About the Author

Zack Meisel covers the Indians for The Athletic and previously covered the team for cleveland.com and MLB. He is a 2011 graduate of Ohio State University. He lives in Cleveland. Sandy Alomar Jr. played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball, including 11 with the Cleveland Indians, with whom he won Rookie of the Year and a Gold Glove Award. He now serves as the Indians first base coach. Jim Thome played 22 seasons in MLB, including 12 with the Cleveland Indians. A five-time All-Star, Thome was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018.