MLB
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Manfred says torpedo bats are 'good for baseball' and he hopes to see robot umps in MLB by 2026
Apr 06, 2025 8:15 pm - Torpedo bats are all the rage this season, and Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred believes all that chatter is positive for the sport. “They’re absolutely go...
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Garrett Crochet agrees to $170 million, 6-year deal with Red Sox, AP source says
Mar 31, 2025 8:56 pm - Ace left-hander Garrett Crochet has agreed to a record-breaking $170 million, six-year contract with the Boston Red Sox, according to a person familiar with the negotiati...
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Torpedo-shaped bats draw attention after Yankees hit team-record 9 homers in rout of Brewers
Mar 30, 2025 4:58 pm - NEW YORK — New torpedo bats drew attention when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers that traveled a combined 3,695 feet on Saturday. Using a strikingly dif...
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‘We don’t have a lot of margin for error’: Q&A with Cubs president Jed Hoyer
Mar 26, 2025 11:04 am - PHOENIX — Every year, I go to Arizona for spring break with my family and follow a similar routine. We stay with my in-laws, eat at familiar places, take the same hikes, ...
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Sasaki, Crews and Domínguez are among baseball's most intriguing rookies for the 2025 season
Mar 24, 2025 8:21 pm - It sure looks as if another impressive group of prospects could have a major impact on the majors this year. Baseball’s next big star could be part of this year’s rookie ...
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Back in Arizona, the Cubs are getting back to work ahead of domestic Opening Day
Mar 21, 2025 3:20 pm - After leaving Japan not too long after Wednesday night’s 6-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Tokyo Series, the Cubs are back in Arizona. As entertaining as the trip to Japan was for all involved, the bottom line is that Chicago is 0-2 with a daunting first month of the schedule awaiting.
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Ohtani and the Dodgers keep the Cubs and their rich history in the shadows in Japan
Mar 19, 2025 8:19 am - Cubs fans take pride in being underdogs, a role that ended briefly when they won the World Series in 2016 to end a 107-year drought between championships.
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Yamamoto, Ohtani deliver in return to Japan, Dodgers beat the Cubs 4-1 in season opener
Mar 18, 2025 8:00 am - Yoshinobu Yamamoto threw five strong innings, Shohei Ohtani had two hits and scored twice, and the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 on Tuesday in Major League Baseball's season opener at the Tokyo Dome.
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Dodgers star Mookie Betts won't play in 2 regular season games vs. Cubs in Tokyo because of illness
Mar 17, 2025 10:14 pm - TOKYO — Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts will not play in the two-game Tokyo Series against the Chicago Cubs because of an illness that's lingered for the past ...
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NL Central Preview: Brewers looking to hold off Cubs and Reds at top of division
Mar 17, 2025 7:13 pm - Christian Yelich and Milwaukee finished on top of the NL Central each of the past two seasons. A three-peat is going to be quite the challenge. While the Brewers had a qu...