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YOU WONT BELIEVE: 3 - What They Never Told You

A head-to-head reminder: Where do the Cubs get off being inferior to the Brewers?

It wasn’t supposed to be like this.

Chicago Sun-Times

Rockies blast Diamondbacks behind Brendan Rodgers, Connor Joe and Kris Bryant

DENVER — The fireworks started long before the sun set behind Coors Field on Saturday night.

The Denver Post

Paul Sullivan: Freddie Freeman’s free-agent saga could serve as a cautionary tale for Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras

Willson Contreras wants to remain a Chicago Cub.

Chicago Tribune

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Chicago Cubs rally to win a series against the St. Louis Cardinals — then the subject turns to trade speculation

ST. LOUIS — The Chicago Cubs rallied from a five-run deficit Sunday to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 in 10 innings, taking the series and ending a 17-games-in-17-day stretch with a 5-12 record.

Chicago Tribune

Future is now for Cubs prospect Caleb Kilian

The promising right-hander — acquired from the Giants in the Kris Bryant trade — will start the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader against the Cardinals in his big-league debut. He was 2-0 with a 2.06 ERA at Triple-A Iowa.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mark Appel was once a can’t-miss prospect. Nine years later, the Phillies could finally make him a major leaguer.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Mark Appel knows people think he’s crazy. The right-handed pitcher was the first overall pick of a draft that produced Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger, and Kris Bryant. That draft was nine years ago. Judge is a three-time All-Star. Bellinger was the 2019 National League MVP. Bryant helped…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Presto! In one year, the Cubs went from a thrilling night to an unrecognizable sight

A June swoon? The Cubs already took care of it.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Bill Madden: Time to sell! The 5 worst owners in baseball.

NEW YORK — Now that we don’t have the Wilpons to kick around anymore, for the first time in a long time New York baseball fans can be thankful for two of the most committed owners in the sport in Steve Cohen and Hal Steinbrenner. If only this was the…

Tribune News Service

Paul Sullivan: Grading Jed Hoyer’s Cubs rebuild that can’t be referred to as a rebuild (sorry, Marquee)

CHICAGO — In a rare media appearance last week, Chicago Cubs President Jed Hoyer said it would be impossible to fully evaluate last year’s sell-off until well down the road.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago Cubs President Jed Hoyer is confident his long-term game plan is working: ‘We’re on the right track’

CHICAGO — The outcry over the trade of several star players has subsided over the last year, giving Chicago Cubs President Jed Hoyer a chance to breathe.

Chicago Tribune

MLB Introduces Automated Strike Zone in Pacific Coast League

The “robo-ump” debuted in the league for the first time this year.

Sports Illustrated

Willson Contreras on offensive high; Cubs top Diamondbacks

Contreras’ bat is as hot as Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer and manager David Ross have ever seen it.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sloppy Rockies, ineffective German Marquez, pounded by Phillies

Vaudeville comedian W.C. Fields once said, “Philadelphia, wonderful town, spent a week there one night.”

Tribune News Service

Bud Black Is the Right Manager to Lead the Rockies to Their Peak

His steady hand is behind Colorado’s hot start and instrumental to its organizational shift.

Sports Illustrated

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This You Gotta See: Bulls-Bucks, White Sox-Guardians, Cubs-Rays and spring football

If the Bulls lose Games 1 and 2 in Milwaukee, this series will be all kinds of over.

Tribune News Service

C.J. Cron’s two homers power Rockies to 9-6 win over Cubs

DENVER — The Rockies signed C.J. Cron off the free-agent scrap heap last February, on a prove-it minor league deal on which he had to compete for both a roster spot and the first-base job.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs open Rockies series with win, powered by double-digit hits

Cubs first baseman Frank Schwindel hit his first home run of the season.

Chicago Sun-Times

How Kris Bryant’s Cubs tenure is impacting the next generation of MLB players

Bryants’ Cubs memories include plenty of highlights, but one of his lasting contributions to MLB came out of a contentious chapter with the Cubs.

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Rockies win with two runs in 10th inning; saved by replay

ARLINGTON, Texas — Prior to Monday afternoon’s game at Globe Life Field, manager Bud Black was blunt about what the Rockies need to do in 2022.

Chicago Sun-Times

This You Gotta See: WNBA draft, Cubs reunite with Kris Bryant, Bulls-Bucks gets underway

Do the Bulls have a playoff pulse?

Tribune News Service

Rockies end Dodgers’ hex; Bud Black gets win No. 1,000

DENVER — One-thousand career victories as a manager is an impressive milestone, but the Rockies’ 9-4 victory over the Dodgers was no doubt a bigger deal for Bud Black.

Los Angeles Times

Dodgers’ vaunted bats come back to sea level in loss to Rockies

DENVER — The Los Angeles Dodgers’ patchwork pitching plan Saturday night was fraught but functional.

Los Angeles Times

Bill Plaschke: Championship-favorite Dodgers check all the boxes in season-opening win

DENVER — Gavin Lux flew. Walker Buehler spun. Freddie Freeman battled. The bullpen blasted.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs’ Willson Contreras emotional on Opening Day: ‘This place is so special to me’

Cubs catcher Willson Contreras is in his final year of club control.

Chicago Sun-Times

An Opening Day victory for the Cubs and the word that must not be mentioned. Hint: It’s ‘rebuild.’

GM Jed Hoyer says he likes the product on the field but is trying to build for the future. Sound familiar?

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