Ex-Indians owner dies

Richard E. Jacobs stepped up along with his brother in the 1980s to rescue Cleveland’s baseball franchise, which was struggling under weak financial backing and poor fan attendance at an outdated, huge stadium.

Under his leadership, the Indians twice reached the World Series and sold out 455 consecutive games at a new ballpark.

Jacobs, who had been in ill health, died at the age of 83 on Friday, his real estate company confirmed.

Jacobs and his brother David bought the Indians from the Steve O’Neill estate in 1986 for $40 million. David Jacobs died in 1992.

The team’s new ballpark in downtown Cleveland became Jacobs Field when it opened in 1994, and the Indians made it to the World Series in 1995 and 1997. Jacobs owned the club until 2001.

Glavine lashes out

An aggravated Tom Glavine said that he wasn’t happy with how Atlanta handled his release, and after his public comments Braves president John Schuerholz apologized for the club’s approach.

Glavine said the Braves knew they were going to release him on Tuesday afternoon but “still paraded me out in Rome to a sold-out crowd” for his minor league start that night.

“That to me is extremely aggravating,” Glavine said.

Judge delays razing

The demolition of Tiger Stadium was halted by a judge hours after crews began tearing down what’s left of the historic ballpark.

Wayne County Circuit Judge Isidore Torres issued a temporary restraining order.

The injunction was requested by the Old Tiger Stadium Conservancy.

Clearing the bases

St. Louis manager Tony La Russa and Twitter have reached a settlement in his lawsuit against the social networking site. La Russa said that Twitter has agreed to pay legal fees and make a donation to his Animal Rescue Foundation. … Mets reliever J.J. Putz, formerly with Seattle, will have surgery Tuesday to remove a bone spur and pieces of bone from his right elbow and is expected to miss 10 to 12 weeks.