Bruske
    Jim Bruske
    James Scott Bruske is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, New York Yankees and Milwaukee Brewers from 1995-2000.-External links:...

  • Craig Chamberlain
    Craig Chamberlain
    Craig Phillip Chamberlain is an American former Major League Baseball player. A pitcher, Chamberlain played for the Kansas City Royals in and .-External links:...

  • Tim Costo
    Tim Costo
    Timothy Roger Costo is an American former Major League Baseball player. Mainly a career first baseman, Costo played for the Cincinnati Reds in and ....


  • Jerry Dipoto
    Jerry Dipoto
    Gerard Peter Dipoto , is a former professional baseball player and an executive who currently serves as the General Manager of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He served as interim GM of the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2010.-Early life:Dipoto played high school baseball at Toms River High School North...

  • Logan Easley
    Logan Easley
    Kenneth Logan Easley is an American former Major League Baseball player. A pitcher, Easley played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in and ....

  • José Elías Escobar
    José Elías Escobar
    José Elías Escobar Sánchez [es-coe-BAR] is a former Major League Baseball shortstop and right-handed batter who played for the Cleveland Indians ....

  • Rick Horton
  • Reggie Jefferson
    Reggie Jefferson
    Reginald Jirod Jefferson is a former designated hitter who played for the Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners and the Boston Red Sox. He played from to . He was traded in the winter of by Cleveland to Seattle for speedy shortstop Omar Vizquel...


  • Garland Kiser
    Garland Kiser
    Garland Routher Kiser is an American former Major League Baseball player. A pitcher, Kiser played for the Cleveland Indians in .-External links:...

  • Tom Kramer
    Tom Kramer
    Thomas Joseph Kramer is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Cleveland Indians during the 1991 and 1993 seasons.- Career with the Indians :...

  • Jesse Levis
    Jesse Levis
    Jesse Levis is an American Major League Baseball scout and former Major League Baseball player...

  • Carlos Martínez
  • Brian Meyer
    Brian Meyer
    Brian Scott Meyer is an American former Major League Baseball player. A pitcher, Meyer played for the Houston Astros from to .-External links:...


  • Oscar Muñoz
    Oscar Muñoz (baseball)
    Juan Oscar Muñoz is a former major league baseball pitcher.Muñoz attended the University of Miami and was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the fifth round of the 1990 amateur draft. He played in the Cleveland farm system until 1991...

  • Jeff Mutis
    Jeff Mutis
    Jeff Mutis is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher.Mutis was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 34th round of the 1985 amateur draft, but did not sign. He was subsequently drafted by the Indians in the 1st round of the 1988 amateur draft...

  • Ken Ramos
    Ken Ramos
    Kenneth Cecil Ramos is a former Major League Baseball player and all-star minor league player. He played in 14 games for the Houston Astros in ....

  • Rudy Seánez
    Rudy Seanez
    Rudy Caballero Seánez [SEE-ah-nez] is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was the prototypical major league journeyman....

  • Andres Thomas
    Andres Thomas
    Andrés Pérez Thomas , is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as a shortstop for the Atlanta Braves from 1985-1990. He batted and threw right-handed...


  • Jim Thome
    Jim Thome
    James Howard "Jim" Thome is a Major League Baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies. He is the eighth player to hit 600 home runs in the major leagues. He is widely considered a future Hall of Famer.-Cleveland Indians :...

  • Lee Tinsley
    Lee Tinsley
    Lee Owen Tinsley is a former Major League Baseball outfielder.-Playing career:Lee had a 5-year Major League playing career that included stops with the Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, and Philadelphia Phillies...

  • Mike C. Walker
  • Colby Ward
    Colby Ward
    Colby Ward, born on January 2, 1964 in Lansing, Michigan, is a former professional baseball player, pitching for the Cleveland Indians in 1990....

  • Kevin Wickander
    Kevin Wickander
    Kevin Dean Wickander is an American former Major League Baseball player. A pitcher, Wickander played for the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers, and Detroit Tigers from to .-External links:...



1992

  • Paul Byrd
    Paul Byrd
    Paul Gregory Byrd is an American professional baseball right-handed starting pitcher who is currently a free agent. He pitched in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2009. He is known as being the "nicest guy in baseball"...

  • George Canale
    George Canale
    George Anthony Canale is a retired Major League Baseball first baseman. He played during three seasons at the major league level for the Milwaukee Brewers. He was drafted by the Brewers in the 6th round of the 1986 amateur draft...

  • Alan Embree
    Alan Embree
    Alan Duane Embree is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher who is currently a free agent. Previously, Embree played with the Cleveland Indians , Atlanta Braves , Arizona Diamondbacks , San Francisco Giants , Chicago White Sox , San Diego Padres , Boston Red Sox , New York...

  • Brett Gideon
    Brett Gideon
    Byron Brett Gideon is an American former Major League Baseball player. A pitcher, Gideon played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Montreal Expos.-External links:...

  • Brian Giles
    Brian Giles
    Brian Stephen Giles is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. During his career he played for the Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates and San Diego Padres...


  • José Hernández
    José Hernández (baseball)
    José Antonio Hernández Figueroa nicknamed, "The Strikeout King" is a former Major League Baseball infielder....

  • Glenallen Hill
    Glenallen Hill
    Glenallen Hill is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for 13 seasons. Hill played with the Toronto Blue Jays , Cleveland Indians , Chicago Cubs San Francisco Giants , Seattle Mariners , New York Yankees , and Anaheim Angels...

  • Garland Kiser
    Garland Kiser
    Garland Routher Kiser is an American former Major League Baseball player. A pitcher, Kiser played for the Cleveland Indians in .-External links:...

  • Luis Lopez
    Luis Lopez (catcher)
    Luis Antonio Lopez is a former catcher and first baseman in Major League Baseball who played in 41 games for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Cleveland Indians during the and seasons....

  • Dave Mlicki
    Dave Mlicki
    David John Mlicki is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. After attending Oklahoma State University he was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 17th round of the 1990 amateur draft...


  • Donell Nixon
    Donell Nixon
    Robert Donell Nixon is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played all or part of four seasons in the majors, from until , playing all three outfield positions, most often in center field....

  • Chad Ogea
    Chad Ogea
    Chad Wayne Ogea is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He made his MLB debut in and played his final game in .-Professional playing career:...

  • Dave Otto
    Dave Otto
    David Alan Otto , is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1987-1994. Dave is a 1982 graduate of Elk Grove High School. At 6'7" he is the tallest pitcher to hurl for Elk Grove's Grenadiers...

  • Eric Plunk
    Eric Plunk
    Eric Vaughn Plunk , is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1986-1999.Plunk was involved in two trades for Rickey Henderson...

  • Ken Ramos
    Ken Ramos
    Kenneth Cecil Ramos is a former Major League Baseball player and all-star minor league player. He played in 14 games for the Houston Astros in ....


  • Joel Skinner
    Joel Skinner
    Joel Patrick Skinner is a former Major League Baseball catcher and former third base coach of the Cleveland Indians. Skinner was dismissed effective with the end of the 2009 season on September 30, 2009. He is the son of Bob Skinner, a National League outfielder in the 1950s and '60s...

  • Kelly Stinnett
    Kelly Stinnett
    Kelly Lee Stinnett is a retired Major League Baseball catcher. He played all or part of 14 seasons in the majors, from until .-High school years:...

  • Jim Thome
    Jim Thome
    James Howard "Jim" Thome is a Major League Baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies. He is the eighth player to hit 600 home runs in the major leagues. He is widely considered a future Hall of Famer.-Cleveland Indians :...

  • Lee Tinsley
    Lee Tinsley
    Lee Owen Tinsley is a former Major League Baseball outfielder.-Playing career:Lee had a 5-year Major League playing career that included stops with the Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, and Philadelphia Phillies...

  • Bill Wertz
    Bill Wertz
    William Charles Wertz is an American former Major League Baseball player. A pitcher, Wertz played for the Cleveland Indians in and . He played college baseball at Ohio State University. He last played professional baseball in with the minor league Akron Aeros.-External links:...



1993

  • Paul Abbott
    Paul Abbott (baseball)
    Paul David Abbott , is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from -. Over 162 games, Abbott had a 43-37 record, with 496 strikeouts and a 4.92 ERA.-Minnesota Twins:...

  • Gerald Alexander
    Gerald Alexander (baseball)
    Gerald Paul Alexander is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Texas Rangers from to .-External links:...

  • David Bell
    David Bell (baseball)
    David Michael Bell is a former Major League Baseball third baseman who is currently the manager of the Triple-A Louisville Bats...

  • Paul Byrd
    Paul Byrd
    Paul Gregory Byrd is an American professional baseball right-handed starting pitcher who is currently a free agent. He pitched in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2009. He is known as being the "nicest guy in baseball"...

  • Mike Dyer

  • Alan Embree
    Alan Embree
    Alan Duane Embree is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher who is currently a free agent. Previously, Embree played with the Cleveland Indians , Atlanta Braves , Arizona Diamondbacks , San Francisco Giants , Chicago White Sox , San Diego Padres , Boston Red Sox , New York...

  • Brian Giles
    Brian Giles
    Brian Stephen Giles is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. During his career he played for the Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates and San Diego Padres...

  • José Hernández
    José Hernández (baseball)
    José Antonio Hernández Figueroa nicknamed, "The Strikeout King" is a former Major League Baseball infielder....

  • Calvin Jones
  • Pat Lennon

  • Albie Lopez
    Albie Lopez
    Albert Anthony "Albie" Lopez is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He graduated from Mesa Community College. He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 20th round of the 1991 Major League Baseball Draft. Lopez was selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the second round of the expansion...

  • Luis Lopez
    Luis Lopez (catcher)
    Luis Antonio Lopez is a former catcher and first baseman in Major League Baseball who played in 41 games for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Cleveland Indians during the and seasons....

  • Greg McCarthy
    Greg McCarthy
    Gregory O'Neil McCarthy is an American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He played for the Seattle Mariners from to .In , McCarthy pitched for the independent Macon Peaches of the Southeastern League...

  • Dave Mlicki
    Dave Mlicki
    David John Mlicki is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. After attending Oklahoma State University he was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 17th round of the 1990 amateur draft...

  • Charles Nagy
    Charles Nagy
    Charles Harrison Nagy is an American former Major League Baseball All-Star right-handed pitcher who played for 14 seasons in the major leagues from to , mostly with the Cleveland Indians, and currently serves as the pitching coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks.-Early life and amateur career:Nagy...


  • Julio Peguero
    Julio Peguero
    Julio Cesar Peguero is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies in .-External links:...

  • Herbert Perry
    Herbert Perry
    Herbert Edward Perry, Jr. is a former American college and professional baseball player who was an infielder in Major League Baseball for all or part of nine season during the 1990s and 2000s...

  • Ted Power
    Ted Power
    Theodore Henry Power is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched from 1981-1993 for eight different teams.Power was born on January 31, 1955 in Guthrie, Oklahoma. The right-handed pitcher and right-handed batter went to college at Kansas State University...

  • Manny Ramirez
    Manny Ramírez
    Manuel "Manny" Arístides Ramírez Onelcida is a retired Dominican-American professional baseball outfielder. He was recognized for great batting skill and power, a nine-time Silver Slugger and one of 25 players to hit 500 career home runs. Ramirez's 21 grand slams are third all-time, and his 28...

  • Roberto Rivera
    Roberto Rivera (baseball)
    Roberto Rivera Díaz Roberto Rivera Díaz Roberto Rivera Díaz (born January 1, 1969 in Bayamón, Puerto Rico is a former Major League Baseball player. He made his MLB debut with the Chicago Cubs in . He last played in the majors for the San Diego Padres in .-External links:...


  • Paul Shuey
    Paul Shuey
    Paul Kenneth Shuey , is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who last played for the Baltimore Orioles....

  • Joel Skinner
    Joel Skinner
    Joel Patrick Skinner is a former Major League Baseball catcher and former third base coach of the Cleveland Indians. Skinner was dismissed effective with the end of the 2009 season on September 30, 2009. He is the son of Bob Skinner, a National League outfielder in the 1950s and '60s...

  • Julián Tavárez
    Julián Tavárez
    Julián Tavárez Carmen is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.-Minor leagues :...

  • Rafael Valdez
    Rafael Valdez
    Rafael Emilio Valdez Díaz is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the San Diego Padres in ....

  • Randy Veres
    Randy Veres
    Randolph Ruhland Veres is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was 6'3" tall, weighed 210 pounds and was right-handed. He attended Cordova High School....



1994

  • Paul Byrd
    Paul Byrd
    Paul Gregory Byrd is an American professional baseball right-handed starting pitcher who is currently a free agent. He pitched in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2009. He is known as being the "nicest guy in baseball"...

  • Carlos Crawford
    Carlos Crawford
    Carlos Lamonte Crawford is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played in one game at the major league level for the Philadelphia Phillies in . He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 51st round of the 1990 amateur draft...

  • Alan Embree
    Alan Embree
    Alan Duane Embree is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher who is currently a free agent. Previously, Embree played with the Cleveland Indians , Atlanta Braves , Arizona Diamondbacks , San Francisco Giants , Chicago White Sox , San Diego Padres , Boston Red Sox , New York...

  • Pep Harris
    Pep Harris
    Hernando Petrocelli "Pep" Harris is an American former Major League Baseball player. A pitcher, Harris played for the California/Anaheim Angels from 1996 to 1998.-Baseball career:...

  • Damian Jackson
    Damian Jackson
    Damian Jacques Jackson is a major league second baseman who currently plays for the Orange County Flyers of the independent Golden Baseball League. He bats and throws right-handed.-Early life:...


  • Greg McCarthy
    Greg McCarthy
    Gregory O'Neil McCarthy is an American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He played for the Seattle Mariners from to .In , McCarthy pitched for the independent Macon Peaches of the Southeastern League...

  • Gino Minutelli
    Gino Minutelli
    Gino Michael Minutelli is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played during three seasons at the major league level for the Cincinnati Reds and San Francisco Giants. He was signed by the Reds as an amateur free agent in...

  • Matt Williams
    Matt Williams (left-handed pitcher)
    Matthew Taylor Williams is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Williams pitched in for the Milwaukee Brewers, throwing 9 innings over 11 games....



1995

  • Sandy Alomar, Jr.
    Sandy Alomar, Jr.
    Santos "Sandy" Alomar, Jr., or in the Spanish-language naming system Santos Alomar Velázquez , is a former Major League Baseball catcher who played for the San Diego Padres , Cleveland Indians , Chicago White Sox and , Colorado Rockies , Texas Rangers , Los Angeles Dodgers , and New York Mets...

  • José Cabrera
  • Darrin Chapin
    Darrin Chapin
    Darrin Chapin was a professional baseball player in 1991 and 1992; as a right-handed relief pitcher. He pitched with the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies.His career ERA was 6.14....

  • Carlos Crawford
    Carlos Crawford
    Carlos Lamonte Crawford is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played in one game at the major league level for the Philadelphia Phillies in . He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 51st round of the 1990 amateur draft...

  • Roland de la Maza
    Roland de la Maza
    Roland de la Maza is a former Major League Baseball player who played one game for the Kansas City Royals in 1997. He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 15th round of the 1993 amateur draft. On August 30, 1997 he was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Kansas City Royals for Bip Roberts...


  • Travis Driskill
    Travis Driskill
    Travis Corey Driskill is a retired Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He is 6 feet tall and weighs 215 pounds. He bats and throws right-handed...

  • Danny Graves
    Danny Graves
    Daniel Peter Graves is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Born to an American serviceman father and a Vietnamese mother, he is the only Vietnam-born player in the history of the major leagues, and one of the few Vietnamese-American players...

  • Pep Harris
    Pep Harris
    Hernando Petrocelli "Pep" Harris is an American former Major League Baseball player. A pitcher, Harris played for the California/Anaheim Angels from 1996 to 1998.-Baseball career:...

  • Damian Jackson
    Damian Jackson
    Damian Jacques Jackson is a major league second baseman who currently plays for the Orange County Flyers of the independent Golden Baseball League. He bats and throws right-handed.-Early life:...

  • Steve Kline

  • Mike Matthews
    Mike Matthews
    Michael Scott Matthews is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched from to . Matthews graduated from Woodbridge Senior High School in Woodbridge, Virginia....

  • Alex Ramírez
    Alex Ramírez
    Alexander Ramón Ramírez is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who currently plays for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball. He played in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians and Pittsburgh Pirates...

  • Anthony Telford
    Anthony Telford
    Anthony Charles Telford is a former Major League baseball player who has played for the Baltimore Orioles, Montreal Expos, and Texas Rangers. In 2007 he was the pitching coach for the Aiken Foxhounds in the independent South Coast League...

  • Ricky Trlicek
    Ricky Trlicek
    Richard Alan Trlicek was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He was selected in the 4th round by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1987 MLB Draft.-Philadelphia Phillies:...

  • Don Wakamatsu
    Don Wakamatsu
    Wilbur Donald "Don" Wakamatsu is a former Major League Baseball catcher and manager. He was the manager of the Seattle Mariners for the season, as well as the majority of the season...


  • Eric Yelding
    Eric Yelding
    Eric Girard Yelding , is a former Major League baseball player who was with the Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs from -...



1996

  • Bruce Aven
    Bruce Aven
    David Bruce Aven is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. Aven attended and played baseball for the Lamar University Cardinals....

  • José Cabrera
  • Bartolo Colón
    Bartolo Colón
    Bartolo Colón is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2009 and again in 2011...

  • Roland de la Maza
    Roland de la Maza
    Roland de la Maza is a former Major League Baseball player who played one game for the Kansas City Royals in 1997. He was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 15th round of the 1993 amateur draft. On August 30, 1997 he was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Kansas City Royals for Bip Roberts...

  • Einar Díaz
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See also

  • 1989 Canton-Akron Indians season
  • 1990 Canton-Akron Indians season
  • 1991 Canton-Akron Indians season
  • 1992 Canton-Akron Indians season
  • 1993 Canton-Akron Indians season
  • 1994 Canton-Akron Indians season
  • 1995 Canton-Akron Indians season
  • 1996 Canton-Akron Indians season
  • List of defunct Ohio sports teams

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