1B/DH Mike Napoli, who led the Indians in home runs and RBIs last year, received his American League championship ring from the Indians during a pre-game ceremony. "We don't want him to beat us because we're competitive, but that doesn't take away from the fondness and appreciation we have for him," Indians Manager Terry Francona said.

DH Mike Napoli hit two homers and collected four RBIs for his 16th career multi-homer game. Two of those have come this year. Ten of his 13 homers have come since the start of May and the four RBIs matched his season high.

1B Mike Napoli returned to Texas lineup after a stint on the disabled list with a strained lower back, going 1-for-4 in the Rangers' 10-4 victory over Seattle on Friday. He'll share time with Joey Gallo at first, though, manager Jeff Banister said the rotation won't be a platoon. The more versatile and athletic Gallo can play four positions, including DH, so he'll see time elsewhere. Napoli returned to the active roster with a .192 average with 11 home runs including eight in May -- and 25 RBIs over 51 games. He returned after only one injury rehab game, at Double-A Frisco, going 0-for-4 on Thursday.

1B Mike Napoli was sent on a rehab assignment to Triple-A Frisco. He went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts Thursday.

1B Mike Napoli (lower back strain) is not on the trip to Washington and most likely won't be in Houston, manager Jeff Banister said Friday. Napoli is eligible to come off the disabled list June 14. He is hitting .192 in 51 games.

1B Mike Napoli was place on the 10-day disabled list, retroactive to June 4, with a lower back strain. Napoli had played in just three of the first six games in the club's current homestand, and he exited his last contest on Saturday against Houston after four innings. He is batting .192 with 11 home runs and 25 RBIs over 51 games with the Rangers this season. This is just Napoli's second disabled list stint since 2013.

1B Mike Napoli was placed on the 10-day disabled list on Tuesday, the team announced. Napoli suffered a lower back strain during Saturday's contest against the Houston Astros. The move is retroactive to Sunday. Napoli, 35, is batting just .192 this season. He does rank second on the squad with 11 homers, trailing Joey Gallo's 16.

The Miami Marlins placed first baseman Justin Bour on the 10-day disabled list prior to Tuesday's game against the Chicago Cubs.An MRI exam performed Monday determined Bour suffered a bone bruise in his left ankle during Saturday's contest against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He appeared as a pinch hitter on Sunday before sitting out Monday's series opener against the Cubs. The move is retroactive to Monday.Bour has clubbed a team-best 16 homers. He is batting .295 and is tied for the club lead with 40 RBIs.The Marlins recalled catcher Tomas Telis from Triple-A New Orleans to fill the roster opening. Telis was hitless in two at-bats for Miami earlier this season.--The Atlanta Braves placed right-hander Bartolo Colon on the disabled list with a left oblique strain.The move came one day after the 44-year-old Colon was bashed for eight runs in 3 2/3 innings by the Philadelphia Phillies. Colon is 2-7 with a 7.78 ERA in 12 starts.--Detroit Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler was activated from the... [More]

Struggling Texas Rangers first baseman Mike Napoli was placed on the 10-day disabled list on Tuesday, the team announced.Napoli suffered a lower back strain during Saturday's contest against the Houston Astros. The move is retroactive to Sunday.Left-hander Dario Alvarez (elbow) was activated from the disabled list to fill the roster spot.Napoli, 35, is batting just .192 this season. He does rank second on the squad with 11 homers, trailing Joey Gallo's 16.Alvarez is 2-0 with a 3.48 ERA in 13 relief appearances for Texas this season.

1B Mike Napoli was out of the lineup Sunday because of back spasms. He left Saturday's game in the fourth inning because of the back. He's now missed three games because of the back in the last week. Texas manager Jeff Banister said Napoli would get treatment Sunday and Monday. If he doesn't respond to treatment by the time the Rangers start their series against the New York Mets on Tuesday, the club could put him on the disabled list.

1B Mike Napoli left the game in the fourth inning with back spasms. Napoli struck out in his lone at-bat in the second and twisted awkwardly trying to snare an errant Rougned Odor throw in the top of the fourth. Napoli missed two games earlier in the homestand because of back issues.

1B Mike Napoli had an up-and-down night for the Rangers on Wednesday. He hit a solo homer and a single but also botched two foul popups for errors -- one leading to a run. The homer was his 34th in Fenway Park and his 108th Fenway RBI. He was with the Red Sox in 2013 and '14, winning a World Series in '13. The 34 homers tied Napoli with Jacoby Ellsbury for second place among active players -- Dustin Pedroia has 70 -- at Fenway.

DH Mike Napoli likes hitting Detroit pitching. He hit his ninth of the season in the fourth inning Friday night to give Texas a 3-0 lead in a game the Rangers won, 5-3, for their 10th straight win. Napoli has 11 home runs at Comerica Park in 36 career games and has 16 home runs plus 43 RBI in his career against Detroit. "When you look at the comfort zone of players, the ballpark, the team, it does show up," manager Jeff Banister said. "It doesn't show up every day but it does show up. We look at those numbers and those do come into play for us."

1B Mike Napoli hit his fourth career walk-off home run -- a three-run shot -- Thursday night in a 5-2 win. It was his first since June 18, 2014, against Minnesota when he was with Boston. It was also his 15th career multi-homer game, as Napoli added a solo blast in the eighth. He came into the game batting .160. "It was nice to contribute, especially the way I've been going lately," Napoli said.

1B Mike Napoli clubbed his fourth home run of the season in the fourth inning off Astros RHP Lance McCullers, his fourth homer in his last six games against the Astros. Napoli has homered in consecutive games at Minute Maid Park and has recorded an RBI in three consecutive games in Houston.

1B Mike Napoli now has three hits against Royals RHP Ian Kennedy, with all three being home runs. Napoli is just 3-for-20 against Kennedy. Napoli has just 11 hits on the season, but five have gone for extra-bases.

1B Mike Napoli snapped out of a 3-for-31 funk with his RBI single in the sixth inning on Friday. Napoli now has seven RBI this season, with three coming this week.

Veteran first baseman James Loney was released by the Texas Rangers on Monday.Loney, who was competing for the backup first baseman job behind Mike Napoli, batted .174 during spring training.The 32-year-old signed a minor-league contract with Texas in January, but the team signed Napoli a month later.Last year, Loney batted .265 in 366 plate appearances for the New York Mets. Loney spent his first seven seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who traded him to the Boston Red Sox in 2012. He spent the next three seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays before joining the Mets.In 1,443 regular season games, Loney has a .284 batting average with 108 home runs and 669 RBIs.

1B/DH Mike Napoli's future with the Indians is up in the air. At age 35, he had a career year in 2016, leading the team with 101 RBIs and tying for the team lead with 34 home runs. He was also huge in the clubhouse and a team leader. His "Party At Napoli's" moniker turned into one of the Indians' battle cries in 2016. As a free agent last year, Napoli signed a one-year $7 million contract. As a free agent this year he could get a multi-year offer from some team for more money than the Indians would be willing to pay.

It was the best of years and the worst of years for the Cleveland Indians in 2016.Ironically, it was how they dealt with the worst that made it the best, and despite the disappointment of losing Game 7 of the World Series, Cleveland looks toward the 2017 season with optimism.Despite playing virtually the entire season without their best player, Michael Brantley, half their season without starting catcher Yan Gomes, and the entire postseason with basically just 2 1/2 starting pitchers, the Indians came within one extra-inning loss from winning their first world championship since 1948.In assessing their needs for 2017, heart and spunk isn't on the list. That was driven home for manager Terry Francona, who had to navigate through the postseason without two of his top three starting pitchers. Carlos Carrasco and Danny Salazar were both injured in September. After beating Toronto in five games in the American League Championship Series, Francona sat down with pitching coach Mickey Callaway... [More]