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• Nate Eaton, Austin Cox head list of Royals minor league free agents

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Nate Eaton and Austin Cox headline a list of thirteen Royals minor leaguers who became free agents this week. Minor league free agency is available to any player with six years in the minors who is not on the 40-man roster. Eaton played 72 games for the Royals from 2022-23 as a utility player with good speed and a great arm, but he hit just .201/.266/.283 in...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Final results

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images Shota Imanaga nabs the Rizzo Award for his rookie season. As the 2024 season is on a collision course with its conclusion, it is time to start looking back and closing the books on the season. Unfortunately, the Cubs season came to a close several weeks ago. The playoffs are the goal for every team, but certainly for a large market team with a rabid fan b...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 2

Rick Sutcliffe’s greatest game? | Photo by Focus on Sport via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. The second-best Playoff game for the Cubs, ever, 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 plen...2024
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• 2024 Cubs final season grades

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Obviously, we wish this year’s Cubs would have done better. But there were still some performances to celebrate. As they did in 2023, the Cubs dug themselves a deep hole early on this year, went on a pretty good run and were briefly in a wild-card spot, then couldn’t hold on to it in September. They did finish 83-79, the same record as last y...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 146

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images The Cubs lose a wild one, 10-8. It’s possible some of us are going to diverge on our impressions of this one. In my head, this team played itself out of contention before the trade deadline. The last road trip for this team did, at least for a moment, put the Cubs on the periphery of the playoff picture. But even then, they were facing a decent gap, t...2024
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• 2024 Cubs midseason grades

Photo by Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images We’re at the All-Star break, so let’s look at how the Cubs are doing. The Cubs have had an up-and-down first “half” (really, 61 percent of the season has been completed at this point). They looked like world-beaters for a month, then awful for two months, and recently they’ve started to look pretty good again. Those break down to the...2024
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• Nate Eaton, Austin Cox head list of Royals minor league free agents
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 2
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• 2024 Cubs final season grades
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• 2024 Cubs midseason grades
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• Braves News: Michael Harris headed to IL, Spencer Schwellenbach and more

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images News and notes from Friday for the Atlanta Braves and the rest of Major League Baseball. Saying the 2024 season hasn’t gone the way the Atlanta Braves planned would likely be an understatement. The team lost Spencer Strider to a season ending injury after just two starts and the reigning NL MVP Ronald Acuña Jr. to another torn ACL...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 12, 2024

Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images Bobby Witt Jr. is already one of the best shortstops in club history. Hunter Renfroe is frustrated with his injury, writes Anne Rogers. “It’s pretty aggravating,” Renfroe said Tuesday. “It always seems to happen, for any player really, once you start going good, you start moving around a lot, get on base a lot, all of a sudden, something happens. You pull s...2024
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• Chris Sale, Braves look to complete sweep of Red Sox

Chris Sale takes on former team | Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports Chris Sale looks to stay hot as he takes on his former team. The Atlanta Braves take on the Boston Red Sox in the second game of a two-game series this evening where former teammates Nick Pivetta and Chris Sale will face each other in a rubber match. Pivetta has only pitched in 11.0 innings over two starts so far this season....2024
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• Braves News: Solid Friday on the farm, extra-innings loss, more

Photo by Casey Sykes/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Friday The Braves may have lost Saturday, but they got yet another strong pitching performance from their starter, as Charlie Morton went 7.0 innings of shutout ball. The team has now gotten 36.2 innings out of the five starters on the roster over the last five games, which is just tremendous. Max Fried’s 9.0 inning Maddu...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ Astro projection

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes plus extras, four days a week. Cubs take second game from the visitors on the strength of a Dansby Swanson long ball. We predict a need for brooms in Chicago. 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, an...2024
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• BCB After Dark: The unkindest cut

Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks which injury hurts the most. It’s Wednesday night here at BCB After Dark: the trendiest afterparty for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Please come out of the cold. The music and conversation are warm in here. Let us check your coat for you. We still have a few tables availabl...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Goodbye Garrett

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks you if the Cubs make the right move designating Garrett Cooper for asssignment. It’s another Tuesday evening here at BCB After Dark: the coolest nightclub for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We’re so glad you stopped by this evening. Come on in. New friends and old, all are...2024
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2024
"Garrett Cooper smacked a triple off the right-field wall and scored on this single by Nick Madrigal [VIDEO]."

2023
"com/s9cqPgZzba— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) April 27, 2023 Garrett Cooper pulled a Rhys Hoskins, I guess."

2022
"Martinez of the Red Sox and Garrett Cooper of the Marlins have been named as injury replacements for next Tuesday's All-Star Game."

2021
"(left shoulder contusion) and corner outfielder/first baseman Garrett Cooper (left elbow sprain) have landed on the 10-day injured list."

2020
"He’s now competing for a backup role in a corner outfield that also includes Corey Dickerson and Matt Joyce – two players who received guaranteed contracts over the winter – as well as Garrett Cooper."

2019
"Peter O'Brien and Garrett Cooper, who are competing for Opening Day roster spots, joined the group of position-player prospects invited to the minicamp."

2018
"25MMTrades And Claims Acquired OF Lewis Brinson, OF Monte Harrison, IF Isan Diaz, RHP Jordan Yamamoto from Brewers in exchange for OF Christian Yelich Acquired RHP Sandy Alcantara, OF Magneuris Sierra, RHP Zac Gallen & LHP Daniel Castano from Cardinals in exchange for OF Marcell Ozuna Acquired 2B Starlin Castro, RHP Jorge Guzman, IF Jose Devers from Yankees in exchange for OF Giancarlo Stanton Acquired RHP Nick Neidert, RHP Robert Dugger & IF Christopher Torres from Mariners in exchange for 2B/CF Dee Gordon Acquired 1B Garrett Cooper & LHP Caleb Smith from Yankees in exchange for RHP Michael King & $250K international pool money Claimed C Chad Wallach off waivers from Reds Selected RHP Elieser Hernandez from Astros in Rule 5 Draft Selected RHP Brett Graves from Athletics in Rule 5 Draft Options Declined $2MM option over OF Ichiro Suzuki N"

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"The Marlins have struck a deal to acquire first baseman Garrett Cooper and lefty Caleb Smith from the Yankees."

• Nate Eaton, Austin Cox head list of Royals minor league free agents
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Final results
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 2
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• 2024 Cubs final season grades
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 146
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• 2024 Cubs midseason grades
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• Orioles sign Garrett Cooper to minor league contract

The Orioles signed first baseman/outfielder Garrett Cooper to a minor league contract on Tuesday. The 33-year-old Cooper, a right-handed hitter was released by Boston on June 14th. Cooper hit .171 with five RBIs in 24 games with the Red Sox after beginning the season with the Chicago Cubs, where he hit .270 with a homer […]...2024
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• Orioles To Sign Garrett Cooper To Minor League Deal
The Orioles are signing free agent first baseman Garrett Cooper to a minor league deal, according to Craig Mish of the Miami Herald on X. The veteran was released by the Red Sox a couple of weeks ago. More to come....2024
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• Yankees Interested In Garrett Cooper
The Yankees are showing interest in free agent Garrett Cooper, reports Robert Murray of FanSided. He hit the open market a week ago after being released by the Red Sox. Cooper is looking for his third team of the 2024 campaign. He cracked the Cubs’ season-opening roster after signing a minor league contract. Cooper had…...2024
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• Braves News: Michael Harris headed to IL, Spencer Schwellenbach and more
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Final results
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 146
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• 2024 Cubs midseason grades
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• Red Sox Release Garrett Cooper
The Red Sox have released first baseman Garrett Cooper, per Chris Cotillo of MassLive on X. That indicates he cleared waivers after being designated for assignment earlier this week. He’s now free to sign with any club. Cooper, now 33, has had some strong results in the past but this hasn’t been his year. He…...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 12, 2024
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• Rays 7, Red Sox 5: Rays take three of four from Red Sox, but who’s counting

Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports This entire four game set was a back and forth affair and Thursday night’s finale was no different. The Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox faced off for the final time this week in an exciting game that was decided in the 9th inning. Zach Littell got the start for the Rays opposite former Rays pitcher Cooper Criswell. Neither pitcher was necessarily sharp, but L...2024
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• Chris Sale, Braves look to complete sweep of Red Sox
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 29, 2024

Photo by Adam Glanzman/MLB Photos via Getty Images Welcome to the big leagues, Jonathan Bowlan! Chris Stratton explains his struggles on Saturday. “I just left pitches over the middle of the plate,” Stratton said. “Those are big-league hitters, and they did exactly what they were supposed to do. I came in and just didn’t execute. And they made me pay for it.” Jonathan Bowlan will be called...2024
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• Braves set to continue homestand with three-game series against the Marlins

Photo by Scott Kane/Getty Images The Braves and Marlins will meet again with a three-game series starting Monday at Truist Park. Fresh off another series win, the Atlanta Braves will continue their homestand Monday when they take on the Miami Marlins. Atlanta dropped the series finale Sunday, but still took two of three from the defending postseason champion Texas Rangers. Sunday’s loss s...2024
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• Cub Tracks earns the split

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes plus extras, four days a week. Cubs could have had both games, take one, and head for a series win Sunday. 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’ tear...2024
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• 2024 Cubs final season grades
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 146
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• Rays 4 Red Sox 3: Rays Rally in the sixth to take game three

Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports Rays bullpen secures tight win in the rain The Rays defeated the Red Sox 4-3 to advance to 22-22. The win gives them a 2-1 series lead over the Sox in this four game affair. Pitcher Taj Bradley took the mound for his second start of the season. The young right hander had another solid performance, going five innings allowing two runs and striking out six. The Re...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 29, 2024
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• BCB After Dark: The unkindest cut
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• BCB After Dark: Goodbye Garrett
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• BCB After Dark: Re-grading Michael Busch

Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks your current opinion of the Michael Busch trade. It’s Wednesday evening at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and drown your sorrows with us. There’s no cover charge. We still have a few good tables available. Bring your own beverag...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Wisdom of the crowds

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks who should go down when Patrick Wisdom returns. Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the coolest spot for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and join us. We’re all in a better mood this evening. Sit and spend some time with us. Let us know if we can do anything for you. Th...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Closing time?

Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks how worried are you about the Cubs bullpen Come join us at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on it out of the cold and rain. It’s warm in here and spirits are high. There are still a couple of good tables available. Let us know if we can...2024
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• An updated look at the 2024 Cubs payroll and luxury tax

Photo by Mary Turner/Getty Images Here’s how the team stands at the beginning of the season. Let me stipulate something right now, before we get into the “Cubs should have signed Jordan Montgomery!” argument again. It’s clear that ownership has, at least for the time being, established a payroll level for the Cubs that will not go over the first level of luxury tax, which this year is $237...2024
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• Elder stops getting away with it, but wacky eighth gives Braves a thrilling comeback win over Marlins, 6-4
Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images The Miami defense was anything but in a decisive four-run eighth for Atlanta For tonight, at least, Bryce Elder did not keep getting away with this. The right-hander, who had yielded zero homers through his first four starts of the year, yielded three in one game. With reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara on the hill for the visitors, it see...2023
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• Braves sow seeds for strong season with successful April
Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Braves were supposed to be the cream of the crop, and they pretty much played like it in April The Braves came into 2023 as the on-paper Best Team in Baseball, the culmination of a not-too-fast but steady ascent up the league’s implicit power rankings. In both 2021 and 2022, fairly lofty expectations foundered aground the rocks of rea...2023
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• Soroka and the Rude Boys blow away Marlins in 16-4 fireworks show
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The Braves were terribly ingracious hosts in all sorts of ways as they romped to a big win on Friday night The Braves were very rude on Friday night. The Marlins came in with the best pitching performance in MLB for the month of June, but they will be ending the month a full 0.4 fWAR lower than where they started, with serious damage done to the lines of ...2023
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• Cubs 12, Rockies 2: Raining runs

Photo by Griffin Quinn/Getty Images The weather was frightful, but the Cubs didn’t seem to mind. We’ve talked a lot here about the awful Chicago weather so far this April (after the warmest February in Chicago history), but if this is what it takes for the Cubs to win, bring it on. The Cubs crushed the Rockies 12-2 on a chilly, drizzly Tuesday evening at Wrigley Field that brought out less...2024
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• Cubs 8, Guardians 3: The Cubs display home-run power

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images The Cubs homered four times against the Guards. The Cubs brought quite a number of guys to this game who are expected to be bench players this year, or compete for bench spots. Several of those players brought their big bats with them. The Cubs won the game 8-3 and one of the big blows was a first-inning grand slam by backup catcher Miguel Amaya. In fact, le...2024
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• Cubs 5, Marlins 3: Alexander Canario sparks the winning rally

Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports Let’s not talk about the first game of the doubleheader. Okay, I promise you we will talk about the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader, but not until you get a recap of something much better, the 5-3 Cubs comeback win over the Marlins in the nightcap. The Cubs took an early lead in the night game. With one out in the first inning, Cody Bellinger launched ...2024
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• Padres To Acquire Garrett Cooper
The Padres have acquired first baseman Garrett Cooper and minor league lefty Sean Reynolds from the Marlins in exchange for left-hander Ryan Weathers, reports Craig Mish of SportsGrid and the Miami Herald. More to come....2023
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• David Bote is among five Cubs roster cuts

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images The team reduced the spring roster to 37 Thursday. There has been much discussion here about whether David Bote would make the Opening Day roster. After a strong start to Spring Training his numbers declined a bit, and now stand at .222/.271/.578 (10-for-45), but with five home runs. Thursday, the Cubs sent Bote back to the minor-league camp. Three other ...2024
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• Cub Tracks earns the split
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• Nate Eaton, Austin Cox head list of Royals minor league free agents
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• Braves News: Michael Harris headed to IL, Spencer Schwellenbach and more
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 12, 2024
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• Red Sox 6, White Sox 4 (10 innings): The Wrong Sox won

Paul DeJong celebrated with teammates after a three-run home run in the fourth inning, his 12th of the season. | David Banks-USA TODAY Sports Well, at least we didn’t lose the series The Boston Red Sox took the finale today, 6-4, over the Chicago White Sox, to split the four-game series. A blown save led to extra innings, and the bullpen and offense was unable to recover. Boston started o...2024
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• Braves roll with same lineup from Sunday in series opener against Red Sox

Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images The day and the city may have changed but the lineup remains the same for Atlanta. The lineups for tonight's game between the Atlanta Braves and the Boston Red Sox are out. As you can probably guess from the title, there's not going to be anything to talk about in terms of changes as far as the Braves are concerned as they're sticking with the same look t...2024
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• Rays 4 Red Sox 3: Rays Rally in the sixth to take game three
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• Braves stick with the same lineup as they go for sweep against Red Sox

Arcia and Ozuna have both been successful against Pivetta | Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports Arcia is back at batting sixth, and the lineup is the same as yesterday as the Braves look for the sweep As the Atlanta Braves face the Boston Red Sox in game two of this two game set, they look to get their offense going while trusting Chris Sale can continue his hot streak. The Braves will be facing...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 2
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• BCB After Dark: Will the Cubs rock the Bote?

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if David Bote will make the Opening Day roster. It’s Wednesday evening here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and sit with us. All friends, new or old, are welcome. There’s no cover charge tonight. We still have a few tables avai...2024
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for January 20, 2024

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Are the Royals plotting one more big move? The Royals and Chiefs respond to Jackson County Executive Frank White’s veto of the sales tax extension for the stadiums. In a letter sent late Friday to attorneys for the county legislature, obtained by The Star, the teams insist the “unresolved” issues on their projects are actually resolved. Or close to it. ...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 2

Adam Greenberg gets his chance at bat | Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. The sad tale of Adam Greenberg 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 vario...2023
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres make big trades at deadline
Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports Everything you need to know about MLB news and your San Diego Padres for Wednesday, August 2, 2023. San Diego Padres News Padres trade for Rich Hill, Ji Man Choi; also acquire Scott Barlow (ESPN.com) The Padres Acquire INF Garrett Cooper and RHP Sean Reynolds From Marlins (FriarWire) San Diego Padres at Colorado Rockies Preview - 08/02/2023 (MLB.com) Law: Und...2023
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• Padres acquire Scott Barlow from Royals and Garrett Cooper from Marlins
Photo by Ron Schwane/Getty Images Ryan Weathers’ time in San Diego is over Earlier today the San Diego Padres added starting rotation depth and a left-handed bat with the additions of Rich Hill and Ji Man Choi. All that was needed after that was another bat and a reliever. That’s what AJ Preller went out and acquired. The news didn’t come out until after the 3 pm deadline but the Padres w...2023
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