Chicago Cubs
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Reports: Lester joining Nationals on one-year contractJan 18, 2021 12:00 am - There was no way the Cubs were going to bring Jon Lester back for the 2021 season on the original $25 million option in his contract. Still, they did seem interested in ...
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Cubs avoid arbitration with Bryant, Báez, Contreras
Jan 16, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Cubs avoided arbitration with three of their biggest stars, agreeing to one-year deals with third baseman Kris Bryant, shortstop Javier Báez and catc...
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Baseball Way Back: Stirring up baseball memories with 'the Straw'Jan 16, 2021 12:00 am - Last of 2 parts WBEZ radio sports journalist Cheryl Raye-Stout's career has come full circle. She began her career in the 1980s producing the Tony La Russa Show for WMAQ...
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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
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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...