Articles filed under Baseball
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Eyes, not iPads, sparked Priester’s turnaround with BrewersJul 28, 2025 9:00 pm - When the Brewers traded for right-handed pitcher Quinn Priester on April 7, it felt like a desperate move by a team that was beset by injuries to the pitching staff.
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Counsell, players applaud Cubs’ decision to extend HoyerJul 28, 2025 6:27 pm - The Cubs signed president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer to a multiyear contract extension Monday. Hoyer took over for Theo Epstein and led the rebuild after trading off the World Series nucleus.
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Boomers sweep JolietJul 27, 2025 8:45 pm - The Schaumburg Boomers beat Joliet 12-5 on Sunday.
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Cougars’ rally falls short against Kansas CityJul 27, 2025 8:40 pm - The Kane County Cougars lost 9-7 to Kansas City on Sunday.
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Pickoff, collision secure Cubs victory over SoxJul 27, 2025 6:34 pm - The Cubs escaped the South Side with a 5-4 victory on Sunday when Nico Hoerner made the most out of a baserunning blunder to account for the winning run.
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Cubs claim crosstown victory 6-1 in win scripted by the rookiesJul 26, 2025 10:19 pm - Cade Horton threw 6-plus scoreless innings and Matt Shaw blasted a 2-run homer to lift the Cubs past the White Sox 6-1 at Rate Field on Saturday.
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Thielbar survived rocky path to reach peak with CubsJul 26, 2025 8:16 pm - Left-handed reliever Caleb Thielbar has the third-best ERA on the Cubs pitching staff. The road to becoming a dominant reliever at age 38 was far from smooth.
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With Assad back in town, Cubs consider the possibilitiesJul 26, 2025 6:52 pm - Cubs pitcher Javier Assad was back with the team Saturday at Rate Field for the first time since suffering an oblique injury in spring training.
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Drafted by the Mariners, St. Viator graduate Hintz is making the change to professional baseballJul 26, 2025 4:54 pm - St. Viator graduate Casey Hintz was hoping he would be drafted by the Seattle Mariners earlier this month in the Major League Baseball draft, and he was, in the 16th round. “Deep down, that's where I wanted to go.”
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Record crowd sees Schaumburg Boomers rally to beat JolietJul 25, 2025 11:34 pm - A franchise-record crowd of 8,132 witnessed the Schaumburg Boomers rally from down 7-0 to knock off the Joliet Slammers 9-7 on Friday night at Wintrust Field. Joliet carr...