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Indians Clinch AL Central: Highlights, Twitter Reaction to Celebration

Bleacher Report | September 27, 2016

Related Topics: Cleveland Indians, American League Central, Detroit Tigers, Twitter, Marcia Fudge, Mike Napoli, Starting pitcher

For the first time since 2007, the Cleveland Indians are the champions of the American League Central thanks to their 7-4 win over the Detroit Tigers on Monday.

The victory immediately led to plenty of celebration in the locker room, as Matt Loede of NEO Sports Insiders and Dave Chudowsky of WKYC shared:

First baseman Mike Napoli provided his thoughts while celebrating, per Dennis Manoloff of Cleveland.com:

As the team's Twitter account noted, the magic number was officially zero:

ud83dudcc2 Cleveland Indians
u2514ud83dudcc1 2016 season
u2514ud83dudcc1 AL Central
u2514ud83dudcc1 Magic number
u2514u26a0ufe0f This folder is empty— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) September 27, 2016

Cleveland has apparently turned around its sports fortunes in the past year, as Rep.





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