Articles filed under The Athletic
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Want 2027 All-Star Game tickets at Wrigley Field? The Cubs have a plan for thatAug 21, 2025 10:57 am - If you’re wondering how to get tickets to the 2027 MLB All-Star Game at Wrigley Field, here’s a tip: You should already have season tickets to the Chicago Cubs and you should be ready to renew them as part of a three-year plan.
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Do Bears have answer at left tackle with Braxton Jones? Why is it still a question?Aug 19, 2025 4:47 pm - The talk of a four-man open competition at left tackle dominated Bears talk this week and led to a lot of “If you have four left tackles, you don’t have one” kind of jokes.
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What might MLB expansion and realignment look like?Aug 19, 2025 3:04 pm - The Athletic projects what MLB realignment might look like with expansion on the horizon.
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Why did someone spend $12,000 on a Jay Cutler football card?Aug 17, 2025 6:58 pm - The man who purchased a Jay Cutler card for more than $12,000 is talking about why he spent so much.
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Former employee sues Blackhawks, alleging discrimination, wrongful terminationAug 15, 2025 3:15 pm - A former Chicago Blackhawks employee is suing the team for discrimination and retaliation, alleging he was treated differently by his supervisor for being gay, and then wrongfully fired shortly after being interviewed by Outsports, a website covering LGBTQ+ issues and individuals in sports.
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Owen Caissie, Cubs’ top prospect, debuts in Toronto as offense continues its strugglesAug 15, 2025 10:37 am - About 90 minutes before first pitch, Owen Caissie strolled through the bowels of the Rogers Centre and entered the Cubs’ clubhouse. The 23-year-old slugger was about to make his big-league debut, batting fifth as the designated hitter in a lineup searching for the rhythm that made it one of the best teams in baseball earlier this season.
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The Savannah Bananas have a South Side sellout. Here’s how to watch their stopover in ChicagoAug 15, 2025 7:56 am - Another weekend in which the Savannah Bananas liberate a house of losing baseball. Rate Field, home of the flailing Chicago White Sox, hasn’t hosted sustained fun in quite some time. Enter Friday and Saturday batches of Banana Ball in front of sellout crowds.
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Cubs to call up outfield prospect Owen Caissie ahead of series finale: SourcesAug 14, 2025 10:50 am - The Cubs are calling up prospect Owen Caissie ahead of their series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday, league sources confirmed to The Athletic. News of the promotion of the left-handed, power-hitting outfielder was first reported by ESPN.
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Greenberg: While Brewers can’t lose, Cubs are buckling under weight of expectationsAug 13, 2025 4:01 pm - While the Cubs are tumbling in the NL Central standings despite high expectations, the low-expectations Brewers just keep winning, on a 11-game streak through Tuesday’s games.
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What’s led to Pete Crow-Armstrong’s rough start to August?Aug 12, 2025 12:00 pm - From the All-Star break through the end of July, a span of 46 plate appearances, Pete Crow-Armstrong had a 188 wRC+ with nine doubles and two home runs. July was actually his best month at a 170 wRC+. So Crow-Armstrong is just being hard on himself. His struggles started in August, and we’re just a little over a week into the month. He has just three hits, just one for extra bases, and no walks in these nine games.