Articles filed under Baseball
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Calarco breaks Schaumburg Boomers record for RBI in a season in lopsided victoryJul 05, 2025 10:28 pm - Just 50 games into the 2025 season, Anthony Calarco broke the franchise single-season record for RBI as the Schaumburg Boomers rolled past the Evansville Otters 18-5 on S...
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Bobby Jenks, All-Star closer and White Sox cult hero, dies of cancer at 44Jul 05, 2025 7:22 pm - In 2005, Bobby Jenks was as much of a cult hero in Chicago as he was a closer. Burly and baby-faced, he was armed with a fastball that touched 100 mph. Jenks was like a s...
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Trust busted: Cubs suffer rare bullpen bust as Cardinals rallyJul 05, 2025 6:13 pm - St. Louis scored 5 runs in the eighth inning to turn the tables and beat the Cubs 8-6 on Saturday at Wrigley Field.
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Schaumburg Boomers earn walk-off win in front of capacity home crowdJul 04, 2025 10:57 pm - The Schaumburg Boomers treated a sold-out home crowd of 8,054 to a walk-off win over the Evansville Otters, celebrating Independence Day with a 9-8 victory Friday at Wint...
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Quero hits 1st homer to back Houser’s gem as White Sox edge Rockies in matchup of MLB’s worstJul 04, 2025 10:37 pm - Adrian Houser allowed two hits in eight innings and rookie catcher Edgar Quero hit his first major league home run — a tiebreaking solo shot in the sixth that sent the Chicago White Sox past the Colorado Rockies 3-2.
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Chicago Dogs beat tired Kane County Cougars in RosemontJul 04, 2025 10:14 pm - The Kane County Cougars traveled overnight to get to Rosemont, and the Chicago Dogs made them pay, winning Game 1 of the first matchup between the two at Impact Field 5-3...
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Great eight: Cubs set franchise record with 8 home runs in win over St. LouisJul 04, 2025 9:16 pm - The Cubs blasted a franchise-record 8 home run in an 11-3 victory over St. Louis on Friday at Wrigley Field. Michael Busch had 3 and Pete Crow-Armstrong 2 as the Cubs won their fourth straight.
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Lake Zurich’s Svanson brings some heat for Cards on rough day at WrigleyJul 04, 2025 5:45 pm - Cardinals right-handed pitcher Matt Svanson is the first player from Lake Zurich High School to reach the major leagues. A late growth spurt during his college years at Lehigh pushed his arm to another level.
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The question again hanging over the Cubs at the trade deadline: If not now, when?Jul 04, 2025 4:10 pm - In closing a controversial deal that aimed to end the Chicago Cubs’ 108-year World Series drought, Theo Epstein memorably declared, “If not now, when?” Back in the summer...
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Pitcher Taillon set to miss ‘more than a month’; Cubs call up WicksJul 04, 2025 11:59 am - Cubs starting pitcher Jameson Taillon went on the injured list Friday with a right calf strain, while lefty Jordan Wicks was called up from Iowa.