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The Cubs chose outfielder Ethan Conrad with the No. 17 pick of Sunday’s MLB Draft. His junior season at Wake Forest was cut short by a shoulder injury.
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Kyle Tucker is a left-handed hitter who lets the game come to him, understanding how pitchers are trying to set him up and get him out. The little things matter to Tucker, a Gold Glove defender and a plus baserunner who competed in 15 playoff rounds with the Astros. Instead of presenting himself as a one-man corporation, Tucker wants to be one of the boys.
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Cubs Matthew Boyd won a matchup of All-Star left-handers as Max Fried left early because of yet another blister on his pitching hand, and the Cubs stopped the New York Yankees’ five-game winning streak with a 5-2 victory. Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer in the ninth off Brad Keller, his 35th of the season, and became the fastest player to 350 home runs.
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The White Sox will pick 10th and the Cubs 17th in the first round of the MLB Draft, which begins Sunday at 5 p.m.
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MINNEAPOLIS — Pete Crow-Armstrong’s transcendent season cannot be taken for granted. The Chicago Cubs are looking for impact talent ahead of the July 31 trade deadline be...
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Lee Elia, who managed the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs for two seasons apiece but is perhaps best known for a profane postgame rant critical of Chicago fans, died on Wednesday. He was 87.
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Ryan Jeffers and Carlos Correa each had an RBI as the Minnesota Twins scored a pair of first-inning runs for the second straight game in a 4-2 win over the Chicago Cubs.
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Before Wednesday’s game against Minnesota, the Cubs placed reliever Porter Hodge on the injured list and called up Ethan Roberts.
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Ten years ago, while their Wrigley Field renovations were still ongoing, the Chicago Cubs hosted a workout for a small group of top prospects ahead of the MLB draft. Kyle Tucker and Ian Happ both attended the showcase on June 3, 2015, along with some construction workers who stayed on the project while the major-league club traveled on an extended road trip. At that time, the video boards were brand new and those players were relative unknowns.
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MINNEAPOLIS — Simeon Woods Richardson outpitched Shota Imanaga with five scoreless innings, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Cubs 8-1 on Tuesday night.
Ryan Jeffers had t...
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