Chicago Cubs
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Cubs re-sign four players, land international prospectJan 15, 2021 4:00 pm - The Cubs took care of some transactions Friday, signing Javy Baez, Kris Bryant, Willson Contreras and newly-acquired pitcher Zach Davies to one-year deals, thus avoiding...
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Theo Epstein hired as MLB consultant to evaluate rules changes
Jan 14, 2021 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Former Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox executive Theo Epstein has been hired by Major League Baseball as a consultant for on-field matters and will evaluate p...
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Will spring training start on time? Baseball waiting for clarityJan 09, 2021 12:00 am - Spring training is just over a month away. Well, it usually it is. Like everything else in the age of COVID-19, nothing is certain in major-league baseball right now, an...
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Baseball Way Back: Raye-Stout the straw that stirs the drinkJan 09, 2021 12:00 am - Part 1 of 2 When Cheryl Raye-Stout produced Chet Coppock's sports talk show on WMAQ radio in the 1980s, he dubbed her "the straw that stirs the drink." Players and other...
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Schwarber signs one-year contract with NationalsJan 09, 2021 12:00 am - Not long after the Cubs non-tendered Kyle Schwarber in early December, manager David Ross was asked about the popular slugger. "Unfortunately for everybody, it didn't tu...
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Cubs GM called rumors of Contreras deal 'fictional,' but Angels are reportedly interestedJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - After discussing the trade that sent top starting pitcher Yu Darvish and backup catcher Victor Caratini to the Padres for veteran right-hander Zach Davies and four prosp...
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Rea is latest potential starting pitcher to exit CubsJan 05, 2021 12:00 am - In a normal offseason, the Cubs' decision to release pitcher Colin Rea would elicit little more than a shrug. Not this year. Already short of potential starters after tr...
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Boog Sciambi to replace Len Kasper for Cubs TV broadcasts
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Sciambi replaces Kasper as TV play-by-play voice for CubsJan 04, 2021 12:00 am - Leaving a national job at ESPN to work for a local team might come across as a curious career choice, but Jon "Boog" Sciambi doesn't see it that way. "I'm super excited ...
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Hoyer on Cubs roster: 'We have some holes we need to fill'Jan 02, 2021 12:00 am - The new year has arrived, and as it stands right now Phillip Ervin is the Cubs' starting left fielder. Adbert Alzolay is the No. 4 starting pitcher, followed by Colin Re...