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MYSTERIOUS: 5 - What They Never Told You

Polling Place: Jaylon Johnson? Cole Kmet? Darnell Mooney? Which Bear to extend first?

All three are entering the final season under their rookie contracts signed in 2020.

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Pride Celebration: Cubs’ Laura Ricketts reflects on ‘sense of responsibility’ to speak up and represent

MLB’s dominant storylines entering Pride Month were contentious.

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Solid Stroman seals Cubs’ sweep over visiting Pirates

“I think we’ve got a little momentum going right now,” the pitcher said. “Things finally kind of turned in our favor.

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Familiar script followed, as more Pirates pitching problems open door to Cubs sweep

CHICAGO — After concluding a 6-3 homestand by earning a series victory against the Mets, one with seemingly some get-right vibes attached to it, the Pirates set out on a six-game road trip against a couple division foes feeling pretty good.

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Cubs’ comeback victory shaves gap behind NL Central-leading Pirates

The Cubs put together a six-run rally in the sixth inning.

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Cubs’ Marcus Stroman offers support as MLB sends mixed signals during Pride Month

Stroman announced donations to Brave Space Alliance, Hetrick-Martin Institute and The 519 in honor of Pride Month.

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Baseball by the Numbers: The war over pitching WAR

Baseball Reference, Fangraphs use metric to measure different things.

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Cubs’ Marcus Stroman opens up about stall in extension talks: ‘I want to be here’

In a post to Twitter on Saturday, Stroman said he and his agent had engaged the Cubs in extension talks, but the team “wasn’t interested in exploring it now.”

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How Marcus Stroman’s unique approach to game prep helps him lock in mentally

Stroman acknowledges his routine isn’t for everyone. “I put a lot of trust in my catchers,” he said. “I don’t even — I don’t game-plan. I don’t look at lineups.”

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Buyers or sellers? The Cubs are preparing for both trade-deadline possibilities

The Cubs’ play during the next couple of months will set the front office’s direction.

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Cubs are adding unexpected ‘tool’ to Christopher Morel’s ‘toolbox’

Morel’s splits show that he hits better when he’s also playing in the field.

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Rookie Miguel Amaya hits first major-league home run in Cubs’ victory vs. Padres

The Cubs beat the Padres 7-1 to take a 2-1 lead in the four-game series.

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A June assignment for all the Cubs: Just go ahead and be like Marcus Stroman

No one on the team has more confidence — or fun — than Stroman, the undersized right-hander who sometimes looks like a kid out there.

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The Cubs have problems, but David Ross isn’t one

Fans are understandably running out of patience, but the manager isn’t necessarily the villain of the season.

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Local boy makes good: Mike Tauchman’s sacrifice fly accounts for only run of game

Tauchman, a veteran from Palatine and Fremd High School, is hitting .308 (8-for-26) in 10 games since being called up from Triple-A Iowa.

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Marcus Stroman’s one-hit masterpiece leads Cubs past Rays 1-0

The veteran right-hander no-hit the Rays — the best-hitting team in the majors — for six innings in a command performance that halted the Cubs’ four-game losing streak.

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Marcus Stroman’s efficiency carries Cubs to second straight victory against Mets

Notes: Right-hander Kyle Hendricks will start Thursday, manager David Ross announced after the game.

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Kodai Senga settles down but Mets fall to Cubs, 4-2

CHICAGO — Francisco Alvarez did all he could to will his club to a victory Wednesday night at Wrigley Field going 2 for 3 with a two-run homer off former Mets right-hander Marcus Stroman. But the Mets’ bats were as cold as the nearly 20-mph winds blowing in from Lake…

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‘Got to be better’: Brutal road trip drops Cubs below Cardinals in NL Central standings

The Cubs went 2-7 in Minnesota, Houston and Philadelphia.

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Cubs blown out by Twins for second straight game as starting pitching falters

Right-hander Marcus Stroman had an uncharacteristically short start in the Cubs’ 16-3 loss Sunday.

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Marcus Stroman can opt out after this season but would ‘love’ to remain a Cub for the rest of his career

Per sources, because of the nature of Stroman’s contract his camp and the Cubs opened preliminary extension talks this spring.

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Cubs offense ‘frustrated’ with missed opportunities but keeping one-run losses in perspective

The Cubs’ 2-1 loss to the Nationals on Wednesday was their fourth one-run loss this road trip.

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Cubs fall to Marlins, but Nelson Velazquez holds on to roster spot as team reinstates Cody Bellinger

In a corresponding move, the Cubs designated catcher Luis Torrens for assignment.

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Cubs’ Wesneski adjusting pregame routine to unlock ‘a better Hayden’

The Cubs pitching staff’s collaborative culture shows up as young pitchers refine their pregame routines.

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Stroman reaches 1,000-strikeout milestone

“I truly feel I’m getting better with age,” he said.

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