Articles filed under MLB
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Expect struggling Cubs to stake future on prospect potentialJun 25, 2024 6:00 am - The major-league #Cubs have been a disappointment, which is why it’s becoming more likely the team’s minor-leaguers are the future.
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Taillon pitches 7 sharp innings as the Cubs beat the Mets 8-1Jun 22, 2024 5:32 pm - Jameson Taillon pitched seven crisp innings, Christopher Morel homered and the Cubs cooled off the New York Mets with an 8-1 victory on Saturday. Taillon struck out a sea...
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Drew Thorpe gets first major-league win, combines on 5-hitter to lead White Sox over Tigers 5-1Jun 22, 2024 4:24 pm - DETROIT — Drew Thorpe pitched six scoreless innings and got his first major-league win in his third start, pitching the White Sox over the Detroit Tigers 5-1 on Saturday....
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Jim O’Donnell: Ambitious 1984 Cubs reunion skips Wrigley, set for Lake in the HillsJun 22, 2024 3:22 pm - WHAT'S AN HVAC GUY from Lake in the Hills doing outhustling the Cubs front office? That question will be air-conditioned Monday and Tuesday when Stu McVicar and his c...
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Hey now, are there really no White Sox worthy of being an all-star?Jun 22, 2024 11:53 am - Early returns confirm that the White Sox do not exist, as we have suspected for some time now. Among the 80 American League players included on the first listing for the ...
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White Sox can’t get bats going against Tigers, who snap 4-game skidJun 21, 2024 9:19 pm - Carson Kelly hit an early 2-run homer, Jack Flaherty was solid into the sixth inning and the Detroit Tigers snapped a four-game losing streak by holding on to edge the White Sox 2-1 on Friday night.
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Martinez hits a 3-run homer as the Mets rough up Imanaga while routing the Cubs 11-1Jun 21, 2024 8:53 pm - J.D. Martinez, Francisco Alvarez and Brandon Nimmo homered against Shota Imanaga, and the New York Mets pounded the Cubs 11-1 on Friday. Francisco Lindor had 3 hits and s...
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Reds, Brewers, Nationals are on pace to post highest stolen-base totals of any MLB team since 1990sJun 21, 2024 6:11 pm - MILWAUKEE — Cincinnati's Elly De La Cruz understands how much of a distraction he causes to opposing pitchers whenever he gets on base. “It seems like they get a little b...
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Bat speed finally becomes a concrete stat; what does it show?Jun 21, 2024 6:00 am - This week in baseball takes a look at the new bat-speed metric and what it says about a couple of young Cubs sluggers.
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Donovan homers, Cardinals beat Giants 6-5 in game at Rickwood Field honoring Mays and Negro LeaguesJun 20, 2024 10:11 pm - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Brendan Donovan hit a 2-run homer and a double and the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the San Francisco Giants 6-5 in the Negro Leagues tribute game at R...