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• Mariners Sign Michael Rucker To Minors Contract
The Mariners signed right-hander Michael Rucker to a minor league deal earlier this month, according to Rucker’s MLB.com profile page. Rucker’s contract included an invitation to the Mariners’ big league spring camp, as per the list of non-roster invites Seattle released yesterday. Rucker began his college career at Gonzaga, so this deal with the M’s…...2026
• Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats kick off offseason with roster moves...

Notes and quotes on the start of the 2024-25 offseason and the Nationals’ first moves... A left hamstring strain kept veteran 1B/OF Joey Gallo out of the Washington Nationals’ lineup between June 12th and August 20th this past season, but the 30-year-old veteran, who signed a 1-year/$5M contract (with a mutual option for 2025) last offseason, returned in the last month-plus and hit 5 of his 10 hom...2024
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• Joey Meneses, Ildemaro Vargas, Michael Rucker Elect Free Agency After Nationals’ Outrights
The Nationals announced that first baseman Joey Meneses, utilityman Ildemaro Vargas, and right-hander Michael Rucker are all free agents after clearing waivers and being outrighted off Washington’s 40-man roster. Meneses was eligible for minor league free agency, while Vargas (due to service time) and Rucker (a past outright assignment) were each eligible to elect free…...2024
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• Travis Blankenhorn Elects Free Agency
The Nationals announced that infielder/outfielder Travis Blankenhorn elected free agency following last week’s DFA. The left-handed hitter had that right once he cleared waivers because he has been outrighted multiple times in his career. Washington took him off the 40-man roster when they claimed reliever Michael Rucker from Philadelphia. Blankenhorn has gotten to the majors in…...2024
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: CJ Abrams back up top; Nats claim reliever Michael Rucker off waivers...

Notes and quotes after the Nationals and Pirates were rained out last night... Doubleheader today (1:35/6:40). ABRAMS UP TOP: With the Nationals set to face Pirates’ right-hander (Luis Ortiz) last night in PNC Park, CJ Abrams moved back to the top of the lineup after hitting 6th and 7th in his previous five games as he tries to work his way out of a prolonged slump. Abrams, (26 for 150, .173/.233/...2024
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• Braves News: Whit Merrifield exits with foot injury, Ozzie Albies update, and more

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Friday. Atlanta Braves second baseman Whit Merrifield exited Friday night’s game after hitting a ball off his left foot in the seventh inning. His X-rays came back negative and he awaits a CT scan. Whit Merrifield was removed from tonight’s game after fouling this ball off his left foot. pic.twitter.com/heocGbmg6A— B...2024
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• Braves News: Whit Merrifield exits with foot injury, Ozzie Albies update, and more
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• The last 10 years of Cubs drafts: How did they do?

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images The MLB Draft is an inexact science — but the Cubs still made some good selections. This year’s MLB Draft comes up beginning Sunday, July 14. Teams will draft 20 players and hope for the best. Josh will have a preview of this year’s Draft prospects coming up later this week, but I thought I’d take this time to look at the last 10 years of ...2024
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• 2024 Cubs: Know your enemy, NL East

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Some teams on the upside here, some not. The Cubs might have made the postseason easily in 2023 if they had done better vs. NL East teams. Overall they were 11-20 vs. the NL East (Braves, 2-4; Marlins, 2-4; Mets, 3-3; Phillies, 1-5 and Nationals, 3-4). Here’s hoping for better results in 2024. Atlanta Braves Key departures: Eddie Rosario, Brad Hand, Mike ...2024
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• 2023 Cubs final season grades

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Some of these are pretty good. Others, not so much. In re-reading my midseason grades article, I noted this passage: Last year’s team went 39-31 after the break, a .557 winning percentage. If this year’s team can play to that percentage in the 73 remaining games, they’ll go 41-32. That would result in an 83-79 final record. I don’t claim to be prescient...2023
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• 2023 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Games 134 and 135

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images It was almost a perfect day but in the end, the Cubs split the doubleheader. Heavy sigh. Everyone take a few deep breaths. Sequencing can be frustrating. Certainly, if those two games happened in the other order, things change. Also, if the Reds had jumped out 3-0 and the Cubs rallied to make it 3-2, things would be different. Hey, also if the Phillies bu...2023
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• Today in Cubs history: The Field of Dreams game

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images A year ago today, the Cubs played in Iowa. EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the BCB recap of last year’s Field of Dreams game, which took place one year ago today, Thursday, August 11, 2022, with a few minor bits edited out. Drew Smyly threw really well in that game. Here’s hoping he can get back to that. DYERSVILLE, Iowa — The Cubs, of course, aren’t going to b...2023
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• 2023 Cubs midseason grades
Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Some things were good for the Cubs before the All-Star break. And some... were not. (If that sounds familiar, I wrote the same words in last year’s midseason grades article.) The Cubs stand seven games out of first place in the N.L. Central at the All-Star break. This still shapes up as a weak division that could be taken with fewer than 90 wins. One th...2023
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• 2023 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 83
Peter van den Berg-USA TODAY Sports Next verse: same as the last! I think I remember seeing this one before. Wasn’t there a show some years ago where maybe it turned out that everyone had died and that the whole show was perhaps some kind of collective fever dream? Or if you prefer, a vision of purgatory while the afterlife is sorted out. Yeah, the Cubs and all of their loyal fans died on...2023
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• Phillies 5, Cubs 1: Smoke gets in your eyes
Al Yellon Outdoor conditions in Chicago Tuesday were quite bad. London, from which the Cubs just returned, used to have a reputation as being quite foggy. It certainly wasn’t during the week I was there; the weather was generally pleasant and sunny. In fact, the traditional “London fog” was mainly smoke from coal that was being burned for heating and manufacturing. Smoke is what we saw in ...2023
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• Cubs 7, Blue Jays 5: At last, a win in Canada
Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images The Cubs ended a 14-year losing streak north of the border. TORONTO — It required six relievers (seven, if you count Luke Farrell on what was a bullpen day) and some timely hitting, but Wednesday night the Cubs ended a losing streak in Canada that had lasted more than 14 years. Sure, it was only a five-game Canadian losing streak (three in 2014, the first ...2022
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"The Mariners signed right-hander Michael Rucker to a minor league deal earlier this month, according to Rucker’s MLB."

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"Michael Rucker finished off the sixth without further incident."

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", Michael Rucker and Brandon Hughes combined for 6⅓ shutout innings after Sampson’s early departure, allowing three hits and three walks and striking out seven."

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"The departures of righties Brandon Bailey and Michael Rucker will open two 40-man roster spots."

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"are Triple-A arms who cracked the big leagues in 2018, plus a variety of 2016 draft picks (Thomas Hatch, Michael Rucker, Duncan Robinson) could potentially reach the majors this season, possibly"

• Mariners Sign Michael Rucker To Minors Contract
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• Joey Meneses, Ildemaro Vargas, Michael Rucker Elect Free Agency After Nationals’ Outrights
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• Washington Nationals news & notes: CJ Abrams back up top; Nats claim reliever Michael Rucker off waivers...
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• Braves News: Whit Merrifield exits with foot injury, Ozzie Albies update, and more
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• Phillies Designate Michael Rucker For Assignment
The Phillies announced Wednesday that right-hander Michael Rucker has been designated for assignment. His spot on the 40-man roster will go to fellow righty Nick Nelson, whose contract has been selected from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Philadelphia also optioned righty Tyler Phillips to Lehigh Valley to open a spot on the active roster for Nelson. Rucker,…...2024
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• The last 10 years of Cubs drafts: How did they do?
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• BCB After Dark: Locking up the future

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks which Cubs prospect would you sign to a long-term deal now. Thanks for stopping by at BCB After Dark: the hippest hangout for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. It’s so good to see some familiar faces and some new ones as well. Please let us check your coat for you. There’s no ...2024
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• Cub Tracks springs into action

Kevin Alcántara chases a fly ball. | Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Typically acerbic #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. Punxsy Phil says Spring is nigh. Rich Nye agrees. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and blog...2024
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• 2023 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 136

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images For the second game, the Reds rally in the ninth to beat the Cubs. Heavy sigh, part two. I’m invoking early day game after a night game formation. As in, an abridged Heroes and Goats today. I’m going to give you bullet points rather than a full narrative. The Cubs lost consecutive games for the first time since August 13 and 15 against the Blue Jays and W...2023
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• 2023 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Games 134 and 135
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• Cub Tracks comes from behind
Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week, plus bleeding-edge science and a musical selection each day. Matt Mervis is the canary and other stories. 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, s...2023
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• 2023 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 83
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• Cubs 8, Pirates 0: Swingin’ in the rain
Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images The Cubs won the first game of the series in part thanks to a weird little rainstorm over PNC Park. LONDON — Hi everyone, I’m in London getting ready for the Cubs/Cardinals series this weekend. In the meantime, the season goes on and so, I’ll keep covering the games being played in Pittsburgh from here. Remember last week? The first game of the Cubs/Pi...2023
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• Mets 10, Cubs 1: Kyle Hendricks is a work in progress
Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The Cubs still meatloafed their series against the Mets. The Cubs lost to the Mets 10-1 Thursday on another chilly evening at Wrigley Field, and I’m sure you’d rather hear less about that and more about how I viewed Kyle Hendricks’ first MLB start in nearly 11 months. Obviously the results weren’t what Kyle, or the Cubs, or you or me, would have wanted. N...2023
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• Cubs 6, Tigers 4: The never-quit Cubs pull one out

Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports After a devastating grand slam tied things up, the Cubs got to work and came out on top. All’s well that ends well, and the Cubs ended this series well with a 6-4 win over the Tigers, but I’ll ask you the question, and you can vote in the poll. After Jameson Taillon loaded the bases in the sixth inning, then retired the next two hitters, would you have taken...2023
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• Today in Cubs history: The Field of Dreams game
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• Cubs 10, Cardinals 3: Six in a row, along with some extracurricular activity
Joe Puetz-USA TODAY Sports The first inning of this game was... interesting. The tone for the Cubs’ 10-3 win over the Cardinals Thursday, their sixth straight victory, was set just three batters into the game. The first two hitters, Mike Tauchman and Nico Hoerner, went down quietly. Then this happened [VIDEO]. Ian Happ’s backswing hit Willson Contreras in the mask. Part of the metal m...2023
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• Cubs 4, Marlins 2: Nick Madrigal saves the day
David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The infielder’s key two-run single gave the Cubs an eighth-inning lead. As most of you know, I have been critical of Nick Madrigal on this site in the past. So today I will give him major props for his game-winning single in the Cubs’ eighth-inning rally. Madrigal’s two-run single with one out in the eighth gave the Cubs the lead and Miguel Amaya followed with ...2023
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• Marlins 3, Cubs 2: The hit batters just kept on coming
Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images A disastrous ninth inning turned this game into a loss. I have a question, which I’ll get to in a moment. First, the unhappy details: Michael Rucker gave up a leadoff single in the ninth, hit two batters, then allowed a walkoff hit that sent the Cubs to a 3-2 loss to the Marlins Friday night in Miami. Before Friday, Rucker had not hit a batter since Augus...2023
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• Cub Tracks’ Seiya sooner or later
Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Read all about it! #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. The Cubs’ No. 1 right fielder opened his season in Los Angeles as his team faced the Dodgers in a three-game series. Cody Bellinger got a hero’s welcome in his return to LA. Welcome to today’s edition of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-styl...2023
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• Cubs 14, Mariners 9: Nelson Velázquez helps slam the Cubs to victory
Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports Dansby Swanson left the game, but doesn’t appear to be seriously injured. Before we get to the details of the Cubs’ come-from-behind 14-9 thrashing of the Mariners, let’s address the events that took shortstop Dansby Swanson out of the game in the sixth inning. Here’s what happened: Before the top of the 6th inning, Dansby Swanson threw one ball, motion...2023
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• The Cubs Convention is back for the first time in three years
Marquee Sports Network Here are some notes from Friday’s Opening Ceremony Marquee Sports Network kicked off coverage of the 2023 Cubs Convention Opening Ceremony at 5 p.m. Friday and while the crowd was a bit smaller than in previous years (there was an entire section of empty chairs to the right of the main stage that was definitely filled in 2020), there was an enthusiastic atmosphere on...2023
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• Cubs 6, Tigers 4: The never-quit Cubs pull one out
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• Cubs 4, Marlins 2: Nick Madrigal saves the day
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• Cubs 6, Rockies 5: The sub Cubs come through
Brennen Davis | Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images After all the regulars departed, some Cubs minor leaguers put together a ninth-inning rally. SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — Wins and losses mean nothing in Spring Training, yet the Cubs’ come-from-behind 6-5 win over the Rockies at Salt River Fields Sunday afternoon felt... well, pretty good. Some guys who could be part of the ...2023
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• Cubs 15, Reds 2: Zach McKinstry, David Bote and Franmil Reyes go deep in this laugher to end the year
David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs had some fun and breezed to win No. 74. It seems like a very long time ago when the Cubs defeated the Brewers 5-4 at Wrigley Field in the 2022 season opener, but in reality, that was just short of six months ago, the length of a normal baseball season. Wednesday, on a lovely October afternoon that spilled into early evening in Cincinnati, the Cubs booke...2022
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• Cubs 5, Dodgers 2: Hayden Wesneski, your table is ready
Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs righthander was outstanding on Saturday. Remembering, of course, that Spring Training stats don’t generally mean anything, Hayden Wesneski went out and made a statement Saturday afternoon against the Dodgers. Wesneski faced 12 Dodgers and retired all of them, four by strikeout, and the Cubs smashed three home runs on their way to a 5-2 win over L.A....2023
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• Cubs 7, Cardinals 2: Hey, Jed! Don’t trade Cody Bellinger!
Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The Cubs center fielder homered again and drove in three runs. The Cubs did what they had to do this weekend, take three of four from the Cardinals, in order to stay close to playoff contention. And they did so Sunday in their third straight win over St. Louis, 7-2, largely on the back of center fielder Cody Bellinger. Bellinger smacked a two-run homer an...2023
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• Cubs 8, Brewers 7: A Morel victory
David Banks-USA TODAY Sports Christopher Morel’s sixth-inning homer, plus some excellent relief work, gave the Cubs a win over Milwaukee. Now that was a fun baseball game! That could have been said even if the Cubs had lost it, but it was entertaining regardless. There were five lead changes and five home runs hit on a windy day at Wrigley, and in the end Christopher Morel’s two-run homer ...2022
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• Cubs 10, Rangers 3: Clicking on all cylinders
Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs got excellent starting pitching again, and a varied offense. The complaint department is closed! I could get used to THIS kind of game, too. The Cubs got good pitching again — and this time offense that included a couple of home runs, as they routed the Rangers 10-3 for their third win in a row. One other thing I want to mention before going through al...2023
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• 2023 Cubs final season grades
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• 2023 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 136
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• Cubs 10, Cardinals 3: Six in a row, along with some extracurricular activity
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• Cubs 7, Cardinals 2: Hey, Jed! Don’t trade Cody Bellinger!
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• Red Sox 11, Cubs 5: Because baseball
Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images That wasn’t how we envisioned the series finale. This one was going to go the Cubs’ way, right? With All-Star Justin Steele on the mound and an opposing pitcher who had been hit really hard (5.17 ERA, four home runs) in his last three starts, this game was... Well, nope, because baseball. Steele didn’t have it and got hit hard, and Kutter Crawford threw...2023
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