Albert Belle signed a five-year, $65 million contract with the Orioles in late 1998, but was able to play only two seasons. A polarizing figure, who had issues with the media, Belle hit 37 home runs and drove in 113 runs in 1999 with a .297 average and a .941 OPS.
The Cleveland Indians teams of the 1990s had some legendary players on the roster, but none of those teams would be complete without talking about the great Albert Belle.
During his tenure with the Cleveland Indians (now Cleveland Guardians), Albert Belle was one of the premier players in baseball. In his eight Major League years with Cleveland, the left fielder hit .295 with 1,014 hits, 223 doubles, 242 home runs, 751 RBI, .580 slugging percentage, and .949 OPS.
A lot of new faces, and some major heartbreak The offseason heading into 1997 saw some major roster turnover in Cleveland. Some of the key pieces of the ‘95 and ‘96 team would not return in 1997.
Twenty-seven years ago, the Chicago White Sox and Jerry Reinsdorf made an unprecedented splash in the free-agent market for slugger Albert Belle. Baseball history buffs and White Sox enthusiasts alike, let's step into the time machine and journey back to that game-changing day.
If no one on the 2023 ballot wins induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame during this month’s Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) election – and that is a real possibility – it doesn’t necessarily mean there will be no new plaques hung at Cooperstown come July.
Any player who receives votes from 12 members of the 16-person panel will be inducted into the Hall of Fame, along with anyone selected by 75% of the voters on the Baseball Writers Association of America ballot.
“Batgate” livens up the Cleveland-Chicago rivalry, while the South Siders put a second blowout on the Yankees’ tab 1907 The White Sox — “Hitless Wonders” just one year earlier — smash the New York Highlanders, 15-0 ...
Wednesday night, the Portland Trail Blazers finally landed Jerami Grant from Detroit, and the cost was surprising… There’s an old baseball story about Gene Michael and George Steinbrenner arguing about whether or not to sign Albert Belle or resign Bernie Williams.
News and Notes for Thursday, February 17. 2022 The owners say they don’t want a late spring training and yet they don’t seem to be doing anything it. .
Ed Short says goodbye, while Albert Belle mashes hello. 1970 With the White Sox approaching the end of their worst season in franchise history, GM Ed Short was fired after nine years on the job.
“Batgate” livens up the Cleveland-White Sox rivalry 1963 White Sox pitcher Gary Peters, on his way toward being named co-Rookie of the Year, threw a one-hitter at Comiskey Park in beating the Orioles, 4-0.
Albert Belle was once upon a time the highest-paid player in baseball. But that apparently did not affect his spending habits.
Here is a look at the greatest second-half performances in MLB history, including the mark that many of them stamped on the history of the game.
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