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Out with the old Cubs; in with Dansby Swanson, Cody Bellinger and all the new

It was still warm and fuzzy at the last Cubs Convention in 2020. It’s different now, isn’t it? There’s a wafting sense of a desperate need to become good and win again.

Chicago Sun-Times

Andrew McCutchen, a franchise legend, is returning to the Pirates

PITTSBURGH -- Neil Walker was visiting family in Colorado on Friday morning when his phone began buzzing with news and excitement. As the Rocky Mountains provided a picturesque backdrop, Walker glanced down and saw what he sort of suspected had come true — Andrew McCutchen, the Pirates' franchise pillar for…

Tribune News Service

Two doppelganger baseball stars with same name take DNA test to see if they are related

Baseball players Brady Feigl, 32, and Brady Feigl, 27, are both 6ft4in tall with vibrant red hair and glasses and have been getting mixed up for years.

Daily Record

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Jason Mastrodonato: Red Sox go all-in on Rafael Devers, but 2023 season still looks bleak

One day after the Red Sox announced that Xander Bogaerts’ replacement, Trevor Story, would miss most of the 2023 season with an elbow injury, they turned their attention to the future.

Boston Herald

Bryce Miller: Padres' decision to sign Nelson Cruz likely to deliver positive Fernando Tatis Jr. results

Counting the ways that the Padres' signing of aging slugger Nelson Cruz makes sense is easy. Until a season ago, he was one of the most dependable sluggers in baseball. He curb-stomps left-handers, hitting .295 with a gaudy .939 on-base-plus-slugging percentage.

Tribune News Service

US Congress investigates presidents, the military, baseball and whatever it wants – a brief modern history of oversight

After regaining a slim majority in the House of Representatives in the November 2022 midterm elections, Republicans unveiled their plans for a series of investigations into the Biden administration.

The Conversation

Dear Abby: Wife’s baseball fandom evolves into obsession

Husband concerned as she freaks out over bad plays and her game-watching in bed snarls the couple’s love life.

Chicago Sun-Times

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From his home in California, Nolan Arenado says he wants to be a lifelong Cardinal

LAKE FOREST, Calif. — He’s propelled enough swings in his career and already in this workout Friday to know the one he’s chasing. When he connected, the echo from the crack of contact had only just faded when Nolan Arenado, head down and hands already circling back for his next…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

SI:AM | Carlos Correa Free-Agency Saga Ends

Finally.

Sports Illustrated

Brothers of Trent Alexander-Arnold and Marcus Rashford robbed at gunpoint

They were threatened with a sawn-off shotgun and told to hand over valuables

Liverpool Echo

Playboy model jailed for beating psychiatrist to death with baseball bat and stuffing body in car boot

A former Playboy model will serve at least 10 years in prison after admitting killing a 71-year-old psychiastrist whose body was found stuffed in a car boot near Las Vegas.

Evening Standard

How baseball is rallying behind White Sox closer Liam Hendriks in his cancer fight

CHICAGO — “Whatcha got?” Liam Hendriks asked as a reporter approached before an early August game in Kansas City, Mo.

Chicago Tribune

Like Damar Hamlin, we collapsed from cardiac arrest on the field. Here’s what happened to us next

Spectators and TV viewers were stunned when Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s heart stopped beating last week. But cardiac arrest in young athletes happens more often than is realised, and the key to averting disaster is quick thinking by bystanders, two survivors tell Sheila Flynn

The Independent UK

5,000 run in first 'lucky men' shrine race held in 3 years

KOBE -- A centuries-old race to select three "lucky men" took place at Nishinomiya Shrine in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Tuesday as part of festivities for Hon-Ebisu, or the day to pray for prosperous business.

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The Independent UK

Like Damar Hamlin, we collapsed from cardiac arrest on the field. Here’s what happened next

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Bryce Miller: Padres wisely walk away from troubled former Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer

Stop the Trevor Bauer-Padres talk, whatever there is of it, right now. It's not happening. It was not close to happening. Paint it as an unshakable non-starter at Petco Park.

Daily Record

Dumfries police investigate reports of louts with poles and baseball bats

Gangs of youths have been seen seen chasing each other along Alloway Road and Findlater Court

Tribune News Service

Bill Madden: With weak Hall of Fame ballot, MLB looking at another shutout

NEW YORK — One year after having washed their hands of Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling, the Baseball Writers Association is faced with one of the weakest Hall of Fame ballots in recent memory — and when it’s all said and done come Jan. 24 there may well…

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

Phillies trade for reliever Gregory Soto, send Matt Vierling and Nick Maton to Tigers

PHILADELPHIA — Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said a few days ago he was mostly done with his roster construction this offseason. That appears to not be the case. On Saturday, the Phillies agreed to a trade with the Detroit Tigers, sending infielder Nick Maton, outfielder Matt Vierling,…

Sports Illustrated

TCU’s Max Duggan Is Motivated by His Hatred of Losing

Those that knew the star quarterback as a multi-sport high school phenom are not surprised at where Duggan is now.

Chicago Sun-Times

In baseball, three truly is a magic number

The quizmaster gives you one question per decade, ending in 2013.

Los Angeles Times

Where might Trevor Bauer sign next? These teams might have interest.

LOS ANGELES — A former Cy Young Award winner in his prime can probably be had for the bargain-basement price of $720,000, a steal of a deal for a team looking to fortify its rotation on the cheap and willing to ignore the fine print.

Sports Illustrated

A Pair of Smart, Overlooked Signings Highlight This Week in MLB

The baseball year has began rather quietly, at least compared to the frenetic pace of free agency last month. As of this morning, the two most notable acquisitions this week came in the NL Central: the Cubs have agreed to a one-year, $720,000 deal with first baseman Eric Hosmer, and…

Sports Illustrated

Six Questions That Will Decide Billy Wagner’s Hall of Fame Fate

He is a borderline candidate at the trickiest position to evaluate. Let’s take a look at his Cooperstown case.

Bristol Post

Police hunt for men 'armed with baseball bats' who fled crash in Bristol

The crash involved a BMW and a Mercedes

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