Tribe -- and smiling Corey Kluber - featured on SI MLB preview cover
Cleveland Indians Cy Young winner Corey Kluber has gained a cult-like reputation for his stoic demeanor on the mound -- but even this has him smiling.
Kluber and teammate Michael Brantley, who finished third in American League MVP voting, are coverboys on a regional edition of Sports Illustrated's 2015 MLB preview.
This week's cover (3/4): MLB Preview: Why the @Indians will win their first series since 1948 http://t.co/cpi8mINpRg pic.twitter.com/smFjLPOnrw
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) March 24, 2015
Three other teams also earned spots on this year's covers.
This week's cover (1/4): MLB Preview '15: The @Nationals are ready to do some damage http://t.co/cpi8mINpRg pic.twitter.com/r26uwvnWjy
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) March 24, 2015
This week's cover (2/4): MLB Preview '15: The @Royals are asking, 'why not us?' http://t.co/cpi8mINpRg pic.twitter.com/1Vlp5Ft91I
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) March 24, 2015
This week's cover (4/4): MLB Preview '15: It's time to believe in the @Mariners http://t.co/cpi8mINpRg pic.twitter.com/sAcSGZMNX6
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) March 24, 2015
As for a cover jinx? Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, who was on one last year, did suffer an elbow injury that caused him to miss most of the final two months of the season after a strong start to his first in the states.
But Angels coverboy Mike Trout proved the jinx notion moot with a fruitful season complete with 36 HR, 111 RBI a .287 batting average and the award for the league's most valuable player.
