Articles filed under Baseball
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Rea is latest potential starting pitcher to exit CubsJan 05, 2021 12:00 am - In a normal offseason, the Cubs' decision to release pitcher Colin Rea would elicit little more than a shrug. Not this year. Already short of potential starters after tr...
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Phil Hughes retires, more than 2 years after last pitchJan 04, 2021 6:00 am - Phil Hughes has retired from baseball, more than two years after throwing his last pitch. The 34-year-old right-hander said on Twitter on Sunday he was announcing what's...
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Boog Sciambi to replace Len Kasper for Cubs TV broadcastsJan 04, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Jon 'œBoog'ť Sciambi is the new TV play-by-play announcer for the Chicago Cubs, replacing Len Kasper. Sciambi joins color analyst Jim Deshaies in the boot...
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Sciambi replaces Kasper as TV play-by-play voice for CubsJan 04, 2021 12:00 am - Leaving a national job at ESPN to work for a local team might come across as a curious career choice, but Jon "Boog" Sciambi doesn't see it that way. "I'm super excited ...
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Hoyer on Cubs roster: 'We have some holes we need to fill'Jan 02, 2021 12:00 am - The new year has arrived, and as it stands right now Phillip Ervin is the Cubs' starting left fielder. Adbert Alzolay is the No. 4 starting pitcher, followed by Colin Re...
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Baseball Way Back: In life and baseball, father-son bond strong between the StottlemyresJan 02, 2021 12:00 am - Former major league pitcher Todd Stottlemyre's relationship with his dad went far beyond fathers and sons playing catch. Mel Stottlemyre, a pennant-winning pitcher with ...
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Rozner: Cubs' promising future now a thing of the pastJan 01, 2021 12:00 am - It can't be that Cubs fans are shedding tears over the loss of Yu Darvish. Can't be. This is the same player that was so disdained as late as June 2019, the one that was...
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There was some good in 2020: Top women's sports stories in the Year of COVIDJan 01, 2021 12:00 am - Happy 2021! To 2020 I say good riddance ... but not before revisiting some important women's sports stories. A big first: Kim Ng, first hired in baseball by the Whit...
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Padres acquire RHP Yu Darvish in blockbuster trade with CubsDec 30, 2020 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - San Diego Padres general manager A.J. Preller reunited with an old friend in another blockbuster move Tuesday night. The aggressive Padres got Yu Darvish ...
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Padres finalize deal acquiring ace Blake Snell from RaysDec 30, 2020 6:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - Blake Snell gave up the ball in Game 6 of the World Series, shaking his head after manager Kevin Cash's curious pitching change. With three years left o...