Articles filed under Baseball
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Feeling a draft: Do White Sox take another high school player in first round?Jul 02, 2023 1:00 am - After drafting college players with their first-round pick for nine straight years, the White Sox shifted gears. They selected high school shortstop Colson Montgomery wi...
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Left-handed bats could be the key to unlocking Cubs offense; Indians blank CubsJul 01, 2023 4:00 pm - One theory about how to ignite the Cubs offense is find a consistent left-handed hitter. When the Cubs' bats were clicking in April, lefty Cody Bellinger got off to a ni...
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Baseball Way Back: From Forest View hero to White Sox No. 1 pickJul 01, 2023 1:00 am - Part 1 of 3 The Northwest suburbs has produced its fair share of major leaguers. Dave Kingman, Paul Splittorff, Fritz Peterson, Mike Marshall and Dave Otto spring to min...
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Why White Sox won't be sellers - or buyers - as trade deadline nearsJun 30, 2023 1:00 am - The White Sox are markedly better now than they were in April, but the numbers don't lie. They're still bad. Heading into Friday night's game at Oakland, only the Athlet...
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Steele, Morel, Madrigal help Cubs snap a 4-game skid with a 10-1 win over GuardiansJun 30, 2023 1:00 am - Justin Steele tossed a three-hit shutout into the seventh inning and won his third straight start, and the Cubs snapped a four-game skid with a 10-1 win over the Clevela...
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Quiet offense, bad bunts lead to Cubs' fourth straight lossJun 29, 2023 4:00 pm - Kyle Hendricks had never faced Kyle Schwarber in a real game. The first pitch Hendricks threw on Thursday at Wrigley Field was to Schwarber, who sent a low line drive ov...
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Cubs' Young gives away his first career home run ballJun 29, 2023 4:00 pm - Jared Young's first major league home run Wednesday came on an 0-2 pitch in the third inning, and he sent an Aaron Nola sinker 425 feet into the wind. "It's one of those...
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Will the Cubs be buyers or sellers? Hawkins admits season could still go either wayJun 29, 2023 1:00 pm - The Cubs midseason plan could be a natural discussion for CNBC or Bloomberg News. Will they be buyers or sellers? Bulls or bears? Will another rate hike by the Fed cause...
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Boomers bounced 11-10 at Tri-CityJun 29, 2023 1:00 am - Jake Joyce took over second place all-time in Frontier League history in appearances, but the Schaumburg Boomers finished a wild three-game visit to the Tri-City ValleyC...
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Kane County racks Up 10 hits in 8-7 winJun 29, 2023 1:00 am - In a back-and-forth ballgame, the Kane County Cougars earned an 8-7 victory over the Kansas City Monarchs on Thursday night at Northwestern Medicine Field. Kansas City (...