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Travis Hafner, DH, Cleveland IndiansHot off the Wire Fantasy Sports NewsIndians | Hafner homers Wednesday The Associated Press reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner hit his 16th home run of the year in a winning effort in the first game of a doubleheader Wednesday, Sept. 30. Indians | Hafner homers Wednesday The Associated Press reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner hit his 160th home run with the team Wednesday, Sept. 2, moving him within three of 10th place on the franchise list. Indians | Hafner due back Wednesday Indians.MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner (shoulder) is expected to return Wednesday, Sept. 2. Indians | Hafner sits again The Associated Press reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner (shoulder) missed his second straight game with a sore right shoulder Sunday, Aug. 30. He'll be examined Monday, Aug. 31. Indians | Hafner day-to-day Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner (shoulder) missed the game against the Baltimore Orioles Saturday, Aug. 29, because of left shoulder soreness, according to The Associated Press. He is listed as day-to-day. If Hafner is still experiencing soreness Sunday, Aug. 30, he will be examined in Cleveland Monday, Aug. 31. Indians | Hafner to rest shoulder after season Indians.MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner (shoulder) plans to rest his shoulder for a couple of months after the season. Indians | Hafner to sit Wednesday The Akron Beacon Journal's Sheldon Ocker reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner will receive the day off Wednesday, Aug. 26. Indians | Hafner has a big game The Associated Press reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner went 3-for-5 with a homer and four RBIs Monday, Aug. 24. Indians | Hafner still dealing with shoulder issues Matt ODonnell, of MLB.com, reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner (shoulder) has continued to struggle with a bothersome right shoulder, which is affecting his swing. "It's been improving as the season has gone on," Hafner said. "It probably won't be fully healed until the offseason when I can rest it for awhile." He has tried to compensate by choking up on his bat more than usual to shorten his swing and control the bat head better. Indians | Hafner slumping The Associated Press reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner went 0-for-4 and stranded seven runners on base Tuesday, Aug. 18. He is hitless in his last 11 at-bats. Indians | Hit four homers Friday Bob Sherwin, of MLB.com, reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner, OF Ben Francisco, 1B Ryan Garko and 2B Jamey Carroll hit home runs Friday, July 24. Indians | Hafner sitting Thursday The Cleveland Plain Dealer's Paul Hoynes reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner will rest Thursday, July 23. Indians | Hafner slated for regular playing time The Akron Beacon Journal's Sheldon Ocker reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner is expected to play the next three games. The team has abandoned his rest schedule of sitting every third day, and he'll be in the lineup regularly. Indians | Hafner to play Friday Indians.MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner will be back in the lineup Friday, June 26, with the team returning home and the designated hitter rule back in effect. Indians | Hafner goes deep The Associated Press reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner hit a home run and drove in three runs Tuesday, June 16. He is hitting .310 with three homers and seven RBIs since being activated June 5. "(My shoulder is) doing pretty good," Hafner said. "It feels a little tired, but overall it feels pretty good. I feel like it's progressing better than it was two weeks ago." Indians | Hafner, DeRosa hit home runs Monday The Associated Press reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner and 3B Mark DeRosa each hit home runs during the team's 14-12 loss Monday, June 15. Hafner finished 3-for-5 with three RBIs and a run scored while DeRosa went 2-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Indians | Hafner gets the day off The Associated Press reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner received the day off Sunday, June 7. He was 0-for-15 against Sunday's starter Chicago White Sox SP Bartolo Colon. Indians | Hafner will not play Sunday The Associated Press reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner (shoulder) will not be in the starting lineup Sunday, June 7, so he can rest his shoulder. Indians | Hafner, Garko hit back-to-back homers The Associated Press reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner and 1B Ryan Garko hit back-to-back home runs in a winning effort Friday, June 5. It was Hafner's first game back from the disabled list. Indians | Hafner activated Paul Hoynes, of The Cleveland Plain Dealer, reports the Cleveland Indians activated DH Travis Hafner (shoulder) from the 15-day disabled list Friday, June 5. Indians | Hafner update The Associated Press reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner (shoulder) will rejoin the team Thursday, June 4, for an examination. If all checks out, he could return the following day. Indians | Hafner held out of Triple-A game Saturday Anthony Castrovince, of MLB.com, reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner (shoulder) was held out of the lineup in a rehab game for Triple-A Columbus Saturday, May 30, because his shoulder was bothering him. He is hoping to play Sunday, May 31. It is not known when he will return to the Indians lineup. Indians | Hafner on track for Monday The Cleveland Plain Dealer's Paul Hoynes reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner (shoulder/back) will have to play three straight games with Triple-A Columbus beginning Thursday, May 28, before returning. He's slated to return Monday. Indians | Hafner takes BP Tuesday Anthony Castrovince, of MLB.com, reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner (shoulder) took batting practice with the team Tuesday, May 26, and will do so again Wednesday, May 27, before returning to the his rehab assignment with Triple-A Columbus. Manager Eric Wedge hopes to have Hafner back with the team next week. Indians | Hafner has minor setback Indians.MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner (shoulder/back) was scratched from his minor league rehab assignment Monday, May 25, due to mid-back tightness. He'll take batting practice for two days and resume his rehab assignment late this week. Indians | Hafner plays Sunday The Associated Press reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner (shoulder) singled in three at-bats with Triple-A Columbus Sunday, May 17. Indians | Hafner taking BP Updating a previous item, Anthony Castrovince, of MLB.com, reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner (shoulder) has been taking batting practice this week and has received positive results. Hafner's shoulder condition will have to be monitored for the rest of the season. Indians | Hafner takes early BP The Akron Beacon Journal reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner (shoulder) took early batting practice Monday, May 11, and ''did really well,'' according to the words of head trainer Lonnie Soloff. After he takes batting practice over the next two days, he is expected to go on a rehab assignment to Triple-A Columbus Friday, May 15, for an undetermined number of games. Indians | Hafner improving Sheldon Ocker, of the Akron Beacon Journal, reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner (shoulder) is hoping to return from the disabled list when he is eligible to be activated. "The soreness that Travis experienced is not uncommon after the procedure that Dr. Andrews performed," trainer Lonnie Soloff said. "He is optimistic that Travis can return to game activities when his 15 days [on the disabled list] are up or shortly thereafter." Indians | Hafner visits specialist Monday The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner (shoulder) and head athletic trainer Lonnie Soloff visited Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Ala., Monday, May 4, to have his sore right shoulder checked out. Indians | Hafner to visit with doctor next week Paul Hoynes, of The Cleveland Plain Dealer, reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner (shoulder) will visit with Dr. James Andrews next week. However, the team does not think his shoulder issue is anything too serious. Indians | Hafner to DL Nick Cafardo, of The Boston Globe, reports the Cleveland Indians placed DH Travis Hafner (shoulder) on the disabled list with a sore right shoulder Wednesday, April 29. Indians | Hafner to be in lineup Friday Anthony Castrovince, of MLB.com, reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner will be in the lineup Friday, April 24, after receiving the day off Thursday, April 23. Hafner will receive a few days off each week after undergoing shoulder surgery in the offseason. Indians | Hafner sitting today According to a Yahoo! box score, Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner isn't in the lineup Thursday, April 23. Indians | Sizemore, Hafner struggle against Meche Indians.MLB.com's Anthony Castrovince reports Cleveland Indians OF Grady Sizemore is hitting just .212 with two homers in 33 lifetime at-bats against Kansas City Royals SP Gil Meche. DH Travis Hafner is hitting .238 with one homer in 21 career at-bats against Meche. Indians | Hafner has success against Ponson Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner is now 5-for-8 lifetime against Kansas City Royals SP Sidney Ponson, according to The Associated Press. Indians | Hafner sits The Associated Press reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner received the day off Tuesday, April 14. Manager Eric Wedge doesn't want to play Hafner three days in a row yet. Indians | Hafner has forgettable day The Associated Press reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner struck out three times and left eight runners on base Monday, April 13. Indians | Hafner on homer tear Anthony Castrovince, of MLB.com, reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner has homered in his last three games. Indians | Hafner, Sizemore have success against Greinke MLB.com reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner and OF Grady Sizemore both have had success in their careers against Kansas City Royals SP Zack Greinke. Hafner is hitting .348 with one home run and three RBIs in 23 at-bats and Sizemore is batting .303 with two home runs and 11 RBIs in 33 career at-bats off Greinke. Indians | DeRosa, Hafner homer in victory The Globe and Mail reports the Cleveland Indians pounded out 10 hits, including a two-run homer from 3B Mark DeRosa and a two-run shot from DH Travis Hafner, to pick up their first win of the season, 8-4, over the Toronto Blue Jays. Indians | Hafner given Saturday off Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner was given the day off Saturday, April 11, against the Toronto Blue Jays, according to Dennis Manoloff of The Cleveland Plain Dealer. Indians | Three homer Friday The Associated Press reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner, C Victor Martinez and OF Shin-Soo Choo all hit home runs Friday, April 10. Hafner hit his second homer in as many days and drove in three runs. Indians | Four homer Thursday The Associated Press reports Cleveland Indians OF Grady Sizemore, C Victor Martinez, DH Travis Hafner and C Kelly Shoppach all hit home runs Thursday, April 9. Sizemore hit two home runs in the game. It was Sizemore's seventh career multi-homer game. Indians | Hafner healthy Anthony Castrovince, of MLB.com, reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner (shoulder) has around 90-95 percent strength in his right shoulder and is optimistic that he will be able to endure the long season. He is still working to fix some mechanical flaws in his swing that he developed last year while dealing with his injured shoulder. Indians | Hafner looking good Paul Hoynes, of The Cleveland Plain Dealer, reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner (shoulder) has been driving balls with authority in Spring Training. Hafner has been progressing nicely and the team will begin playing him on consecutive days in Spring Training, according to manager Eric Wedge. Hafner is currently hitting .167 (3-for-18) this spring. "We're working to get back to those strong muscle-memory habits that he had. The foremost thing now is he needs reps. I'm not concerned on March 16 what he does within those at-bats. The results are not important," hitting coach Derek Shelton said. Indians | Hafner, Dellucci make debuts Friday Anthony Castrovince, of MLB.com, reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner (shoulder) went 0-for-2 in his spring debut while OF David Dellucci (thumb) hit a solo home run Friday, March 6. Indians | Sizemore, Hafner to return Friday Anthony Castrovince, of MLB.com, reports Cleveland Indians OF Grady Sizemore (groin) and DH Travis Hafner (shoulder) are both expected to play in the team's Spring Training game Friday, March 6. Sizemore has been hitting and receiving treatment for his groin, but has not done any leg work since injuring his groin. Indians | Hafner taking batting practice The Associated Press reports Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner (shoulder) has been taking batting practice and could play this week. Indians | Hafner could play this week Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner (shoulder) could make his first Grapefruit League appearance later this week, according to The Associated Press. | Feature LinksFantasy Football Weekly Playbook FREE Fantasy Baseball
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