Chicago Cubs
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Late arrival doesn’t rattle Horton, who wins MLB debut for CubsMay 10, 2025 10:28 pm - Cubs top pitching prospect Cade Horton tossed 4 innings and was credited with the victory in a 6-5 win over the Mets on Saturday.
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Punt, pitch and kick: Wheaton native Bachar took the long way to the majors, but it’s working outMay 10, 2025 8:23 pm - Wheaton North grad Lake Bachar went to college to be a kicker on the football team. But he gave baseball one more chance and now throws for the Miami Marlins.
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Lincicome: Will the new Pope take requests from hometown pro sports fans?May 10, 2025 10:00 am - A happy few days of nonsense welcomed Chicago’s Pope to his new job, usually a solemn time for pontiffs, but then baseball — and religion, too — needs all the nonsense it...
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Cubs lose third straight game as Mets hit four solo home runsMay 09, 2025 9:37 pm - Francisco Lindor led off with the first of New York's four solo homers and the Mets rolled to a 7-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series. Brett Baty and Jeff McNeil went deep in the second while Juan Soto homered in the fourth to help the Mets improve to 14-3 at Citi Field.
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How the Cubs put Cade Horton back on the fast track, leading to his debut in New York
May 09, 2025 5:50 pm - The first-place Cubs didn’t promote pitcher Cade Horton from Triple-A Iowa to save their season in May or give a dragging team a jolt of energy. Rather, the buzz is more about what Horton, 23, could eventually become by October for a legitimate playoff contender.
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Cubs or Sox? New pope’s Chicago roots lead to debate over baseball loyaltiesMay 08, 2025 8:16 pm - The election of a new pope brings all kinds of analysis and theorizing, about his chosen papal name, his views on reforms, his fluency in Italian, even his choice of footwear. But after learning they can call the leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics one of their own, many Chicagoans and suburbanites also mused on something eternally sacred: Pope Leo XIV’s baseball allegiances.
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Report: Top pitching prospect Cade Horton set to join Cubs this weekendMay 08, 2025 3:09 pm - According to a report by the Des Moines Register, Cubs top pitching prospect Cade Horton is set to join the team this weekend in New York.
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USWNT’s Mallory Swanson, Cubs’ Dansby Swanson expecting first child
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Do Cubs need more help? Wind keeps offense quiet in loss to San FranciscoMay 07, 2025 5:47 pm - Do the Cubs have enough to make a serious playoff run? Well, trades generally don’t happen until later in the season, so the options are limited as they dropped a home series to San Francisco.
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Cubs pitching coach believes Pressly needs more workMay 07, 2025 3:58 pm - Cubs reliever Ryan Pressly remained a topic of conversation Wednesday after giving up 9 runs to the Giants in the 11th inning of Tuesday night’s loss.