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Cubs agree to deal with 1st-round draft pick Ed HowardJun 22, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Cubs have signed first-round draft pick Ed Howard to a minor league contract that includes a $3,745,500 bonus. Howard went No. 16 overall in t...
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Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says clubs will issue schedule, asks whether players can report for training by July 1Jun 22, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says clubs will issue schedule, asks whether players can report for training by July 1. ...
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MLB owners move to open abbreviated season with July 1 report dateJun 22, 2020 1:00 am - In an ideal world, major-league baseball owners and players would have come together during a difficult time and agreed to launch an abbreviated season. Apparently, that...
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Signing day: Cubs, White Sox agree to terms with first-round draft picksJun 22, 2020 1:00 am - The Cubs were "ecstatic" when Ed Howard was still available on the first round of the draft earlier this month. They jumped at the chance to select the local talent, and...
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Balk in baseball coronavirus talks, July 19 start offJun 21, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - An email from baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred to union head Tony Clark led to a balk in the drawn-out talks to start the pandemic-delayed season, which...
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This Date in BaseballJun 21, 2020 7:00 am - June 22 1925 - The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 24-6 with Kiki Cuyler and Pie Traynor each hitting a grand slam and Max Carey getting two hits in the ...
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Chicago pro sports teams hope for best, prepare for worstJun 21, 2020 1:00 am - Bears president Ted Phillips, Bulls counterpart Michael Reinsdorf and Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts were the guest speakers at the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce's annual ...
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Odd ball: Runners start on 2nd base, tie games, re-entry?Jun 20, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Extra innings that start with runners on second base, games ending in ties and re-entry are among the possibilities for a radically altered 2020 Major Le...
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Former All-Star shortstop Addison Russell joins KBOJun 20, 2020 7:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Former Chicago Cubs All-Star shortstop Addison Russell will look to rebuild his career abroad after he signed a one-year, $530,000 contract wit...
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Yankees, Mets to train in New York if MLB resumesJun 20, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Yankees and Mets would train in New York if Major League Baseball and its players try to start the coronavirus-delayed season. Gov. Andrew Cuomo made...