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  • This Day in Braves History: John Smoltz is elected to the Hall of Fame on his first ballot
    • This Day in Braves History: John Smoltz is elected to the Hall of Fame on his first ballot
    Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Arizona Diamondbacks/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1976 - Ted Turner, owner of UHF television station WTCG which already broadcasts Atlanta Braves games, buys the team for $12 million, largely with borrowed funds. He will soon turn his television station into a national superstation, on which Braves games are a staple product. 1997 - Former Atlanta Braves...2025
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  • Baseball history unpacked, January 6
    • Baseball history unpacked, January 6
    Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. The Hawk* lands in the Hall, Rizzo traded to the Cubs, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to...2025
  • Cody Bellinger has been traded from the Cubs to the Yankees
    • Cody Bellinger has been traded from the Cubs to the Yankees
    Getty Images It happened. We don’t have much more information right now, but I wanted to get this article to you while the information is fresh: BREAKING: OF/1B Cody Bellinger has been traded from the Chicago Cubs to the New York Yankees, sources tell ESPN. Bellinger, 29, is a former MVP and has two years remaining on his contract with an opt-out after 2025. Yankees continue to be aggres...2024
  • New York Yankees insider claims All-Star from AL Central could soon be ‘top trade target’ to replace Anthony Rizzo
    • New York Yankees insider claims All-Star from AL Central could soon be ‘top trade target’ to replace Anthony Rizzo
    A New York Yankees insider suggested an All-Star slugger from a top AL Central club could soon be a "top target" to replace Anthony Rizzo....2024
  • Ian Happ wins 3rd Gold Glove
    • Ian Happ wins 3rd Gold Glove
    Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The Cubs left fielder wins for the third-straight season The Rawlings Gold Glove Awards were announced this evening and for the third-straight season, the Cubs’ Ian Happ was given the award for the top defender in left field in the National League. Happ is the first Cubs’ outfielder to win a Gold Glove three years in a row. He was tied for th...2024
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  • • Yankees Decline Club Option On Anthony Rizzo
    The Yankees announced that they have declined their 2025 club option on Anthony Rizzo, and the veteran first baseman is now a free agent.  It was an $11MM decision for the team, as Rizzo will receive a $6MM buyout instead of the $17MM salary he would’ve received if the option had been exercised. The move…...2024

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  • • Baseball history unpacked, January 6
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  • Anthony Rizzo injury: Yankees first baseman makes ALCS roster after breaking fingers at end of regular season
    • Anthony Rizzo injury: Yankees first baseman makes ALCS roster after breaking fingers at end of regular season
    Rizzo was out for the ALDS...2024
  • Baseball history unpacked, October 7
    • Baseball history unpacked, October 7
    Happy birthday, Jose Cardenal! | Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Not the best day historically for playoff Cubs teams. Happy birthday to Jose Cardenal and many others. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at ...2024
  • The Cubs should be stealing more bases
    • The Cubs should be stealing more bases
    Nico Hoerner steals second base against the Twins | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images A closer look at the team’s running tendencies relative to the rest of the league this season. One of the big developments last season was the dramatic increase in stolen bases league-wide as the rules were adjusted to encourage teams to run more. How much more did teams run? A lot. In 2022 ...2024
  • 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 130
    • 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 130
    Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs offense explodes in a 14-2 win. Finally! After an interminably long road, this team made it back to .500. Unfortunately, the trip back took so long that it’s unlikely this team can continue on and get into legitimate contention. Fangraphs has the Cubs projected for 82 wins and a 3.3 percent chance of making the postseason. I’m not prepared to quibble ...2024
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  • 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 129
    • 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 129
    Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK The Cubs win the opener in Miami, 6-3. On April 26, the Cubs reached their high water mark at 17-9. That was a start so fantastic that the Cubs could go .500 the rest of the way and they’d win 85 games. 85 wins would have reached the playoffs last season and figures to be within a game or two this year at worst. As we all know, the bottom fe...2024
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  • 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 114
    • 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 114
    Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images The Cubs win 6-2 and take three of four from the Cards. I’ve been critical of this team for a while now. A combination of under achievement, sloppiness and injuries have waylaid the team’s hopes. They’ve played much better ball the last month than they have since the first month of the season. But with the amount of ground they’d need to make up to get...2024
  • 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 25
    • 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 25
    Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The Cubs sweep the Astros to close a successful homestand. Every season is an entity onto its own. You watch enough seasons and they start to feel like one long homogenous mass. But when you sort them out, or more specifically when one is going on, you can really feel that individuality. And so, as we sit in front of this currently unfolding season, th...2024
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  • 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 22
    • 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 22
    Photo by Griffin Quinn/Getty Images The Cubs were tripped up by the Marlins and so, settle for a weekend split. I know I’m having a selective memory problem, but I just feel like every year there is some disappointment involving games with the Marlins. Some of them are obvious. The recent post season loss. The 2003 soul-crushing NLCS loss. Heck, go all the way back to 1997 and they were a...2024
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  • 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 18
    • 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 18
    Peter van den Berg-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs win the game, the series, and the road trip with 5-3 victory. I like to start with a disclaimer. You are welcome to your own fandom and to experiencing it however you like. It is not my intent to tell you how you should think. How am I feeling about this team through 18 games? This team has gotten one abbreviated start from its best starter, Jus...2024
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Timeline

  • 2025
    "2012 - The Padres trade first base prospect Anthony Rizzo and minor league pitcher Zach Cates to the Cubs for pitcher Andrew Cashner and outfielder Kyung-Min Na."

  • 2024
    "2012 - The Padres trade first base prospect Anthony Rizzo and minor league pitcher Zach Cates to the Cubs for pitcher Andrew Cashner and outfielder Kyung-Min Na."

  • 2023
    "Then there was 2016 and his “Grandpa Rossy” persona, bestowed on him by Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant during Spring Training."

  • 2022
    "Aaron Judge, Anthony Rizzo and DJ LeMahieu chug beers at Rangers game"

  • 2021
    "The Yankees are finalizing a deal to acquire first baseman Anthony Rizzo from the Cubs, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan."

  • 2020
    "Cubs' Anthony Rizzo pokes fun at Astros' cheating scheme during spring training at-bat"

  • 2019
    "The Cubs have decided against pursuing an extension with first baseman Anthony Rizzo this offseason, agent Marc Pollack tells Jesse Rogers of ESPNChicago."

  • 2018
    "Standing on the same stage in the park where he has hosted a charity walk-a-thon, Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo tearfully addressed a prayer vigil in his hometown of Parkland, Fla."

  • 2017
    "Anthony Rizzo never forgot how difficult it was for his parents to deal with the news that their son had cancer, and that sparked the Cubs first baseman's efforts to help other families cope with the horrible disease."

  • 2016
    "Slumping Addison Russell and Anthony Rizzo homered in a 10-2 blowout win over the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium to deadlock the best-of-seven National League Championship Series at two games apiece."

  • 2015
    "Consider that challenge met, as the Cubs, despite a spirited comeback attempt by the Cardinals, held on for an 8-5 victory Tuesday night behind seven RBIs from Starlin Castro and Anthony Rizzo."

  • 2014
    "With Lester wearing a Cubs uniform, Maddon’s message to a clubhouse full of young phenoms like Anthony Rizzo, Starlin Castro, Javy Baez, Jorge Soler and Kris Bryant should ring far truer than he ever could have imagined when he took this job last month."

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Anthony Rizzo trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • This Day in Braves History: John Smoltz is elected to the Hall of Fame on his first ballot
    2025
  • • Baseball history unpacked, January 6
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  • • Cody Bellinger has been traded from the Cubs to the Yankees
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  • • Yankees Decline Club Option On Anthony Rizzo
    2024
  • A Cubs fan’s guide to the World Series
    • A Cubs fan’s guide to the World Series
    Anthony Rizzo and Juan Soto celebrate winning the ALCS | David Dermer-Imagn Images A Fall Classic made for the media The World Series is here and the broadcast networks are getting exactly what they dream about each year — a battle between the two largest media markets in the country. It’s sure to draw a lot of viewers. I’ll certainly be tuned in despite the fact that I’m already groaning ...2024
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  • 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 161
    • 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 161
    Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images A magical sendoff for a Cubs legend in a 3-0 win. What a day. We all have so many memories of Kyle Hendricks. Obviously, he started some of the most significant games in modern Cubs history, a statement that can be made without even an ounce of hyperbole. He started the deciding games of both the NLCS and the World Series in 2016, dominating the Dodgers ...2024
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  • A weekend to celebrate Cubs legends Anthony Rizzo, Kerry Wood and Aramis Ramirez delivered
    • A weekend to celebrate Cubs legends Anthony Rizzo, Kerry Wood and Aramis Ramirez delivered
    Anthony Rizzo acknowledges fans before the Yankees took two of three from the Cubs at Wrigley Field | Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images ... even as the team on the field fell short. I’ve been at the return game for every 2016 Cubs hero, and they’ve all delivered. The montages put together by the Cubs were on point. The crowd understood the assignment and delivered long standing ovations. Occa...2024
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  • Yankees 2, Cubs 0: Two mistakes
    • Yankees 2, Cubs 0: Two mistakes
    Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The Yankees are a very good team. You can’t make mistakes and beat them, and that was the lesson learned Saturday. The Yankees shut out the Cubs 2-0 on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field, and before I get to the two mistakes noted in the headline to this recap, a couple of shutout facts from BCB’s JohnW53: This was the 11th home game of the y...2024
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  • • Baseball history unpacked, January 6
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  • • Cody Bellinger has been traded from the Cubs to the Yankees
    2024
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  • • 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 161
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  • • A weekend to celebrate Cubs legends Anthony Rizzo, Kerry Wood and Aramis Ramirez delivered
    2024
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  • Cub Tracks’ Tony rewards
    • Cub Tracks’ Tony rewards
    Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The Cubs drop the first game of the series and need to win today. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’...2024
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  • • 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 129
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  • Re-live Game 7 of the 2016 World Series with Joe Maddon and Terry Francona
    • Re-live Game 7 of the 2016 World Series with Joe Maddon and Terry Francona
    Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant lead the mound celebration after the Cubs won the World Series in Cleveland | Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images You will probably want to record this one Have you spent way too much time wondering why Joe Maddon pulled Kyle Hendricks from Game 7 of the World Series in 2016 when he was dealing in the fifth inning? Or maybe, yo...2024
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  • The 2024 Cubs by the numbers
    • The 2024 Cubs by the numbers
    Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images A complete numerical list of this year’s Cubs as they get ready for this year’s Spring Training. As I do here every spring, I present to you a full numerical roster of all the players and coaches in Cubs spring camp. Also included are the Cubs’ retired numbers, so you can see the full numerical progression. There are 59 players in camp, the 40-man roste...2024
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  • In appreciation of David Ross
    • In appreciation of David Ross
    Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images The now ex-Cub manager is an important person in Cubs history. By now, you have heard the news that David Ross has been let go as Cubs manager and replaced by Craig Counsell, the former manager of the Brewers. Counsell received a five-year deal for a reported $40 million, so it’ll be a while before we have another Cubs manager, presumably. There will be...2023
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  • Today in Cubs history: The Cubs set a postseason home run record against the Cardinals
    • Today in Cubs history: The Cubs set a postseason home run record against the Cardinals
    Photo by David Banks/Getty Images This mark was tied Wednesday by the Phillies. The Phillies defeated the Braves 10-2 in Game 3 of their Division Series Wednesday in Philadelphia. In so doing they hit six home runs: Two each by Bryce Harper and Nick Castellanos and one by Trea Turner and Brandon Marsh. In so doing, the Phillies tied a postseason record that was set by the Cubs in Game 3 of...2023
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Top Anthony Rizzo news

  • • Rizzo humbled by Clemente Award honor
    2017
  • • Dodgers slowed by Cubs' fast start in G4 loss
    With Clayton Kershaw and Rich Hill out of the way temporarily, the Cubs went back to being the Cubs on Wednesday night. Slumping Addison Russell and Anthony Rizzo homered in a 10-2 blowout win over the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium to deadlock the best-of-seven National League Championship Series at two games apiece....2016
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  • • Braves fall short in slugfest vs. Cubs
    The Cubs' second-half offensive surge continued on Saturday at Wrigley Field as Rene Rivera smacked his first career grand slam, Anthony Rizzo reached 100 RBIs with a bases-clearing triple and Javier Baez added a solo home run and RBI double to post a 14-12 victory over the Braves for Chicago's sixth straight win....2017
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  • • Lester, Rizzo lead Cubs in 5-HR, 16-run rout
    Jon Lester hit his first Major League home run, notched his 2,000th career strikeout and got homers from Anthony Rizzo, Ian Happ and Javier Baez, to post a 16-4 victory over the D-backs on Tuesday night and continue the Cubs' hot second-half run....2017
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  • • Cards' Central lead cut as Cubs gain ground
    Having watched his club be swept and outscored, 15-4, during a June visit to St. Louis, Cubs manager Joe Maddon hoped they would make a September statement upon returning to Busch Stadium for a series budding with playoff implications. Consider that challenge met, as the Cubs, despite a spirited comeback attempt by the Cardinals, held on for an 8-5 victory Tuesday night behind seven RBIs from Star...2015
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  • • Cards rally, but Central lead down to 4 1/2
    Having watched his club be swept and outscored, 15-4, during a June visit to St. Louis, Cubs manager Joe Maddon hoped they would make a September statement upon returning to Busch Stadium for a series budding with playoff implications. Consider that challenge met, as the Cubs, despite a spirited comeback attempt by the Cardinals, held on for an 8-5 victory Tuesday night behind seven RBIs from Star...2015
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  • • Rizzo knocks in 6, but Cubs lose Schwarber
    Anthony Rizzo tied his career-high with six RBIs as the Cubs had 14 runs on 14 hits, but they lost left fielder Kyle Schwarber to a left ankle sprain in the second inning....2016
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  • • Lester, 5 HRs spur Cubs to 7th straight
    Dexter Fowler, Kyle Schwarber and Anthony Rizzo each homered in the fifth inning, and Schwarber added another two-run shot in the seventh plus an RBI single in the eighth, backing Jon Lester and powering the Cubs to a 9-2 victory Thursday over the Brewers at Wrigley Field for their 13th win in the past 14 games....2015
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  • • Baseball history unpacked, January 6
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  • • Ian Happ wins 3rd Gold Glove
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  • • A Cubs fan’s guide to the World Series
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  • • Baseball history unpacked, October 7
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  • • 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 161
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  • Very salty author cannot come up with an alliteration for this 4-3 Royals loss
    • Very salty author cannot come up with an alliteration for this 4-3 Royals loss
    Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images An absolutely maddening defeat. A low-scoring game ended in heartbreak for the Kansas City Royals as they fell 4-3 in an 11-inning skirmish with the New York Yankees. The Royals threatened immediately against Luis Gil. Bobby Witt Jr. lined a ball into the left-center gap that would have been a single for 99% of players, but Witt it turned into a double with ...2024
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  • • A weekend to celebrate Cubs legends Anthony Rizzo, Kerry Wood and Aramis Ramirez delivered
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  • • Cub Tracks’ Tony rewards
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  • Yankees 3, Cubs 0: Playoff hopes circling the drain, and Anthony Rizzo’s emotional return
    • Yankees 3, Cubs 0: Playoff hopes circling the drain, and Anthony Rizzo’s emotional return
    Anthony Rizzo is celebrated on his return to Wrigley Field | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The only thing Cubs fans had to cheer for Friday afternoon was celebrating the former Cubs first baseman. If you are one who enjoys no-hitters, well, you nearly got to see another one at Wrigley Field Friday afternoon after Wednesday’s gem by Cubs pitchers. Cody Bellinger’s one-out ...2024
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  • • 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 130
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Anthony Rizzo rumors, scandals

  • 2023 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 156
    • 2023 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 156
    Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports A three-game sweep sets up a fight to the finish. As easy as one, two, three! Okay, well, it wasn’t easy. But, the Cubs took care of a woeful (on the road) Rockies team in business-like fashion. This season has been so many things that we don’t always see from the Cubs. I’ve talked about it several times regarding their ability to come off the mat and rebound...2023
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  • • 2023 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 64
    Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images Class dismissed! Kyle is vintage Professor in a 4-0 win Some of you might not remember, but when your team wins back-to-back games, that’s called a winning streak. Yeah, it’s not really that long. Somehow, they won two straight against the Rays. I mean, not really just “somehow.” This team basically has one way it wins games: A domina...2023
  • • 2023 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 1
    Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Hope springs eternal! Welcome back for the 10th season of Heroes and Goats. I can remember back to 2014 when Al Yellon asked the Bleed Cubbie Blue faithful if any of them had ideas for new features. Me? I wouldn’t describe myself as particularly creative. But I well remember when Russ La Croix conceived Heroes and Goats. I was from the beginning a fan o...2023
  • • Tom Ricketts said ‘spend.’ Crane Kenney said the Cubs aren’t done spending. Time to spend, Jed Hoyer
    Jed Hoyer talks to reporters before the Field of Dreams Game last August | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images A look at where the Cubs stand 107 days to Opening Day. Okay, I admit it. That’s kind of a clickbaity headline. And as you know, I have often preached patience to those who say, “Why aren’t the Cubs signing anyone RIGHTFREAKINGNOW?” And in fact, the Cubs have spent some money thi...2022
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  • Rizzo, Bryant not in Cubs lineup amid trade buzz
    • Rizzo, Bryant not in Cubs lineup amid trade buzz
    The Cubs' Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant weren't in Thursday's lineup amid speculation both players could be traded....2021
  • • Yankees P Aroldis Chapman autographed an Astros' trash-can sign
    The Houston Astros have already experienced plenty of trolling from players and fans during spring training. As the fallout continues from their cheating scandal, New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman had a little fun at their expense by signing a trash-can sign. Chapman, who hasn’t been afraid of trolling the Astros, seemed to enjoy the “Houston Trashtros” sign and was more than happy to autogr...2020
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  • • David Price to Cubs Looking Like One of the Surer Things of 2016 MLB Offseason
    2015
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  • • Cubs' Title Drought Lives On, but Their 'Curse' Days Are Officially over
    2015
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  • • Mets' Dismantling of Cubs Makes Them Clear World Series Favorites
    2015
  • • Jake Arrieta, Cubs Show Regular Season Was No Fluke in NL Wild Card Win
    2015
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