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Reliving Every Cleveland Indians Walk-off Win in 2016

By Benno Martens

Sep 20, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Indians Brandon Guyer (6) is held by center fielder Tyler Naquin (30) as shortstop Francisco Lindor (12) dumps ice on him after the game between the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field. The Indians won 2-1. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 20, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Indians Brandon Guyer (6) is held by center fielder Tyler Naquin (30) as shortstop Francisco Lindor (12) dumps ice on him after the game between the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field. The Indians won 2-1. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Cleveland Indians know they’re never out of a game, leading all of Major League Baseball with 11 walk-off wins this season. Let’s relive the excitement.

Tuesday night’s 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals marked the 11th time in 2016 that the Cleveland Indians won in a walk-off. That total is the most in all of Major League Baseball, and what makes it all the more impressive is how it seems it’s a different player assuming the role of hero each time.

Of the 11 walk-offs, the game-winning run has been driven in by nine different guys, with only Jose Ramirez and Tyler Naquin having done it twice.

“Any given night, it could be anybody,” said Brandon Guyer, the latest to deliver the magic, on Tuesday. “Tonight, it was me. But really, any night, if anyone’s got the opportunity, we all have full confidence that anyone can come through. It’s just really fun to be on a team like that.”

The first walk-off was delivered by Yan Gomes on June 1st, and the line has just kept moving from there. After Gomes, Mike Napoli, Carlos Santana, Jose Ramirez, Francisco Lindor, Tyler Naquin, Jason Kipnis, Lonnie Chisenhall, and Guyer have all had their turn being dogpiled, doused with water, and turned into a human punching bag.

So let’s take a few minutes to relive all the late-inning heroics the Indians have provided.

Yan Gomes walk-off single June 1st

Mike Napoli walk-off sacrifice fly June 2nd

Carlos Santana walk-off home run June 17th

Jose Ramirez walk-off single June 19th

Francisco Lindor walk-off single July 26th

Tyler Naquin walk-off sacrifice fly August 18th

Tyler Naquin walk-off inside-the-park home run August 19th

Jason Kipnis walk-off single August 29th

Lonnie Chisenhall walk-off single September 4th

Jose Ramirez walk-off single September 17th

Brandon Guyer walk-off single September 20th

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