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• Fernando Tatis Jr. scores go-ahead run, hits two homers to lead Padres over Cubs

Fernando Tatis Jr. | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images San Diego comes back from two-run deficit to stay perfect at Petco Park Manny Machado worked an 11-pitch walk with one out in the bottom of the sixth inning. The walk resulted in Chicago Cubs Manager Craig Counsell taking starting pitcher Jameson Taillon out of the game with his team leading, 3-1. By the time the innin...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 14

Happy birthday, Kyle Farnsworth! | Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday to Greg Maddux, Kyle Farnsworth* and others, plus engaging factoids for the discerning reader. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past,...2025
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• Michael King dazzles, allows two hits, throws complete game in 6-0 win

Michael King | Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Padres shutout Rockies in three games en route to sweep With two outs and two runners on base in the bottom of the first inning, the San Diego Padres scored four runs to take an early lead against the Colorado Rockies. That was all San Diego pitcher Michael King would need to lead the Padres to a 6-0 win to complete a three-game sweep at ...2025
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• Kyle Hart deals, San Diego slips past Colorado

Kyle Hart | Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Fernando Tatis Jr. home run leads to Padres win Kyle Hart, like Nick Pivetta before him, bounced back with a stellar performance in his second start at home. Hart lasted just 2/3 of an inning on the road against the Cubs in his last start. He returned to his home ballpark and threw six shutout innings and allowed one hit to lead the San Dieg...2025
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• Padres 8, Rockies 0: Offense absent in another big loss

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images One rough inning was more than enough to sink the Rockies on Friday It was another tough night for the Rox on the road as they were completely outclassed by the Padres on Friday evening. A big fifth inning for San Diego was more than enough, as Colorado once again found themselves utterly unable to fight back in another lopsided loss. Márquez masterful...2025
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• Nick Pivetta throws gem, Padres pound Rockies

Nick Pivetta | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Fernando Tatis Jr. homers in return to lineup The San Diego Padres came to life at the plate in the bottom of the fifth inning against the Colorado Rockies. The Padres batted around in the six-run inning that knocked Rockies starting pitcher German Marquez out of the game. San Diego rode the momentum of the big inning to an 8-0 win at Pe...2025
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• San Diego Padres Brandon Lockridge pushing for increased playing time

San Diego Padres Brandon Lockridge | Photo by Griffin Quinn/MLB Photos via Getty Images The former Yankee farm hand is making a name for himself in the brown & gold. San Diego Padres Brandon Lockridge is on a mission to become more than a fourth outfielder on the roster. With Jackson Merrill on the injured list with a hamstring strain, Lockridge can strengthen his hold as the permanent ri...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Jason Heyward homers in his first career at-bat

Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images “Welcome to the Show!” Braves Franchise History 1971: The Atlanta Braves defeat the Cincinnati Reds 7-4 in the first opener ever played at Riverfront Stadium. 1997: In the second game in the history of Turner Field, rain forced the suspension of the Braves and Cubs in the seventh inning. Several players will spend the night in the clubhouse. The Brav...2025
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• San Diego Padres in a ‘win now’ mode

Nick Pivetta | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Padres display a sense of urgency Every year when spring training comes to a close the words you hear from virtually every team viewing themselves in contention for the playoffs is that it is important to get off to a fast start. Considering the way the Padres played in the spring—a 12-17 record and leaking runs all over the place—gettin...2025
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• Braves return to San Diego to kick off their season against the Padres

Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images Let’s get rockin’ and rollin’, y’all! After the Atlanta Braves ended their turbulent 2024 season in San Diego, Petco Park will be where their 2025 season begins. The Braves are set to tangle with the San Diego Padres for a four-game series in beautiful San Diego to start off their season. For the Braves, this serves as a way to get a hollow form of revenge...2025
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• Is the 2025 Padres offense good enough?

Jason Heyward | Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Replacing Jurickson Profar and Kyle Higashioka will be a tough task During the current off-season, the Padres were unable to re-sign two prominent members of the 93-win 2024 team. Both left fielder Jurickson Profar and catcher Kyle Higashioka left the team in free agency. Replacing their offensive output for the upcoming season has been ...2025
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• Examining the Padres 2025 payroll

AJ Preller | Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports Not as bleak as we thought As spring training got started last week, Padres general manager AJ Preller had his first media availability for the new season. Within a few days the Padres had signed outfielder Jason Heyward, outfielder/first baseman Connor Joe, RHP Nick Pivetta and LHP Kyle Hart. There were also some minor league signings that don...2025
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• Back to the everyday

If you collect cards and have been on your favorite social media site today, you know that 2025 Topps flagship images made their debut.The first images are appearing about a month before flagship's scheduled release, which is Feb. 12. This is the new pattern for Topps, it seems. The 2024 design dropped a month before release date, too. Aaron Judge is the cover boy for the box and for t...2025
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• What each American League team has done this offseason

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Are the Royals keeping up? It’s a new year, and we should see MLB offseason begin to pick up as spring training nears. The Royals have made a few moves, but still have work to do. They’re not alone as many teams still have unfinished rosters. Let’s take a look around the American League at what each team has done so far this off-season - w...2025
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• BCB After Dark: What are you doing New Year’s Eve?

Photo by Agit Erdi Ulukaya/Anadolu via Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks you to pick out a present for 2025. It’s a celebration here at BCB After Dark: the happiest hangout for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Also revelers. Please come join the party. We’re ignoring the fire codes and letting everyone in tonight. Let us take your...2025
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• It's No Joke: The New-Look Cubs Are Ready to Win and Win Big in 2015
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"The Padres have reached agreement with Jason Heyward on a free agent deal, reports Dennis Lin of The Athletic."

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"The Dodgers, amid a roster crunch, designated veteran outfielder Jason Heyward for assignment on Thursday."

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"After a groundout, Jason Heyward was intentionally walked and Baez flied to right."

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"Other Cubs outfielders to win Gold Gloves: Bob Dernier (1984), Andre Dawson (1987 and 1988) and Jason Heyward (2016 and 2017)."

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"The Cubs have placed outfielder Jason Heyward on the 10-day IL due to a left hand injury and recalled outfield prospect Greg Deichmann for his Major League debut, per a club announcement."

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"It would be an understatement to say the Cubs’ Jason Heyward has had an eventful career in professional baseball."

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"Guaranteed Contracts Yu Darvish, SP: $81MM through 2023 Jason Heyward, RF: $86MM through…"

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"Jason Heyward got the assignment on Friday, part of manager Joe Maddon's auditions to see who might fit there this season."

2017
"Kyle Schwarber hit his 27th home run and Jason Heyward smacked a clutch tiebreaking RBI single with two outs in the seventh inning to lift the Cubs to their sixth straight win, a 4-3 victory Sunday over the Cardinals."

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"Jason Heyward hit an RBI single and scored on Anthony Rizzo's double in the fifth inning to lift the Cubs to their sixth straight win, a 2-0 victory on Monday over the Dodgers in front of a Memorial Day crowd of 41,470 at Wrigley Field."

2015
"The Cubs officially unveiled the newest member of their young core Tuesday afternoon, announcing the signing of free-agent outfielder Jason Heyward."

2014
"The Atlanta Braves have traded outfielder Jason Heyward and pitcher Jordan Walden to the St."

• Baseball history unpacked, April 14
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• San Diego Padres Brandon Lockridge pushing for increased playing time
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• This Day in Braves History: Jason Heyward homers in his first career at-bat
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• Good Morning San Diego: Jason Heyward returns to a place he’s loved

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of April 4, 2025. Articles to read Notes on Padres perfect start at Petco Park (Cheri Bell, Gaslamp Ball) Gavin Sheets fitting in quickly with Padres — and having fun, too (Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune) ‘This is Jason’s city’: Padres will follow new teammate Heyward during ...2025
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• Gavin Sheets breaks out, leads Padres to win

Gavin Sheets | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images San Diego improves to 5-0 for first time in franchise history Gavin Sheets lined a double to left field to drive in two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to put the San Diego Padres on top of the Cleveland Guardians, 6-2. Time to party pic.twitter.com/zpURWYYJFT— San Diego Padres (@Padres) April 1, 2025 Jason H...2025
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• San Diego Padres in a ‘win now’ mode
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• Braves suffer another excruciating loss 1-0 in San Diego

David Frerker-Imagn Images Bad luck and bad offense sunk the Braves, who are still seeking their first win of the season. Still looking for their first win of the season in game 3, the Braves were hoping Spencer Schwellenbach could twirl a gem and the Braves’ offense could tee off against Randy Vasquez. Things got off to a good start, as Vasquez walked the first two Braves’ batters of th...2025
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• Who’s most likely to hit a homer for the Braves here on Opening Day?

Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images Braves should hit plenty of homers in 2025, who is hitting one on Opening Day? When trying to make a home run prediction, the best place to always start is the handedness of the opposing starting pitcher and then any opposite-handed hitters in the lineup. It's not exclusively true of course, but it’s always the better bet to pick a left-handed hitter taking a righ...2025
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• The 2025 Atlanta Braves season brings milestone anniversaries

Photo credit should read JEFF HAYNES/AFP via Getty Images Greg Maddux, Chipper Jones, Jason Heyward and Freddie Freeman are had momentous moments. The 2025 season is chock full of expectations on the field, but it is also a milestone year as the Atlanta Braves will host the All-Star Game for the first time since 2000 and for only the third time since the team moved to Atlanta. The All-Star...2025
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• Difficult decisions loom for Mike Shildt, Padres

Mike Shildt | Photo by Jeff Dean/Getty Images Bench competition tightens as Spring Training comes to a close The San Diego Padres are in the final stages of Spring Training and that means tough decisions await Manager Mike Shildt and his staff. Shildt said recently this is the most competitive camp he’s had with regard to position players. Padres manager Mike Shildt: “This is the most co...2025
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• Fernando Tatis Jr. scores go-ahead run, hits two homers to lead Padres over Cubs
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres squeak out a win at Wrigley

Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of April 7, 2025. Articles to read Padres claw back against Cubs, get win (Matt DeWalt, Gaslamp Ball) Padres fans may want Yuli Gurriel gone but it isn’t happening now (me) Padres have a Yuli Gurriel and Jason Heyward problem (Cheri Bell, Gaslamp Ball) Padres rally to beat Cubs on wi...2025
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• Padres have a Yuli Gurriel and Jason Heyward problem

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Options are available for underperforming veterans Ten games into the 2025 MLB season is a very small sample size for any player. But a quick look at the early season stats show a glaring gap between Yuli Gurriel/Jason Heyward and the other eleven position players on the daily roster. Before the first game against the Atlanta Braves, the Padres optione...2025
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• Good Morning San Diego: Padres trying to avoid getting swept at Wrigley

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of April 6, 2025. Articles to read Pitching, miscues result in second loss for Padres (Matt DeWalt, Gaslamp Ball) Dylan Cease continuing to evolve in walk year with Padres (Cheri Bell, Gaslamp Ball) Nick Pivetta roughed up as Padres drop second straight to Cubs (Kevin Acee, San Di...2025
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• Gavin Sheets breaks out, leads Padres to win
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• Padres’ “Baltimore boys” impress on opening day

Jackson Merrill robs a home run | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Gavin Sheets and Jackson Merrill celebrate the new season The San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 7-4 on Opening Day at Petco Park. With Michael King struggling with his command, the bullpen and offense came through. They rallied from behind, something Padres fans got used to last season. A continuati...2025
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• Braves return to San Diego to kick off their season against the Padres
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• Cubs vs. Padres at Mesa preview, Friday 3/21, 3:05 CT

Photo by Marison Bilagody/MLB Photos via Getty Images Hey, look! The Cubs are back in Arizona! TOKYO — Friday notes... A REFRESHER: The Cubs stand 11-5-3 in Cactus League play as the schedule resumes today. That breaks down to 7-4-1 at Sloan Park and 4-1-2 away from home. Their run differential in spring games of +34 is tied for second among all teams (Giants, 1st, +52). And a reminder t...2025
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• Good Morning San Diego: Pivetta goes five scoreless, Sheets on 40-man

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Everything you need to know about your San Diego Padres on the morning of March 21, 2025. Articles to read Spring training update: Nick Pivetta goes five scoreless; Jason Heyward triples in Padres’ victory over Rangers (Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune) Padres notes: Darvish still down; Sheets added to 40-man roster; Adam’s work shows p...2025
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• Kyle Hart deals, San Diego slips past Colorado
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• Padres 8, Rockies 0: Offense absent in another big loss
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• Nick Pivetta throws gem, Padres pound Rockies
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• San Diego Padres Brandon Lockridge pushing for increased playing time
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• Gavin Sheets breaks out, leads Padres to win
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• Braves suffer another excruciating loss 1-0 in San Diego
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• The 2025 Atlanta Braves season brings milestone anniversaries
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• A brief history of Cubs neutral site games

Cubs vs. Reds at the Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa | Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Here are all the games the Cubs have played at parks not the usual homes for MLB teams. The Cubs are getting ready to face the Dodgers in Japan Tuesday evening (7:10 p.m. local time, 5:10 a.m. in Chicago), their first neutral-site games since they faced the Cardinals in London in J...2025
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• 2025 Cubs: Know your enemy, NL West

Will the Dodgers hoist the World Series trophy again in 2025? | Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images One team in particular dominates all talk about this division. Something something Dodgers. Given what the Dodgers have spent the last couple of offseasons, they should win this division by eleventy-seven games, right? As you surely know, baseball doesn’t work that way. They l...2025
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• J-Hey officially joins Cubs' young core
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• Cubs' 6th straight win has Cards 6 back
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• Wrigley bounceback is not in the Cards
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• Cubs rout Mets for sweep, 3 up on MIL, STL
What's the best way to deal with getting swept at home? The Cubs responded by pulling off a sweep of their own, beating the Mets, 14-6, on Thursday night at Wrigley Field. Anthony Rizzo smacked his 32nd home run and finished a triple shy of the cycle, and Jason Heyward hit a three-run homer to spark the Cubs, who had lost three in a row to the Brewers last weekend....2017
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• Back-to-back HRs can't save Mets, Lugo
What's the best way to deal with getting swept at home? The Cubs responded by pulling off a sweep of their own, beating the Mets, 14-6, on Thursday night at Wrigley Field. Anthony Rizzo smacked his 32nd home run and finished a triple shy of the cycle, and Jason Heyward hit a three-run homer to spark the Cubs, who had lost three in a row to the Brewers last weekend....2017
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• Cubs 1-hit LA with 7 innings of perfect relief
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• Dodgers held to one hit during loss to Cubs
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• Jason Heyward to Cubs: Latest Contract Details, Comments, Reaction
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• Cubs' Shocking Dexter Fowler Steal Boosts Already World Series-Ready Roster
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Why Won't Anyone Take a Chance on Yoenis Cespedes?
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• Jason Heyward-Shelby Miller Blockbuster Trade a Win-Win Move Each Had to Make
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• Fernando Tatis Jr. scores go-ahead run, hits two homers to lead Padres over Cubs
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• Padres 8, Rockies 0: Offense absent in another big loss
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• Nick Pivetta throws gem, Padres pound Rockies
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• Braves start Nick Allen at shortstop in second game of season against Padres

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Allen fills in for Arcia, while the rest of the lineup remains the same. The Braves made one change to the lineup — albeit a pretty notable one — for the second game of the season against the Padres, swapping in Nick Allen for Orlando Arcia to play shortstop. The rest of the lineup remains the same for Atlanta, who scored four runs on...2025
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• Padres’ “Baltimore boys” impress on opening day
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• Who’s most likely to hit a homer for the Braves here on Opening Day?
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• Braves return to San Diego to kick off their season against the Padres
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• Padres underwhelming offseason gives way to promise of a new year

Manager Mike Shildt (left), Fernando Tatis Jr. (middle), General Manager A.J. Preller (right). | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images San Diego enters camp on a positive note The lack of activity by the San Diego Padres made for a long offseason. The majority of moves the team made came in the form of minor league contract signings, adding players like Oscar Gonzalez, Yonatha...2025
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• Examining the Padres 2025 payroll
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• Dusty Baker is retiring as a manager

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images ... and I have thoughts. Per Bob Nightengale of USA Today, Dusty Baker will announce his retirement from baseball today: A press conference has been scheduled for Thursday at noon ET at Minute Maid Park, where Baker is expected to publicly announce his decision. “I’m very grateful and thankful to Jim Crane and the Houston Astros for giving me this oppo...2023
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the Division Series

Jason Heyward reacts after hitting a single against the Giants. | John Hefti-USA TODAY Sports Who are you cheering for as playoff baseball continues? Four Wild Card Series and four sweeps later the bracket is set for four best of five Division Series. One division winner, the Milwaukee Brewers, has already been eliminated, the other five remain. These series have everything, including lots...2023
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• The Ricketts family panel returns to the Cubs Convention
Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Day two kicked off with a candid conversation with the Cubs ownership group. Cole Wright hosted a conversation with Tom and Laura Ricketts to kick off Day 2 of the 2023 Cubs Convention. Whoever was booing Tom during the Opening Ceremony must have slept in on Saturday morning, because there was only applause in the sparser crowd as the conversation k...2023
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Reloading Braves About to Add to Shortstop Wave
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• Barry Bonds in Twilight: Reemerging to a Less Judgmental Generation
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• Braves Shopping Justin Upton; Asking Price Higher Than Heyward
Following the trade of Jason Heyward to the Cardinals, there’s been plenty of speculation that the Braves could also consider dealing Justin Upton, with the Mariners being named as a potential fit. Joel Sherman of the New York Post now hears … ...2014
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Marlins' Window with Stanton Is Sooner, Not Later
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