MATT ALBERS RUMORS & GOSSIP

MLB News: Indians activate RP Matt Albers

The Cleveland Indians have activated right-handed pitcher Matt Albers from the Restricted List. Albers, 30, is 1-0 in four appearances this season. In five innings pitched, he has allowed three earned runs, striking out four batters while walking three. He was placed on the Restricted List after his time on the Paternity/Medical Emergency List drew to a close. He will rejoin the...
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26 days ago  |  Discuss

Cleveland Indians Activate Matt Albers, Designate Fernando Nieve

MLB News: The Cleveland Indians activated pitcher Matt Albers from the restricted list and designated pitcher Fernando Nieve for assignment. Congratulations to the Albers family from FFLockerRoom! Fantasy Ramifications: Neither Albers nor Nieve offers any fantasy baseball value for 2013. The post Cleveland Indians Activate Matt Albers, Designate Fernando Nieve appeared first on...
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26 days ago  |  Discuss

Cleveland Indians Matt Albers Transferred To Restricted List

MLB News: Matt Albers was transferred by the Cleveland Indians from the paternity list to the restricted list. Joining the paternity list back on the 12th in the anticipation of his child being born, the kid has decided to stick around mommies womb for a little while longer. FFLockerRoom wishes the Albers family all the best of luck in a healthy birth and in the future as well. If...
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28 days ago  |  Discuss

Indians put RP Matt Albers on ‘family medical emergency’ list; make minor trade

Today the Indians announced that they have moved relief pitcher Matt Albers to the family medical emergency list. The move will allow Albers more time to be with his wife during the birth of their child. He can stay on that list until Friday. They also announced a trade- “The Indians completed a Minor League trade, acquiring CA CHRIS WALLACE from the Houston Astros in exchange...
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April 15, 2013  |  Discuss

Albers to be out longer, Berger traded

Today the Indians announced that they have transferred right-handed pitcher Matt Albers from the paternity list to the family medical emergency list. The paternity list allows a player up to three days of leave, so Albers would have needed to be activated on the roster today; however, he is not ready to return to the team. The family medical leave list allows a player to be out for...
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April 15, 2013  |  Discuss

MLB News: Indians sign Perez, Smith, Masterson and Albers to one-year deals

Just as they had late Thursday evening with Drew Stubbs and Lou Marson, the Cleveland Indians have agreed to terms with relief pitchers Chris Perez and Joe Smith. Both players have signed one-year deals that effectively avoid arbitration. Perez, who made $4.5 million last season, agreed to a $7.3 million deal with the team. He is coming off of consecutive All-Star appearances, saved...
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January 18, 2013  |  Discuss

Matt Albers Surprised By Trade But Excited To Return To National League, Enter Playoff Race

Three hours before Tuesday's game, Matt Albers started packing up his belongings. The reliever had recently received word that he'd been shipped to the Diamondbacks in exchange for lefty Craig Breslow. While Albers has been traded in the past, this transaction caught him off guard. "I wasn't really expecting [it]," Albers said. "I've been traded before...
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July 31, 2012  |  Discuss

Bobby Valentine Slaps Matt Albers Across the Face During Mound Visit (Animation)

Bobby Valentine used a unique motivational tactic to get Matt Albers focused during Friday night's game. During a visit to the mound in the bottom of the seventh inning, Valentine slapped Albers (lightly) across the face before turning and heading back to the dugout. It appears to have worked, too, since Albers struck out the next batter he faced on three pitches. See the slap...
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May 18, 2012  |  Discuss

Matt Albers Ready for the Long Haul, Plans to Mix More Pitches

FORT MYERS, Fla. –– The grueling stretch of the 2011 season took its toll on Matt Albers. Through the first four months of the year –– and 35 appearances –– Albers was reliable and effective in the Red Sox bullpen, averaging a 1.96 ERA. His July was especially remarkable, considering he didn't surrender a single run during the month. But in August, the momentum was...
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March 23, 2012  |  Discuss

Hey, Hey, Hey, Matt Albers is Back

The Red Sox have re-signed relief pitcher Matt Albers to a one-year $1.075 million contract.  Let's hope it is the first half Matt Albers and not the second half Matt Albers that will pitch for Boston next season.
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December 12, 2011  |  Discuss
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