Topic: Matt LaPorta

Matt LaPorta is a Major League Baseball player, currently playing first base for the Cleveland Indians . LaPorta first came to Cleveland in July of 2008 in a trade that sent pitcher CC Sabathia to the Milwaukee Brewers .Because of an injury ...

The night after they ended their 18 game losing streak in Cleveland, the Tampa Bay Rays felt entitled to take another one before they left town. Justin Masterson vs. Wade Davis was the match-up. The Tribe came out strong. Mastterson cruised through ...

Matt LaPorta hits 2-run homer, then sustains head injury in Indians' 9-3 victory over RangersMatt LaPorta hit a two-run homer, then later took an accidental elbow to the head and left the game Monday night as the Cleveland Indians beat the Texas ...

Indians get back-to-back 6-run innings in 15-5 shelling of AngelsCleveland's Matt LaPorta hit a two-run homer, his first of the spring, to highlight a six-run fifth inning and the Indians added six more in the sixth to complete a 15-5 thrashing of ...

Sizemore hits grand slam as Indians defeat Padres 10-5 Grady Sizemore hit a grand slam in a nine-run fourth inning to help the Cleveland Indians beat a San Diego Padres split-squad 10-5 on Wednesday.Wade LeBlanc yielded one run over three innings but ...

Sizemore scores 3 times, Huff pitches 7 innings in Indians' 4-2 win over RoyalsGrady Sizemore scored three runs and David Huff bounced back from a bad start in his previous outing to help the Cleveland Indians to a 4-2 victory over the ...

Indians call up 1B-OF Matt LaPorta, place OF Trevor Crowe on disabled listThe Cleveland Indians placed outfielder Trevor Crowe on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right oblique and recalled first baseman-outfielder Matt LaPorta from Triple-A Columbus on Wednesday.Crowe is hitting ...

San Diego State's Stephen Strasburg only college player selected for Olympic baseball teamSan Diego State pitcher Stephen Strasburg, whose 23-strikeout performance on April 11 brought him national attention, was the lone college player picked Wednesday for the U.S. baseball team headed to ...

Monday's Sports TransactionsMILWAUKEE BREWERS_Agreed to terms with LF-1B Matt LaPorta.PITTSBURGH PIRATES_Activated RHP John Wasdin from the 15-day DL.WASHINGTON NATIONALS_Purchased the contract of INF D'Angelo Jimenez from Columbus (IL).American AssociationCOASTAL BEND AVIATORS_Signed RHP Juan Jimenez.LINCOLN SALTDOGS_Signed LHP John Kaminski.PENSACOLA PELICANS_Signed RHP Jarrod Matthews. ...