Cleveland Indians C/INF Victor Martinez has joined the Bisons on a major league rehab assignment today and is scheduled to start TONIGHT as the Herd hosts the Lehigh Valley IronPigs at Dunn Tire Park (7:05 p.m.).

Hear Victor’s Pre-game conversation: CLICK HERE!

Martinez will start at catcher and bat third in Torey Lovullo’s starting line-up. He is scheduled to play six innings. Travis Hafner and Josh Barfield are both scheduled to rest today as part of their major league rehab assignments.

Travis Hafner will take a day for rest after going 2-3 in his first game back in nearly three months.

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Even with one more game to play in the round-robin portion of the Olympics, USA Baseball has clinched a birth in the medal round. Team USA is 4-2 and tied with Japan for thrid place heading into their matchup with Japan Wednesday a.m.

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Here are some links that I find helpful to track USA Baseball from Beijing:
USA Baseball: CLICK HERE!
MLB.com: CLICK HERE!
NBC Sports: CLICK HERE!

Future Games for Team USA:

Aug 20 Japan 7:00 a.m.

Aug 22 Olympic Semifinals

Aug 23 Olympic Medal Round

The Pronk had a great debut and now Victor is on the way. The two-time All Star catcher is scheduled to work six innings behind the plate tonight for the BIsons.

With three of Cleveland’s starting nine in Buffalo, the fireworks could start before the game is over!

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Jason Cooper played in his 400th game as a Buffalo Bison Monday night. The game tied him with Buffalo Baseball Hall of Famer Tom Prince for the most in the team’s Modern Era. Hear his thoughts heading into the game and how manager Torey Lovullo feels about the feat.

Cooper and Lovullo share thoughts: LISTEN HERE!

Cooper also ranks second in RBI (219), doubles (80), third in walks (167), tied for third in triples (18), fourth in runs (202) and sixth in hits (322) and home runs (49).