Articles filed under Baseball
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Help from above? White Sox win one for most famous fanMay 09, 2025 10:22 pm - While the White Sox played up their status as the favorite team of Pope Leo XIV, they took care of the Miami Marlins 6-2 on Friday at Rate Field.
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Schaumburg Boomers can’t get clutch hit in shutout loss at JolietMay 09, 2025 9:53 pm - The Schaumburg Boomers placed runners on base in eight innings and outhit the home-standing Joliet Slammers but suffered a 5-0 loss on the road Friday night.
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Cubs lose third straight game as Mets hit four solo home runsMay 09, 2025 9:37 pm - Francisco Lindor led off with the first of New York's four solo homers and the Mets rolled to a 7-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series. Brett Baty and Jeff McNeil went deep in the second while Juan Soto homered in the fourth to help the Mets improve to 14-3 at Citi Field.
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How the Cubs put Cade Horton back on the fast track, leading to his debut in New YorkMay 09, 2025 5:50 pm - The first-place Cubs didn’t promote pitcher Cade Horton from Triple-A Iowa to save their season in May or give a dragging team a jolt of energy. Rather, the buzz is more about what Horton, 23, could eventually become by October for a legitimate playoff contender.
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Talking to ‘The Pope’ about the Pope, Caleb Williams, Ben Johnson and White SoxMay 09, 2025 11:18 am - After the white smoke cleared and the world found out that the pope is not only from the United States but also — and more importantly — from Chicago, there were naturally a lot of important questions. Is the South Side native a White Sox fan or a Cubs fan? Does he prefer deep dish or tavern-style pizza? Does he have thoughts about Caleb Williams?
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Kane County Cougars’ comeback falls short in first game of seasonMay 08, 2025 10:17 pm - In a low-scoring affair, the Kane County Cougars fell to the Sioux City Explorers 2-1 on Opening Night, but not without some late-inning drama. Explorers (1-0) pitcher Ky...
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Schaumburg Boomers open season with a big comeback win over Windy CityMay 08, 2025 10:12 pm - The Schaumburg Boomers kicked off the 2025 season by scoring eight runs over the final two innings to take down the Windy City ThunderBolts 10-3 at Wintrust Field. Schaum...
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Cubs or Sox? New pope’s Chicago roots lead to debate over baseball loyaltiesMay 08, 2025 8:16 pm - The election of a new pope brings all kinds of analysis and theorizing, about his chosen papal name, his views on reforms, his fluency in Italian, even his choice of footwear. But after learning they can call the leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics one of their own, many Chicagoans and suburbanites also mused on something eternally sacred: Pope Leo XIV’s baseball allegiances.
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Witt and Bubic help the Royals blow out the White Sox for 4-game series sweepMay 08, 2025 5:12 pm - Bobby Witt Jr. had four hits, Kris Bubic pitched seven innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the White Sox 10-0 to complete a four-game series sweep. Salvador Perez had three RBI as the Royals posted their sixth consecutive win.
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Chet Lemon, former White Sox center fielder, dies at 70May 08, 2025 5:04 pm - Chet Lemon, a three-time All-Star outfielder who helped the Detroit Tigers win the 1984 World Series, has died after a lengthy battle with blood cancer. He was 70. The Tigers announced his death in a post on X. Lemon batted .273 with 215 homers and 884 RBI over 16 seasons with Chicago and Detroit from 1975 to 1990.