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Contreras bat flip has Ross' full supportApr 14, 2021 1:00 am - Some managers might belong to the "old school" way of thinking, but Cubs boss David Ross said he enjoyed the saga of Willson Contreras and the Brewers Tuesday. After get...
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Steele, Alzolay built tight friendship in minorsApr 13, 2021 6:00 pm - Television viewers saw Adbert Alzolay cheering for reliever Justin Steele during Monday's game in Milwaukee. It turns out the two pitchers - one from Venezuela and the o...
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Duffy becomes fourth Cubs player to join injured listApr 13, 2021 5:00 pm - A fourth Cubs player went on the injured list Tuesday, but manager David Ross said none of the four players have actually tested positive for COVID. Infielder Matt Duffy...
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Steele doesn't rule out being a starterApr 13, 2021 5:00 pm - Since 2015, Cubs lefthander Justin Steele has been strictly a starter in the minor leagues. His major-league debut on Monday was 1 1/3 innings of relief and a day later,...
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Contreras late HR lifts Cubs to win at MilwaukeeApr 13, 2021 3:00 pm - Last week against the Brewers at Wrigley Field, Willson Contreras was hit by pitches in the front of the helmet and on the shoulder. His second at-bat in Milwaukee on Tu...
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This Date in BaseballApr 13, 2021 7:00 am - April 14 1910 - William Howard Taft became the first U.S. president to throw out the first ball at a baseball opener in Washington. 1910 - Chicago's Frank Smith pitched ...
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UrÃas drives in 3 on pinch-hit double, Brewers down Cubs 6-3Apr 13, 2021 7:00 am - MILWAUKEE (AP) - Pinch-hitter Luis UrÃas drove in three runs with a go-ahead double and the Milwaukee Brewers scored six times in the sixth inning to beat the Chicago C...
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Cubs' Hendricks feeling ill, scratched amid team COVID scareApr 13, 2021 7:00 am - MILWAUKEE (AP) - With the team facing a COVID-19 scare, Chicago Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks was scratched from his scheduled start Tuesday night after the right-hander i...
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Joe West awarded $500,000 in damages against Paul Lo DucaApr 13, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Major league umpire Joe West was awarded $500,000 in damages plus interest dating to July 8 in a defamation suit against former All-Star catcher Paul Lo ...
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MLB's 2020 rookies debut all over again with fans in standsApr 13, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Trevor Rogers' major league debut was only about half what he expected. 'œA lot of jitters,'ť the Miami Marlins left-hander recalled. 'œAnd a lot of card...