Articles filed under Baseball
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Owen Caissie, Cubs’ top prospect, debuts in Toronto as offense continues its strugglesAug 15, 2025 10:37 am - About 90 minutes before first pitch, Owen Caissie strolled through the bowels of the Rogers Centre and entered the Cubs’ clubhouse. The 23-year-old slugger was about to make his big-league debut, batting fifth as the designated hitter in a lineup searching for the rhythm that made it one of the best teams in baseball earlier this season.
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The Savannah Bananas have a South Side sellout. Here’s how to watch their stopover in ChicagoAug 15, 2025 7:56 am - Another weekend in which the Savannah Bananas liberate a house of losing baseball. Rate Field, home of the flailing Chicago White Sox, hasn’t hosted sustained fun in quite some time. Enter Friday and Saturday batches of Banana Ball in front of sellout crowds.
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Kane County Cougars fall to Lake Country again at homeAug 14, 2025 10:24 pm - In another strong pitching performance, the Lake Country Dockhounds topped the Kane County Cougars 6-4 on Thursday night at Northwestern Medicine Field in Geneva.
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Calarco sets league record in extra-inning defeatAug 14, 2025 9:12 pm - Anthony Calarco set the Frontier League single season record for RBI by eclipsing the 100 mark for the year, but the Schaumburg Boomers suffered a 6-5 loss to the Sussex County Miners in 10 innings on Thursday night.
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What will it take to get Cubs hitters to relax?Aug 14, 2025 8:05 pm - Could pocket pancakes, a comedy routine or arrival of a new player help the Cubs shake their awful hitting slump? Craig Counsell needs to think of something.
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Cubs to call up outfield prospect Owen Caissie ahead of series finale: SourcesAug 14, 2025 10:50 am - The Cubs are calling up prospect Owen Caissie ahead of their series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday, league sources confirmed to The Athletic. News of the promotion of the left-handed, power-hitting outfielder was first reported by ESPN.
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Dockhounds even series with Kane County Cougars behind strong pitchingAug 13, 2025 9:49 pm - Pitching was the name of the game in a low-scoring battle between the Kane County Cougars and Lake Country Dockhounds Wednesday night at Northwestern Medicine Field in Geneva. But ultimately, the Dockhounds pitching came out on top 2-1.
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Calarco makes his first pro homer count in Boomers’ victoryAug 13, 2025 9:23 pm - Alex Calarco finished with three hits and blasted his first homer as a professional, a go-ahead 3-run homer in the fourth inning, as the Schaumburg Boomers made it two in a row against the leaders of the East Division, the Sussex County Miners, with a 6-2 win in New Jersey on Wednesday night.
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Rookie Horton fans career-high 8, Busch and Shaw homer as Cubs win; Amaya injured againAug 13, 2025 8:50 pm - Rookie right-hander Cade Horton struck out a career-high eight in 5⅔ sharp innings to win his fourth straight start, Michael Busch and Matt Shaw homered and the Cubs beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 on Wednesday night.
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Rookie Troy Melton allows 1 hit as Tigers beat White Sox 1-0 to win seriesAug 13, 2025 7:32 pm - Rookie Troy Melton allowed one hit in five innings and three Detroit Tigers relievers maintained a shutout of the Chicago White Sox in a 1-0 win on Wednesday.