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Imanaga returning to Cubs on one-year dealNov 18, 2025 4:03 pm - Shota Imanaga will be returning to the Cubs on a one-year, $22.025 million contract, a league source briefed on his decision said before Tuesday’s deadline to accept or reject the qualifying offer.
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The latest on the Cubs’ pitching pursuitsNov 17, 2025 5:50 pm - If there was any doubt about what their focus would be this offseason, Cubs executives Jed Hoyer and Carter Hawkins spelled it out last week during Major League Baseball’s GM meetings. Pitching is absolutely the club’s top priority.
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What we’re hearing about the Cubs’ pitching pursuits, from Dylan Cease to Michael KingNov 14, 2025 11:33 am - LAS VEGAS — If there was any doubt about what their focus would be this offseason, Chicago Cubs executives Jed Hoyer and Carter Hawkins spelled it out this week during Ma...
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MLS owners vote to flip schedule to European calendar, change format starting in 2027Nov 13, 2025 4:47 pm - MLS owners officially voted Thursday to flip the league’s calendar to begin in mid-July and run through May.
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Cubs meet with Kyle Tucker’s agent, but also appear ready to move on with post-Tucker plansNov 13, 2025 7:25 am - It’s still early in Major League Baseball’s offseason, but the Chicago Cubs appear ready to move on without Kyle Tucker, the consensus No. 1 player in this year’s free agent class.
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Hoyer open to Imanaga’s return to Cubs, under certain circumstancesNov 12, 2025 5:57 pm - As Shota Imanaga explores his options as a free agent, Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer signaled the club would welcome back the Japanese pitcher under certain circumstances.
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Kyle Tucker’s off-season begins now, but how many teams will be in position to sign him?Nov 11, 2025 6:07 pm - The convergence of the thriftiest rich franchise in baseball and the $400 million rental was an angle ready-made for the current state of baseball, where superstars are getting contracts that rivaled the value of entire teams 15 years ago, and only a handful of teams are anteing up to pay them.
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Odds for Kyle Tucker’s next team: Dodgers, Yankees and Phillies main contendersNov 11, 2025 5:26 pm - While legal sportsbooks in the U.S. aren’t offering next-team odds for Kyle Tucker, we asked Borgata director of race and sports Thomas Gable to create hypothetical odds for where he expects Tucker to sign, using the same analysis oddsmakers employ when creating these markets.
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Five Hawks players not named Bedard who shined on the roadNov 10, 2025 4:27 pm - The Athletic’s Mark Lazerus writes about several Blackhawks players (not named Connor Bedard) who shined during their long road trip.
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Garoppolo ready for one more chance at a starting quarterback jobNov 09, 2025 10:12 pm - Jimmy Garoppolo, the 49ers’ starting quarterback for most of six seasons, has spent the past season-and-a-half backing up Matthew Stafford with the Los Angeles Rams. But he’s ready for one more chance at a starting job.