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• Cubs To Acquire Eli Morgan, Designate Patrick Wisdom For Assignment
The Cubs and Guardians are in agreement on a trade sending right-hander Eli Morgan from Cleveland to Chicago, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN. Chicago is designating infielder Patrick Wisdom for assignment to open space on the 40-man roster, ESPN’s Jesse Rogers adds. Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports that the Cubs are sending a prospect…...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Awesome rookies

Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images The Rookie and Manager of the Year Award winners were announced. Some ballpark and broadcasting news. The Hot Stove is moving slowing, And other MLB news. Good morning. It’s award-season. I know I’m tingling with excitement. The Pirates’ Paul Skenes and the Yankees’ Luis Gil were named National and American League Rookies of the Year, respectively. It...2024
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• Royals Rumblings - News for November 20, 2024

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Are the Royals gearing up for an active off-season? Anne Rogers confirms the Jonathan India-for-Brady Singer trade rumors and writes the Royals are active on the trade front. A source confirmed those talks with MLB.com, although they cautioned that the teams weren’t close to a deal and that discussions were happening with multiple te...2024
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• Cubs Likely to DFA Adbert Alzolay to Free 40-Man Space
This was almost certainly going to happen at some point in the offseason, the only question was whether the Cubs would wait for Friday’s non-tender deadline. As Jesse Rogers reported, the team is likely to DFA Adbert Alzolay in order to free up space on the 40-man for Owen Caissie and others. Tuesday is the … The post Cubs Likely to DFA Adbert Alzolay to Free 40-Man Space appeared firs...2024
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• Cubs Expected To Designate Adbert Alzolay For Assignment

The Cubs are likely to designate former closer Adbert Alzolay for assignment, reports Jesse Rogers of ESPN (X link). That’ll open a spot on the 40-man roster as Chicago keeps prospects out of the Rule 5 draft. Alzolay underwent Tommy John surgery in August and is going to miss most or all of next season.…...2024
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Rumors of interest in 1B & 3B + more Hot Stove talk...

Notes and quotes on the rumors flying around involving your Washington Nationals... Asked late this past September if he now thought the Nationals were deep enough into their reboot/rebuild to justify doing some spending in free agency to supplement the talent they’ve assembled via trades, signings, and the draft over the last years, Washington’s manager Davey Martinez toed the company line to an ...2024
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• Cubs Expected To Designate Adbert Alzolay For Assignment
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• Outside the Confines: The Dodgers take New York

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Dodgers win their 8th World Series. The Yankees look back and regret a disastrous fifth inning. The Juan Soto free agency sweepstakes is underway. And other news from around MLB. Good morning. I assume you know what happened in Game 5 of the World Series by now, but if you want to relive it, AJ Cassavell breaks down how the Dodgers j...2024
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• A Yankees fan tried to wrestle a ball away from Mookie Betts

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Don’t do this, kids. Just don’t. You’ve certainly heard plenty about the Mookie Betts vs. Yankees fan incident from Game 4 of the World Series. I have opinions, so here goes! First, have another look at the play [VIDEO]. Betts, clearly, was not happy about this and you can see the play was immediately ruled fan interferernce and the batter, Gleyber Torre...2024
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• Outside The Confines: LA Story

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images The Dodgers break out to a 2-0 lead in the World Series thanks to Freddie Freeman’s dramatic home run. The Yankees and Aaron Judge search for answers. And other news from the World Series and baseball. Good morning. Has anything in baseball happened since Friday? I’m going to assume you know how Game 1 ended and who won Game 2 and that Los Angeles has a two...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ meatloaf still on the table

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. End of one streak, start of another. 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’ tears, and then...2024
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• Jed Hoyer says the 2024 Cubs are likely to be over the Competitive Balance Tax

Photo by Griffin Quinn/Getty Images There was a bit of unexpected news from the Cubs front office last week Reasonable people can and do disagree about the Jed Hoyer era on the North Side of Chicago. After all, the beloved World Series heroes he traded away during the 2021 trade deadline have generally struggled since leaving the Cubs and the farm system is substantially better than the on...2024
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• There’s a proposal to have a six-inning minimum for MLB starting pitchers...

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images ... and oh, man, is this a bad idea. This report about a six-inning minimum proposal by MLB, from Jesse Rogers at ESPN, was published last week, but I haven’t had a chance to address it until now. There’s been some discussion of this topic in this FanPost by venkn, but I wanted to weigh in and bring it to the front page, so here goes. Here’s how it was ...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Let the shopping begin

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Dylan Cease throws a no-hitter. The trade deadline is underway and we’ve got two trades and a ton of rumors. The life of an A’s superfan. Just so you know, most of this column could be out of date by the time you read it. Things are starting to move. Here’s one you might not have heard yet. Late last night, the Rays dealt outfielder Randy Arozarena to th...2024
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• Outside The Confines: The Draft is on tap

Travis Bazzana | Jordan Prather-USA TODAY Sports All-Star Week is full of events, like the Draft, the Futures Game and the Home Run Derby. Oh yeah, there’s also the All-Star Game. Good morning. We’re going to have plenty of draft coverage over the next week. We’re going to do a lot of mocking of drafts over the weekend. The real one comes Sunday night. Eric Longenhagen has a mock draft. ...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ Happenstance

Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Ian Happ delivers a coup de grace the day after Mark’s birthday and the Cubs wind up with the win. 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, ...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Shohei Ohtani’s surprise wedding

Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports The superstar posted the news to social media. Surprise! Shohei Ohtani has tied the knot, and for someone worth nearly a billion dollars, and a superstar athlete in both his native Japan and his present home of the US, one might expect some high-profile nuptials, but instead Ohtani has kept his wedding relatively quiet. Ohtani has married a woman from Japan ...2024
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• Cubs P and TCU Alum Jake Arrieta Loses Bet, Will Get Coastal Carolina Tattoo
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• Chicago Cubs Manager Joe Maddon Shows off Arizona-Themed Van
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"The Nationals have demoted All-Star shortstop CJ Abrams after he stayed out all night at a Chicago-area casino before a day game against the Cubs, sources told ESPN's Jesse Rogers."

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"First baseman Anthony Rizzo, who finished last season with the Yankees after a trade from the Chicago Cubs, agreed to a two-year contract on Tuesday night to return to New York, pending a physical, a source told ESPN's Jesse Rogers."

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"Louis, reports Jesse Rogers of ESPN (via Twitter)."

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"The Major League Baseball Players Association has finalized a proposal to MLB for a season of 70 games, sources tell ESPN's Jeff Passan and Jesse Rogers."

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

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"The Chicago Cubs and free-agent ace pitcher Yu Darvish have agreed to a six-year, $126 million deal, a source confirmed to ESPN's Jesse Rogers."

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• Outside The Confines: Awesome rookies
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• Royals Rumblings - News for November 20, 2024
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• Cubs Likely to DFA Adbert Alzolay to Free 40-Man Space
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• Cubs Expected To Designate Adbert Alzolay For Assignment
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Rumors of interest in 1B & 3B + more Hot Stove talk...
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• Cards Moving Willson Contreras To First Base; Contreras Unlikely To Waive No-Trade Clause
As he heads into the third season of his five-year, $87.5MM contract, Willson Contreras is headed for a position change. The Cardinals plan to move Contreras from catcher to first base next season, reports Jesse Rogers of ESPN. President of baseball operations John Mozeliak told reporters at the GM Meetings today that the move to…...2024
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• Outside the Confines: The Dodgers take New York
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• Outside The Confines: Let the games begin!

Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images The 2024 World Series begins tonight, and it will be a clash of titans. The World Series is here! And depending on who you ask, it’s either the most boring (but TV-friendly) match-up possible, or a veritable clash of titans with some of baseball’s greatest sluggers duking it out. However you feel about it, most of us will be tuning in and enjoying ...2024
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• Jed Hoyer’s news conference produced no real Cubs news

Marquee Sports Network The Cubs President of Baseball Operations held his annual postseason presser. Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer met with news media Tuesday morning, as he does every year when the season ends. He did express regret that this presser was being held today, as opposed to the team being in the postseason, and said, “We have to be better. We’ve got to get ba...2024
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• Outside The Confines: So long, Oakland.

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images The A’s said goodbye to their Coliseum home. Thursday afternoon, the Oakland Athletics played their final game in Oakland, and it was the end of an era. The A’s have not always been an Oakland-based team (they started in Philadelphia before heading to Kansas City), but they’ve been in Oakland since 1968. Now, mismanagement and other frustrating motivations w...2024
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• A Yankees fan tried to wrestle a ball away from Mookie Betts
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• A few more thoughts about the Chicago White Sox’ historically bad season

The Campfire Milkshake is the best thing about the 2024 White Sox | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images We are witnessing something that hasn’t been done in decades — or maybe ever. You all know how historically bad the 2024 White Sox season has been. They are off today, before hosting the A’s this weekend on the South Side. (Scout ‘em if you want, the A’s visit Wrigley starting Monday.) Th...2024
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• Jed Hoyer says the 2024 Cubs are likely to be over the Competitive Balance Tax
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• Cub Tracks’ pat pending

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Things may or may not get interesting. 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’ tears, and then cold-brew...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ under the water

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The Cubs and Reds got the game in after all, and what a game! Suzuki revs up, Steele flashes the sword, and more! 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...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Just a bad situation all around

Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports A Mets reliever takes out his frustrations in the wrong way and the Mets make it worse. The Negro Leagues join the record book. A look ahead at the draft and other news from MLB. Good morning to everyone. Happy Friday. The Mets designated reliever Jorge López for assignment after he threw his glove into the stands after getting ejected. There were also some thi...2024
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• Cub Tracks runs aground

Photo by Brian Fluharty/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes plus extras, four days a week. The Cubs failed to take the second game and must fight for the meatloaf today before flying to Flushing. 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, overhea...2024
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• A Game of Groans

Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Much like the smash hit TV series about a quest for power, the 8th season of the White Sox rebuild is letting fans down. But even after a historically bad start, showrunner Jerry Reinsdorf appears keen to do nothing but watch it burn. Chaos is a Ladder Jerry Reinsdorf — the beleaguered owner of the Chicago White Sox — grimaced in disgust as he watched his team ...2024
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• The clock may be ticking on Scott Boras’ MLB reign

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Playoff hero Jordan Montgomery fired Boras after being one of several big-name free agents to sign late for a much lower contract than expected. For decades now, Scott Boras has been synonymous with the MLB offseason. He changed the landscape of player salaries in such a dramatic way and over such a long period of time that it would not surprise anyone to se...2024
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• A Yankees fan tried to wrestle a ball away from Mookie Betts
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• Outside The Confines: Is Taylor Swift taking over baseball next?

Photo by Howard Schnapp/Newsday RM via Getty Images No, but she did get great seats for the ALCS. The hullaballoo and backlash of Taylor Swift’s presence at Kansas City Chiefs games may now be moving over to baseball. It turns out the pop singer’s famous boyfriend Travis Kelce is a big Cleveland Guardians fan, so the pair headed to the first game of the ALCS to watch the Guardians take on ...2024
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• Jed Hoyer’s news conference produced no real Cubs news
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• Outside The Confines: So long, Oakland.
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• Report: Pedro Grifol could be fired at “any moment now”
The post Report: Pedro Grifol could be fired at “any moment now” appeared first on Sox On 35th. How much longer will the White Sox go before making a managerial change? ESPN’s Jesse Rogers is just one of the many reporters who believe that Pedro Grifol’s days on… The post Report: Pedro Grifol could be fired at “any moment now” appeared first on Sox On 35th...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Let the shopping begin
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• BCB After Dark: Moving Morel

Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if the Cubs should trade away Christopher Morel. It’s the end of another week here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. We hope you had a good day. Oh wait, you’re a Cubs fan. Of course you didn’t. Anyway, come on in and commiserate with us. We...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Just a bad situation all around
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• Dodgers Send Cubs' Jake Arrieta the Rubber & Dirt from Mound After His No-Hitter
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• Source: Cubs land Darvish for $126M deal
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• Chicago Cubs Advance to NLDS: Highlights, Twitter Reaction to Celebration
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• Cubs to Have Pajama Party on Flight Home Following Jake Arrieta's No-Hitter
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• Chicago Cubs Manager Joe Maddon Shows off Arizona-Themed Van
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• Sources: Nats demote All-Star after all-nighter
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• Cubs Play Inappropriate Song as Aroldis Chapman Walks off Mound, Team Apologizes
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• Sources: Cubs to call up OF prospect Soler
The Chicago Cubs are set to call up prospect Jorge Soler, sources confirmed to ESPNChicago.com's Jesse Rogers on Monday....2014
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• A Game of Groans
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• Kyle Schwarber's Fluke ACL Tear an Early Test for Cubs' Sky-High Expectations
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• Outside The Confines: Awesome rookies
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Rumors of interest in 1B & 3B + more Hot Stove talk...
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• Outside The Confines: LA Story
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• Outside The Confines: Let the games begin!
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• Outside The Confines: Is Taylor Swift taking over baseball next?
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• 2024 National League Wild Card Series game thread, Day 2

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images The Mets and Padres can move on to the Division Series with wins today. We continue today’s second day of Wild Card games with a pair of National League matchups. The Mets came back from a 4-3 deficit with a five-run fifth and held on to take Game 1 of their series in Milwaukee. The Padres shut down a pretty good Braves offense to take the first game of th...2024
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• 2024 National League Wild Card Series game thread, Day 1

Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images Here’s a place to follow along with the NL teams beginning this year’s postseason. We continue today’s first day of Wild Card games with a pair of National League matchups. The NL Central champion Brewers and first wild card team, the Padres, both of whom won 93 games, will be the host teams. MLB. com Gameday for Mets/Brewers. RHP Luis Sev...2024
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• A few more thoughts about the Chicago White Sox’ historically bad season
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• Cub Tracks’ meatloaf still on the table
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• The Opener: Steele, Cole, MLBTR Chat
As MLB’s stretch run gets under way, here are three things we’ll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout the day today: 1. Steele scratched from scheduled start: Cubs manager Craig Counsell told reporters (including ESPN’s Jesse Rogers) last night that ace southpaw Justin Steele had been scratched from his scheduled start…...2024
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: Rumors of interest in 1B & 3B + more Hot Stove talk...
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• Outside the Confines: The Dodgers take New York
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• A Yankees fan tried to wrestle a ball away from Mookie Betts
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• Outside The Confines: One month down

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images At the end of baseball’s first month, things are starting to take shape. It seems impossible that a full month of baseball has passed us by. It feels like only yesterday we were celebrating Opening Day, and now we’re getting to a point where it might be time to stop saying “small sample size” as an excuse. The Dodgers aren’t a shocker as the NL West le...2024
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• Outside The Confines: We have a problem

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports A major gambling scandal breaks out with Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter. A recap of the Seoul Series. A revolt in the MLBPA. And other news from MLB. I’m going to assume that you’ve already heard about the gambling scandal surrounding Shohei Ohtani and his interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. I’m going to try to give you some links that will allow you to do some furth...2024
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• Outside The Confines: No baseball players won Oscars last night

Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images But it was still a fun show. While most of the buzz this weekend was over the Oscars, that doesn’t mean there was no baseball news to delve into. The Reds have a suspension scandal to deal with. Former Reds player Joey Votto is heading to his Canadian homeland on a minor league deal. The Twins are getting their sleep, Willy Adames is looking ...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ spring in, fallout

Al Yellon Typically acerbic #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. Pitchers and catchers reporting day Wednesday. Most position players are in camp as well. 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 ba...2024
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• The Daily Belli watch: 15 days to the Cubs Spring Training opener

Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images The countdown continues. Another day has gone by without Cody Bellinger signing a contract. Further, the so-called “Boras Four” — Bellinger, Matt Chapman, Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery — are all still unsigned. We have discussed Boras and his modus operandi here many, many times. Here is a different take on that — and let me be cle...2024
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• Cub Tracks ‘ how tweet it is

Shota Imanaga — lots to like so far. | Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Typically acerbic #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus scientific food for thought. The Cubs’ new pitcher is already popular. The Cubs Convention is ON. Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, groun...2024
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• Cubs To Promote Jordan Wicks
The Cubs are set to call up left-hander Jordan Wicks, according to ESPN’s Jesse Rogers (X links). There had been plenty of speculation that Wicks was on the verge of a call-up, and now the southpaw (who turns 24 on September 1) will get an early birthday present Sunday when he makes his MLB debut…...2023
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