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• Another Adames homer leads Crew to fifth straight win

Garrett Mitchell and Rhys Hoskins | Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports Timely offense carried the day for Milwaukee Box Score The Brewers continued their winning ways with their fifth consecutive victory after their 8-5 win over the Cleveland Guardians. The offense showed up in critical moments to turn a slow start into another convincing win. After the Brewers went hitless through three inning...2024
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• Spring Training Game Thread #27: Milwaukee Brewers (11-13) @ Cleveland Guardians (10-12)

Brice Turang and Rhys Hoskins | Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports Colin Rea looks to continue impressive spring The Milwaukee Brewers take on the Cleveland Guardians with Colin Rea looking to build on the momentum of an impressive spring training. Rea has a 2.25 ERA this spring over eight innings as he faces the Cleveland Guardians, who send a split-squad lineup. The Guardians will have Logan ...2024
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• Christian Yelich and Willy Adames lead the Brewers to 4-3 win over Angels

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports Yelich and Adames had home runs in the win. Box Score With many of the regular players in the lineup, the Brewers put together a solid showing. Home runs from Christian Yelich and Willy Adames each hit home runs as part of multi-hit days, and they led the Brewers to a 4-3 win over the Angels on Monday afternoon. It took just three batters for the Brewers to bu...2024
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• Spring Training Game Thread #26: Milwaukee Brewers (10-13) vs. Los Angeles Angels (11-11)

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports A potential preview of Milwaukee’s Opening Day lineup? The Brewers are back at home this afternoon, and we may be getting a peek at the Opening Day lineup. Many of the expected regulars are in today’s lineup. Garrett Mitchell is leading off with William Contreras second and Christian Yelich third. Rhys Hoskins is in the cleanup spot with Willy Adames and Sal F...2024
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• State of the Position, 2024: Manager and Coaching Staff

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports Bud Black returns as manager, and the rest of the 2023 staff is also back The Colorado Rockies, presumably, are planning to employ their 2023 staff in 2024. The “presumably” is necessary here given that the Rockies have not actually announced their coaching staff, which seems an unusual move, but perhaps the organization is assuming everyone else understands ...2024
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• White Sox 3, Athletics 3: Sounds about right

There’s no pictures from the game today, so here’s Eloy Jiménez smiling, with a cool beverage. | Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports Nick Nastrini looked good, but of course the Athletics had to tie it up in the ninth inning... The Chicago White Sox almost got the win after a home run in the top of the ninth, but the Oakland Athletics decided to tie it up in the bottom of the inning, 3-3, and t...2024
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• Cubs 8, Rangers 6: The power barrage continues

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs sent more baseballs out of the yard Sunday at Sloan Park. MESA, Arizona — The Cubs hosted many of the regulars from the defending World Series champion Rangers and put the hurt on them, hitting two home runs and smashing several other extra-base hits in an 8-6 victory. Since March 9, including split-squad games, the Cubs are 8-1. (Not that spring wins...2024
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• Here’s what the Cubs rotation might look like to start the 2024 season

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports It might look very lefthanded. The Cubs will open the 2024 regular season two weeks from today in Arlington, Texas against the defending World Series champion Rangers. Lefthander Justin Steele has already been named the Opening Day starter coming off his fine 2023 season. Manager Craig Counsell has already said he wants to be “flexible” with the rotation given...2024
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• Cubs vs. Rockies at Mesa preview, Saturday 3/9, 2:05 CT

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs face the Rox for the second time this spring The Cubs made three more roster cuts Saturday, all non-roster invitees: Chris Clarke, Sam McWilliams and Brad Wieck were all reassigned to minor-league camp. Wieck, in particular, might help the Cubs down the road, but for now he needs more reps, which he'll get in minor-league camp. Also, if the Cubs seek ...2024
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• Cubs vs. Reds at Goodyear preview, Thursday 3/7, 7:05 CT

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports A second spring night game in three days! This & that... ICYMI, Caleb Kilian is likely out for several months with a shoulder injury In the same linked article: Nick Madrigal has another hamstring strain Ian Happ likely isn’t back until late March Some thoughts on Dominic Smith and his chances to make the Opening Day roster Here are today’s particulars. Cu...2024
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• 2024 MLB Season Preview: Chicago Cubs

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports With Craig Counsell now at the helm for Chicago, the Cubs look to take that next step and become postseason contenders once again The Cubs took a step back a couple of years ago, and finished below .500 in both 2021 and 2022 for the first time since 2014. After a surprisingly good 2023 in which they finished just a game out of a playoff spot, they’re heading i...2024
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• Cub Tracks gets over the hump

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. Cody Bellinger is back, Morelism, and other stories. Enjoy the music. 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...2024
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• David Bote, Nick Madrigal, Miles Mastrobuoni: Who makes the Cubs Opening Day roster?

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports There will be some choices for the team that takes the field in Texas March 28. We’ve debated these three at length already this spring on this site, so I thought I’d give you an entire article regarding the merits (and downsides) of Cubs infielders David Bote, Nick Madrigal and Miles Mastrobuoni. (Please note, for fairness I have listed these players in alpha...2024
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• Cubs vs. Padres at Peoria preview, Monday 3/4, 2:05 CT

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports It’s the second spring meeting of these two teams. Here are a few words from Kyle Hendricks about this year’s spring camp: “It’s so much fun. The environment, being back out there with the fans, you feel the energy even out here in Arizona,” Hendricks said. “It just feels more like a real game being back out there and a normal spring.” It’s hardly just a cele...2024
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• Cubs vs. White Sox at Mesa preview, Friday 3/1, 2:05 CT

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports Another Friday Cubs/Sox matchup. MESA, Arizona — A note on Brennen Davis: Brennen Davis in concussion protocol after HBP on Tuesday. Shota to debut Saturday vs Dodgers— Paul Sullivan (@PWSullivan) February 29, 2024 I feel really badly for Davis, who has had so many injuries derailing what looked like a promising career. Here’s hoping he comes back from c...2024
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• Cub Tracks loves the Cubs’ farm system

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports Typically acerbic #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. We love it ALL right now. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ tear...2024
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") | Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports A strong season, curtailed by elbow troubles At midseason, the SSS staff graded the 46-46 White Sox, from the head of the class Dylan Cease down to Dallas Keuchel."

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"Brandin Cooks (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Stepping back from our own myopic viewpoint, which teams might best be able to give these Patriots a run for their money once the season kicks off?"

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"Mandatory Credit: Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports Jurickson Profar is on track to reach full recovery from his shoulder injury this spring."

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• Another Adames homer leads Crew to fifth straight win
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• State of the Position, 2024: Manager and Coaching Staff
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• White Sox 3, Athletics 3: Sounds about right
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• Here’s what the Cubs rotation might look like to start the 2024 season
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• BCB After Dark: Who will lead the Cubs in OPS?

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks who will lead the team in OPS this year. It’s Tuesday evening at BCB After Dark: the hippest spot for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and sit with us for a while. There’s no cover charge. Let us know if we can do anything for you. The show will start shortly. Bring you...2024
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• Do the Brewers have the depth to win the division?

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports Milwaukee’s young and unproven roster will look to retain the division crown The Brewers enter 2024 with hopes of retaining their division crown. It’s undeniable, however, that the road to the National League Central title will prove more challenging this season. The Brewers won’t have Corbin Burnes or Brandon Woodruff. There will be a heavy reliance on youngs...2024
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• Brewers fall to Giants, 13-8, but Chourio, Hoskins impress

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports Jackson Chourio delivers his best performance yet Box Score It was another rough day for Milwaukee Brewers pitchers, but there were standout offensive performances from marquee hitters as the Crew fell 13-8 to the San Francisco Giants. Jakob Junis started well in his Spring Training debut with two scoreless innings despite allowing two leadoff hits in the seco...2024
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• David Bote, Nick Madrigal, Miles Mastrobuoni: Who makes the Cubs Opening Day roster?
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• Cubs vs. White Sox at Mesa preview, Friday 2/23, 2:05 CT

Workouts are over, games are beginning! | Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports It’s the Spring Training opener! MESA, Arizona — Well, here we are! Actual baseball, after a long offseason that seemed longer because of the lack of signing action from certain free agents. (Sure, why not, make this a “Belli watch” open thread!) Anyway, sure, this is just a practice game, and most of the guys in this ...2024
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• Cub Tracks can ‘C’ it coming

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports Typically acerbic #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. I can ‘C’ for miles and miles in the clear Arizona air. 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, overhe...2024
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• Cubs vs. White Sox Friday preview: at Glendale (3:05 CT), Spring Breakout at Mesa (4:05 CT)

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports Cubs major and minor leaguers will face the crosstown Sox this afternoon. Today features both a MLB spring contest between the Cubs and White Sox and MLB’s inaugural Spring Breakout game between Cubs and White Sox top prospects. NOTE! The Spring Breakout game will be a seven-inning game. Both of these games are weather permitting, as there are showers and thun...2024
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• Cubs vs. Athletics at Mesa preview, Thursday 3/14, 3:05 CT

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs return to Sloan Park for an afternoon contest. MESA, Arizona — There’s been a little parlor game floating around social media the last year or so: “Name Six A’s.” Can you do it? Obviously if you scroll down this post you can name four, because I’ve got four pitchers listed for them. Besides those four? Can you name six others? I looked at their 40-man...2024
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• Cubs vs. Guardians at Goodyear preview, Wednesday 3/13, 3:05 CT

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports Another trip out west for the afternoon. Looks like Jameson Taillon will not be ready for Opening Day: Taillon’s continued lower back tightness makes it “fair to say” that opening day is unlikely, Counsell said, which sets up the veteran to begin the season on the 15-day injured list. Players can be backdated three days on the IL to start the year. “You’re ki...2024
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• Brewers drop fourth consecutive game, 6-5, to Chicago Cubs, but Colin Rea dominant

Brewers catcher William Contreras | Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports William Conteras’ four RBIs A hectic game highlighted Box Score The Milwaukee Brewers’ 6-5 loss to the Cubs began as a pitcher's duel with Colin Rea tossing four shutout innings. While Rea struck out seven batters without allowing a hit, the Cubs’ own starter, Justin Steele, threw four innings and struck out nine. The offen...2024
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• Brewers Reacts Survey: Who is the odd man out in the outfield?

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports We ask who is the guy left out of Milwaukee’s regular season roster from the outfield Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Milwaukee Brewers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. In this week’s Brewers Reacts survey, we’re...2024
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• Cubs vs. Rockies at Mesa preview, Saturday 3/9, 2:05 CT
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• Brewers win game one of doubleheader with A’s, 7-4

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports For the second consecutive day, the Brewers leaned on a big inning to get the win Box Score After an ice-cold start to spring training, the Brewers seem to have found their stride in recent days, winning their third game in as many days while tying in their other split-squad game on Wednesday. The Oakland Athletics struck first on Friday afternoon, with the fi...2024
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• Cubs vs. Mariners at Mesa and Diamondbacks at Scottsdale split squad preview, Friday 3/8

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports It’s the Cubs’ first split squad day of spring 2024. A pair of games today, splitting the squad, the Mesa game begins at 2:05 p.m. CT, the Scottsdale game at 3:10 p.m. CT. There will be only one set of game threads covering both games. Here are today’s particulars. At Mesa: The Cubs lineup was not available at posting time. Please check the BCB Twitter feed fo...2024
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• Cubs vs. Reds at Goodyear preview, Thursday 3/7, 7:05 CT
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• Cub Tracks gets over the hump
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• Another Adames homer leads Crew to fifth straight win
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• Spring Training Game Thread #27: Milwaukee Brewers (11-13) @ Cleveland Guardians (10-12)
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• State of the Position, 2024: Manager and Coaching Staff
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• BCB After Dark: Who will lead the Cubs in OPS?
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• Spring Training Game Thread #19: Milwaukee (7-10) @ Chicago Cubs (9-7)

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports Brewers take on division rival in Cactus League clash The Brewers take on the Chicago Cubs tonight for the second time this spring. After a three-game losing streak, Milwaukee will look to build some momentum with the regular season just over two weeks away. Colin Rea will lead the way on the mound with a lineup featuring Garrett Mitchell, William Contreras, ...2024
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• Cub Tracks gets over the hump
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• Do the Brewers have the depth to win the division?
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• Cub Tracks’ in the field

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports Typically acerbic #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. Important Cubs news as Spring Training games loom. 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,...2024
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• Outside The Confines: It’s baseball season

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports Spring Training has opened for two teams. Some predictions for the rest of the off-season. And other news from around baseball. It’s tradition for baseball fans to say the day after the Super Bowl that it’s baseball season. So who am I to buck tradition? I hope that yesterday’s football game puts an end to the idea that a close game is a good game. Because ev...2024
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• Cubs 8, Rangers 6: The power barrage continues
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• Chicago Cubs vs. San Francisco Giants preview, Monday 9/4, 1:20 CT

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images The Cubs open an important three-game series against the visitors from San Francisco. Monday notes... CUBS vs. GIANTS HISTORY: The Cubs are seeking their 600th win at home against the Giants. Their first was way back on May 15, 1883, the Giants’ debut season in the National League, when they were known as the Gothams and the Cubs were known as the White ...2023
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• Diamondbacks 6, Cubs 4: Two bad pitches by Justin Steele

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs lefthander threw pretty well... except for those two... bad... pitches. In the bottom of the first inning Friday night at Chase Field, Justin Steele appeared to be just about ready to get out of the inning. He’d allowed a leadoff single, then retired the next two batters, one on a sacrifice bunt. That entire sequence took just five pitches. Then, sudd...2023
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• White Sox 4, Cubs 3: All good things...
Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs’ winning streak came to an end Friday. MESA, Arizona — The Cubs again played a pretty solid Cactus League game, this time against their South Side rivals, but it wasn’t quite good enough, and thus their eight-game (Cactus League) and nine-game (overall) winning streak ended in a 4-3 defeat to the White Sox at Sloan Park. Drew Smyly became the first Cu...2023
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Toronto Blue Jays preview, Friday 8/11, 6:07 CT

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images The Cubs open a series in Canada. Friday notes... THAT OTHER LEAGUE: Today is the first of 11 consecutive games the Cubs will play against American League teams (Blue Jays, 3; White Sox, 2; Royals, 3; Tigers, 3), and that will complete the Cubs’ interleague schedule for 2023. To date, the Cubs are 18-17 vs. A.L. teams, and 7-5 vs. A.L. East teams. THE CLOS...2023
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• If Jameson Taillon is out for a while, who replaces him in the Cubs rotation?

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports Fortunately, the Cubs do have some choices. ICYMI, Jameson Taillon was scratched from his scheduled Saturday start against the Rockies at Sloan Park, and left his bullpen warmup with some sort of back issue. The team hopes to know more about that sometime today. If you look at the video I shot of his warmup Saturday at that link, it did not look good when Tail...2024
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• Angels 8, Cubs 7: More home runs — and more on Adrian Sampson
Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs lost to the Angels despite a power display, and before that the veteran righthander was optioned. In the recap to Friday night’s Cubs loss to the Guardians, I speculated that Adrian Sampson wouldn’t make the Opening Day roster. That has now happened, as the Cubs announced before Saturday’s game that Sampson had been optioned to Triple-A Iowa. Perhaps ...2023
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• Cubs 5, Rangers 1: Drew Smyly and Jordan Wicks show their stuff

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports Sunday’s game featured very good outings from this pair of Cubs lefthanders. With Jameson Taillon now possibly missing Opening Day, the Cubs will possibly need an extra starter to fill in. One of those potential starters is Drew Smyly, and he had a fine outing against the Rangers. So did Jordan Wicks, who’s in contention for the fifth starter spot. The entire ...2024
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• DraftKings: Andrew McCutchen, Hanley Ramirez Star In Tom Caron’s Lineup
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• Another Adames homer leads Crew to fifth straight win
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• Spring Training Game Thread #27: Milwaukee Brewers (11-13) @ Cleveland Guardians (10-12)
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• Christian Yelich and Willy Adames lead the Brewers to 4-3 win over Angels
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• Spring Training Game Thread #26: Milwaukee Brewers (10-13) vs. Los Angeles Angels (11-11)
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• State of the Position, 2024: Manager and Coaching Staff
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• Cubs 8, Rangers 6: The power barrage continues
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• Brewers fall to Royals in Spring Breakout, 4-3

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports Crew’s prospects can’t hold onto early lead Box Score The Brewers fell to the Kansas City Royals in MLB’s first-ever Spring Breakout showcase. Jacob Misiorowski got the start and impressed despite some command issues, striking out five and walking three while allowing no hits across 2 2⁄3 innings. Miiiiiiiiiiiiiis Our No. 2 prospect @Jmisiorowski9 was NASTY ...2024
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• Spring Training Game Thread #23/#24: Milwaukee Brewers (7-13) @ Oakland Athletics (10-10) / vs. Texas Rangers (10-8)

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports After Friday’s rainout, Brewers look to end losing streak on split-squad day After winning both sides of a split-squad day over a week ago, the Brewers have lost six straight, and when you add in the scheduled off-day on Monday and yesterday’s rainout (especially unfortunate since it was one of the relatively few spring training games scheduled for television ...2024
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• Cubs vs. White Sox Friday preview: at Glendale (3:05 CT), Spring Breakout at Mesa (4:05 CT)
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• Spring Training Game Thread #21: Milwaukee (7-12) @ Seattle Mariners (6-12)

Brewers shortstop Andruw Monasterio | Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports Struggling Brewers send Gasser to the mound to take on Mariners The Brewers and Mariners meet in today’s spring training game with both fanbases hoping to see some more encouraging performances as rosters begin to slim. The Brewers reassigned Yonny Hernandez, Brewer Hicklen, Enoli Paredes, and Rob Zastryzny to minor leagu...2024
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