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• Braves News: Braves TV, Spencer Strider pitches well, more

Well, perhaps the two most impressive Atlanta relievers of Spring Training have now been sent to minor league camp, in Hayden Harris and James Karinchak. It seems likely that both will appear in Atlanta this year, assuming Karinchak sticks around long enough to do so as a veteran. They have each been strikeout machines this […]...2026
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• Braves option Hayden Harris; reassign Carlos Carrasco, James Karinchak, Elieser Hernandez

Earlier this afternoon, the Atlanta Braves optioned reliever Hayden Harris to Triple-A and reassigned starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco and relievers Elieser Hernández and James Karinchak to their minor league camp. Harris is a mild surprise given his stand-out performance this Spring, having struck out 12 batters in five innings. His ability to be optioned – […]...2026
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• Future watch

Twelve years ago I wrote a post about the return of the Topps Future Star(s) label and my lack of appreciation for it when Topps first broke it out in the late 1980s (although it used "Future Stars" to describe its three-player prospect cards at the start of the decade). Since first returning in 2014 -- actually its second return as the Future Stars went on hiatus for 1992 and 1993 befo...2026
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• Braves News: Austin Riley goes yard, bullpen competition heats up, more

Despite the woes for rotation depth early this offseason, there is quietly a lot of competition for the back of the bullpen. Tyler Kinley, Dylan Lee, Dylan Dodd, Hayden Harris, and James Karinchak all had strong outings out of the bullpen Wednesday, with Harris and Karinchak looking especially impressive. The Braves have four bullpen locks […]...2026
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• Braves News: Mike Yastrzemski, Spring Training, more

Well we officially have Braves baseball back in our lives, as Spring Training kicked off Saturday. Mike Yastrzemski had a nice debut, with a homer and a single, while bullpen candidates Hayden Harris, James Karinchak, and Dylan Dodd showed out nicely in one inning of work each. We’ll be treated to a Chris Sale start […]...2026
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• Offseason Open Thread: December 15

Go check out these Feed posts from BravemanNC (Addition of James Karinchak) and ThrowItAgain (All that Jazz). Once you’re done checking those out, come on in and chill out for the night. Here’s a random clip:...2025

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• White Sox Minor League Update: Kyle Teel powers Knights through 12-4 rout

Kyle Teel has started his Triple-A season on an ungodly tear. | Norm Hall/Getty Images The blue-chip catcher homers again, and the bullpen strikes out 15 as Charlotte keeps the hits coming Charlotte Knights 12, Gwinnett Stripers 4 (Gameday Box) (Statcast Box)Following their impressive season opener, the Charlotte Knights again showered the Gwinnett Stripers with run after run on Saturday, ...2025
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• Guardians 1, White Sox 0: whole lot of nothing

Not a lot of pictures from today’s game, in fact there are none. So here is starting pitcher Mason Adams in his last outing! | David Durochiki/Diamond Images via Getty Images South Siders stymied in Sunday snoozer at Goodyear Well, that was uneventful. Between no broadcast, no radio, and no runs, this was a spring training game to forget. The White Sox played the Cleveland Guardians, losin...2025
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• White Sox 4, Guardians 2: It was a win, but not without an Andrew Benintendi sacrifice

A win?! | @SoxScoreboard We’re no longer losers! Let’s start this with some bad news: Andrew Benintendi is out for the next 4-6 weeks with a broken right hand. He went down in the first inning, after a hit-by-pitch. Andrew Benintendi will miss 4-6 weeks with a non-displaced fracture of his right hand.— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) February 27, 2025 Now for some good news — the Whit...2025
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• Here are a few more value guys the Cubs could sign to minor-league deals

Photo by David Berding/MLB Photos via Getty Images Call it dumpster-diving if you want, but these pitchers have had success in the past. Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer has had some success, in the past, signing pitchers who have had rough years, or injuries, or both, and rehabbing them into useful relievers. Julian Merryweather was one of those, at least until he was injur...2024
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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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• Royals Rumblings - News for November 5, 20242

Get out and vote! Anne Rogers covers the press conference announcing the Michael Wacha deal. “Not only does it bring our starting rotation back that we’re really proud of – really, our success began with starting pitching – but it brings us clarity,” Picollo said. “There’s not a whole lot for us to worry about from a pitching perspective right now. We can move onto other things that we feel like ...2024
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• Battery Power 2024 Preseason Top 30 Braves Prospects: 1-6

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images AJ Smith-Shawver repeats as the top prospect in the Braves system Finally we have reached the pinnacle with the top six prospects in the Atlanta Braves system. After a season in which no players were ranked in the top 100 nationally there is near unanimous agreement that there are now two, and they both come in at the top of the system. F...2024
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• Braves take dominant show on the road, look to launch more fireworks in Cleveland
Photo by: 2021 Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images Winners of eight straight, the Braves get to take on the oddity that is a team half a game out of first place that also happens to be under .500 It’s a good time to be a Braves fan, in both the macro and micro sense. Not only did the Braves just wrap up their best month in over a century, but they’re still rolling merrily along...2023
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• Guardians Series Preview: Can they still produce pitchers?
Photo by Ron Schwane/Getty Images The Guardians are off to another slow start, but they’re still in it. The team that John Sherman was once involved in the ownership of comes to town this week. The Cleveland Guardians have been known as a pitching development machine, something Sherman mentioned when he fired Royals general manager Dayton Moore last year. But it’s a year of transition for ...2023
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" 2021 46 - Jesus Luzardo, Athletics83 - Gavin Lux, Dodgers85 - Brusdar Graterol, Dodgers116 - Nico Hoerner, Cubs215 - Justin Dunn, Mariners240 - Jose Urquidy, Astros245 - Aristides Aquino, Reds249 - Trent Grisham, Padres257 - Brendan McKay, Rays310 - Bo Bichette, Blue Jays355 - Dustin May, Dodgers361 - James Karinchak, Indians393 - Edwin Rios, Dodgers427 - Mike Brosseau, Rays435 - Dylan Cease, White Sox440 - Zac Gallen, Diamondbacks518 - Adrian Morejon, Padres583 - Nick Solak, Rangers600 - Randy Arozarena, Rays658 - Albert Alzolay, Cubs Total: 20 2022 6 - Jazz Chisholm Jr."

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"The Royals got that run back in the third when catcher Carter Jensen launched a 416-foot blast off pitcher James Karinchak, his first home run of spring training."

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"The majority of those control issues stem from his delivery which shares some similarities to the Cleveland Guardians James Karinchak."

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"Right-hander James Karinchak has been recalled in a corresponding move."

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"He’ll take the roster spot of righty James Karinchak, who’ll go on the restricted list based on his vaccination status."

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"Then (46:18) Ben “benters” with Ben Clemens from FanGraphs about the post-sticky-stuff collapse of demoted Cleveland closer James Karinchak, the […]"

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"The Indians announced today that four players have been optioned to Triple-A (Twitter link), as outfielder Bradley Zimmer and right-handers Aaron Civale, Zach Plesac, and James Karinchak were all cut from the 26-man roster."

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• Braves Sign James Karinchak To Minor League Deal
The Braves have signed right-hander James Karinchak to a minors contract, The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reports. Should Karinchak make Atlanta’s roster, he’ll earn $840K in guaranteed money, as per 7News Boston’s Ari Alexander. Best known for his days as a strikeout artist in Cleveland’s bullpen, it has now been more than two years since Karinchak…...2025
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• Braves sign reliever James Karinchak to Minor-League Deal

The Braves made a move at the Winter Meetings! And if you were ready for minor-league bullpen depth as the move to make, then it is your lucky day. The Braves agreed to a minor-league contract with reliever James Karinchak on Monday night. Karinchak was a reliever in Cleveland from 2019 to 2023, and put […]...2025
• White Sox 4, Guardians 2: It was a win, but not without an Andrew Benintendi sacrifice
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• White Sox lose, 4-3, get used to it!

Not many pictures to use from today, so here’s one of Corey Julks, who is still on the team and had a two-run home run in today’s game. | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Already off to an 0-2 start, are we shocked? Well, good thing we couldn’t watch or listen to that one! The Chicago White Sox move to 0-2 in Spring Training after a 4-3 loss to the Kansas City Royals this afternoon. The te...2025
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• White Sox Sign James Karinchak To Minor League Contract
The White Sox announced that right-hander James Karinchak was signed to a minor league deal. Karinchak’s contract contains an invitation to Chicago’s big league Spring Training camp. Shoulder problems kept Karinchak on the shelf for almost the entire 2024 season, as his only game action came in the form of seven appearances and 6 2/3…...2025
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• Here are a few more value guys the Cubs could sign to minor-league deals
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• Nate Eaton, Austin Cox head list of Royals minor league free agents
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• Battery Power 2024 Preseason Top 30 Braves Prospects: 1-6
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• White Sox Minor League Recap: June 3, 2025

Samuel Zavala was perfect in Tuesday’s Dash loss. | @lesser_known_content/Instagram Outside of the ACL squad, the entire farm system took a big fat L, including one in extras in Birmingham Lehigh Valley IronPigs 10, Charlotte Knights 6 (Statcast box)Both offenses came out the gates hot with three runs apiece, but Charlotte (27-31) wasn’t able to convert on many opportunities and ended up t...2025
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• White Sox Minor League Update: May 7, 2025

The hero: Braden Montgomery’s three-run homer resulted in a thrilling Dash victory. | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Led by two walk-off homers, the affiliates went 2-2 Charlotte Knights 12, Memphis Redbirds 11 (10 innings) (Statcast box)The Knights (17-18) blew a lead in the latter portion of the game, but they pulled through with three runs in the bottom of the 10th. As a result, for the...2025
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• White Sox Minor League Update: April 30, 2025

Sending the fans home happy: Corey Julks hit a walk-off single to wrap up an exciting game in Charlotte. | Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images The Knights won a thriller, and the affiliates went 4-0 in a great day for the farm system Charlotte Knights 9, Norfolk Tides 8 (Statcast box)The Knights (14-15) fell behind early, but they did not go away during this thrilling victory over the Tides...2025
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• White Sox Minor League Update: April 10, 2025

Murphy the bat dog steals the show in Winston-Salem. | Winston-Salem Dash/Instagram Shrimp boil the Knights, Hoppers bug the Dash, and Ballers blast the Cats as affiliates go 1-2 with Barons rained out Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 8, Charlotte Knights 5 (Gameday box) (Statcast box)Nick Nastrini made his third start of the 2025 season, and while it was an improvement over his first two outin...2025
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• White Sox Minor League Update: Chase Meidroth goes deep in first loss of season

Going yard again: Chase Meidroth provided the only offense with his second home run of the season. | Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images The Knights fell by a score of 3-1 and are no longer undefeated Norfolk Tides 3, Charlotte Knights 1 (Gameday Box) (Statcast Box) The undefeated season had to end at some point. After winning their first four games of the season, the Knights (4-1) dropped ...2025
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• Here are a few more value guys the Cubs could sign to minor-league deals
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• Battery Power 2024 Preseason Top 30 Braves Prospects: 1-6
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• Braves take dominant show on the road, look to launch more fireworks in Cleveland
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• Cubs 5, Rangers 3: More good pitching, and Cubs vs. Guardians at Goodyear preview, Friday 3/24, 8:05 CT
Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs got a good outing from Marcus Stroman. And they have another game tonight. MESA, Arizona — Marcus Stroman returned for his first start since the World Baseball Classic, amid the official announcement by MLB that he’ll be starting on Opening Day at Wrigley Field six days from now. Stroman pitched into the sixth inning and allowed just one unearned ru...2023
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• Know your enemy: The Cleveland Guardians
Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images The Guardians have become a machine. The Guardians are the franchise the Royals would seemingly like to emulate, competing year in and year out despite not splurging much in player payroll. The organization has become a machine, churning out young pitching and not being afraid to trade big stars at their peak to restock the farm system. The Guardians surp...2023
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• White Sox Minor League Update: April 6, 2025

Zach DeLoach (#31), and Chase Meidroth celebrate after Meidroth’s sixth inning home run to cut the Knights deficit to two, 8-6. | Laura Wolff/Charlotte Knights The Double-A Barons were postponed due to rain, but everyone else won, for an affiliate sweep! Charlotte Knights 9, Norfolk Tides 8 (Gameday box) (Statcast box)Although the Knights couldn’t get the job done Saturday, their bats were...2025
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• Martín Pérez dazzles as the White Sox pull off a win against some former teammates

Mickey Moniak’s pesky ways didn’t seem to bother Nick Maton and the White Sox today. | Chris Coduto/Getty Images The South Siders beat the Halos, 2-1 The White Sox are finally back in the win column after a quiet game against their Opening Day matchup, with a 2-1 win over the Angels. While there weren’t many big moments or excitement, the South Siders won with only four hits. Both teams w...2025
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• ALDS Game 5 Bird App Recap: Yankees 5, Guardians 1
Turn and cough: Hells bells, Anthony Rizzo and the rest of his insipid Bombers are heading to the ALCS in a series we hope ends with both rosters just passing out from tasting themselves. | Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports Cleveland’s World Series hopes and dreams fall short, as New York puts the upstarts to rest The AL East champion New York Yankees squared up against the AL Central-winning ...2022
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• Guardians To Promote Peyton Battenfield
The Guardians are planning to promote Peyton Battenfield on Friday, leading into a weekend series in Toronto, tweets Mandy Bell of MLB.com. He’ll take the roster spot of righty James Karinchak, who’ll go on the restricted list based on his vaccination status. Battenfield is not currently on the 40-man roster, but it’s likely he’ll be designated as a…...2022
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• Cleveland’s James Karinchak spotted obviously cheating in Yankees’ Game 1
The New York Yankees topped the Cleveland Guardians in Game 1 of the 2022 ALDS on Tuesday night, but were stymied late in the game by a familiar foe: reliever James Karinchak. You might remember Karinchak from getting rocked by a Gio Urshela grand slam in the 2020 postseason, as well as wearing No. 99 […] Cleveland’s James Karinchak spotted obviously cheating in Yankees’ Game 1 -...2022
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• Carter Jensen, Jac Caglianone homer in 4-3 Royals win

Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images The prospects shine in Arizona. Royals top hitting prospects Carter Jensen and Jac Caglianone each hit their first home run of spring training as the Royals battled back to beat the White Sox 4-3 to remain undefeated. Kris Bubic made his first start of the spring training as he competes for a rotation spot. After a quick 1-2-3 inning...2025
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• White Sox Designate Oscar Colas For Assignment, Claim Greg Jones From Rockies
The White Sox have designated outfielder Oscar Colas for assignment and claimed infielder/outfielder Greg Jones off waivers from the Rockies, per a team announcement. Chicago optioned Jones and righty Justin Anderson to Triple-A Charlotte. The Sox also reassigned infielders Bobby Dalbec, Tristan Gray and Chase Meidroth to minor league camp alongside righties James Karinchak and…...2025
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• Guardians Promote James Karinchak, Place Anthony Gose On 15-Day Injured List
The Guardians have called up flamethrowing reliever James Karinchak from Triple-A, per Marla Ridenour of the Akron Beacon Journal. Karinchak was activated from a rehab assignment and optioned to Triple-A only yesterday, but an injury in the bullpen prompted Cleveland to call on their one-time stopper. He will make his season debut for the big…...2022
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• Guardians Announce Series Of Roster Moves
The Guardians announced a batch of roster moves prior to today’s doubleheader. Left-hander Kirk McCarty has been recalled as the club’s “27th man” for the twin bill. The club also recalled infielder Gabriel Arias, with outfielder Oscar Gonzalez going on the 10-day injured list as a corresponding move. Furthermore, right-hander James Karinchak was reinstated from…...2022
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• Guardians Acquire Yohan Ramirez From Mariners
The Guardians have acquired reliever Yohan Ramirez from the Mariners in exchange for cash, according to announcements from both teams. Cleveland placed James Karinchak on the 60-day injured list in a corresponding 40-man roster move. Seattle designated Ramirez for assignment last week. Rather than wait for the 27-year-old to land on waivers, the Guardians jumped the line…...2022
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• Clase Closed Game Making Case for Space in Closer Race at Chase
Joe Musgrove pitched the first no-hitter in Padres history Friday night, but this isn't about him. It's not about how he dominated the dreadful (so, so bad) Texas Rangers line up allowing just a single hit batsman to reach base in the fourth inning. Or how he he struck out 10 of these so, so bad Rangers. Moss Grove is already owned in all fantasy leagues. If he's available well then by all means g...2021
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• Fantasy baseball owners shouldn’t reach for Indians’ James Karinchak

Five things are pretty much certain heading into the 2021 fantasy baseball season: Liam Hendriks, Josh Hader, Aroldis Chapman, Raisel Igelsias and Edwin Diaz, in whatever order you like them, are considered the top five relievers. Beyond those, there are a slew of familiar names, such as Kenley Jansen, Brad Hand, Kirby Yates, Craig Kimbrel......2021
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• Braves option Hayden Harris; reassign Carlos Carrasco, James Karinchak, Elieser Hernandez
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• White Sox Minor League Update: May 7, 2025
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• White Sox Minor League Update: April 27, 2025

Dominic Fletcher’s two-hit day featured a double and a home run — alongside earning the save in the 12th inning! | Laura Wolff/Charlotte Knights The Knights pull through chaos in extras to cap off a 3-1 day in the South Side organization Charlotte Knights 13, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 12 (12 innings) (Statcast Box)Both offenses popped off for 11 hits apiece in Sunday’s extra-inning ...2025
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• White Sox Minor League Update: April 10, 2025
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• White Sox Minor League Update: April 6, 2025
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• White Sox Minor League Update: Kyle Teel powers Knights through 12-4 rout
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• Martín Pérez dazzles as the White Sox pull off a win against some former teammates
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• Brewers defeat White Sox 9-3 before weather ends game early

Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images The Crew posts nine runs in weather-impacted contest as several bullpen arms still get their work in Box score Weather was expected to cut this one short, which is why the Brewers decided to scratch swingman Tyler Alexander from his intended start. Alexander needed to get a certain number of ‘up-downs’ to continue his preparation, with the club worried that ...2025
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• Miguel Vargas and Korey Lee provide some offense, but poor pitching adds another White Sox loss

One of the only top performers of the day, with two hits: Miguel Vargas. | David Durochiki/Diamond Images via Getty Images The Brewers win, 9-3, in a rainy romp trimmed to eight frames The Milwaukee Brewers put the new guy right to work. Chicago’s latest signing, Travis Jankowski, started the game with two doubles his way, one from Brice Turang and another from Jackson Chourio, with Chour...2025
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