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The Chicago Cubs announced Monday that outfielder Seiya Suzuki will miss the World Baseball Classic with a left oblique injury. There is currently no timetable for Suzuki’s return, but an update on the injury is expected sometime Tuesday. The 28-year-old is entering his second season with the Cubs after starting his career in Japan. With […] READ MORE
Christian Walker Wins 2022 Gold Glove Award Rawlings announced its 2022 Gold Glove winners Tuesday afternoon, with Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Christian Walker earning his first career award. The selection criteria for the Rawlings Gold Glove award consists of a combination of the SABR Defensive Index (25%) and a vote of managers and coaches (75%). […] READ MORE
It’s no secret that the Chicago Cubs aren’t going to sniff the playoffs this year. They’re currently 20 games under .500 with a record of 62–82. They have just under 20 games left to play this season. However, manager David Ross and his guys have been playing like a team in a Wild Card race […] READ MORE
The New York Yankees acquired Scott Effross in a trade with the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs will receive one of the Yankees’ top pitching prospects, Hayden Wesneski. It’s the second trade the Yankees made today. Although, it wasn’t exactly the high-profile trade that both Cubs and Yankees fans have long been hearing about, as there […] READ MORE
As trade rumors swirl, All-Stars Willson Contreras and Ian Happ Might Head East Back in 2009, the Chicago Cubs signed a young catcher as an international free agent. That catcher was none other than Willson Contreras. After seven years of being a standout prospect in the Cubs farm system, even winning the 2015 Cubs Minor […] READ MORE
While the Houston Astros are the best team in baseball heading into the trade deadline, don’t expect them to sit idly by. The Astros trade rumors are heating up. They are linked to a number of players when it comes to making moves before the deadline. After the Yankees made their move getting Andrew Benintendi […] READ MORE
The All-Star Break has come to a close, with the Detroit Tigers finishing the first half at an underwhelming 37-55. A magnitude of injuries to pitchers plus one of the worst offenses in baseball have propelled the Tigers to the sixth-worst record in the league. As the Trade Deadline approaches, the Tigers have a few […] READ MORE
Nico Hoerner of the Chicago Cubs put up an underrated first half of the 2022 season. Sadly, many overlook his skills; we all know that good players and their work are often not celebrated or discussed, especially when playing for a bad team. However, quietly and among people who cover the game regularly, the shortstop […] READ MORE
The Chicago Cubs 2020 season ended when they were eliminated from the playoffs last Friday by the Miami Marlins. Chicago really struggled to make contact at the plate. In the two losses versus Miami, they had nine hits and just one run. This was a story all too familiar for the Cubs, and has been […] READ MORE
In a season where everything has been different this past week added another layer to the season. We had a few more games get postponed due to COVID-19. That’s not anything new. But the week had several games get postponed due to the racial uproar over the Jacob Blake shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin. As a […] READ MORE
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