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Chicago baseball fans need to take two bites of Apple on Friday night

Never mind the company’s incorrect use of the term “doubleheader.” It chose the Cubs’ AND White Sox’ games for its “Friday Night Baseball” package, and those broadcasts haven’t sat well with viewers.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 21, 2022

The brawl? No. A team meeting? No. Here's how the Mariners really became baseball's hottest team.

The reasons for the Mariners' magical success aren't as theatrical as one might expect or hope when trying to build a narrative that doesn't really exist.

Tribune News Service · Jul 21, 2022

Joe Theismann’s Old Kyler Murray Tweet Resurfaces After Contract

The former NFL quarterback told the 2018 Heisman Trophy winner to have “a long career in baseball.”

Sports Illustrated · Jul 21, 2022

4 things that would be fun to see in MLB’s second half, including the Yankees choking

Lots of baseball fans would love to see this happen.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 21, 2022

Angels determined to revive their season after 'really bizarre' first-half crash

LOS ANGELES — The Angels couldn't have scripted a better opening act to this season, going 27-17 and sitting one game behind the American League West-leading Houston Astros on May 24.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 21, 2022

Tom Krasovic: Padres must try hard for Juan Soto, but many obstacles to overcome

SAN DIEGO — The Padres must begin with Juan Soto, despite the Mt. Everest-high odds.

Tribune News Service · Jul 21, 2022

Here comes baseball’s second half

Trade deadline intrigue, Mariners’ surge, Central races among top storylines

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 21, 2022

Baseball’s second half: Storylines for Yankees, Red Sox, Mets

As the baseball season began, the usually cordial relationship between the Yankees and their franchise player, Aaron Judge, strained under the stress of contract negotiations.

Tribune News Service · Jul 21, 2022

Sam McDowell: Why it’s time for the Kansas City Royals to trade Whit Merrifield

On Friday night at Kauffman Stadium, nine days removed from the most recent time he put on a baseball uniform, Whit Merrifield will walk into the same clubhouse he’s known for the past seven years. He will settle in front of the same corner locker and sit on the same…

Tribune News Service · Jul 20, 2022

Bill Plaschke: Baseball's stars come out to shine in glittering showcase at Dodger Stadium

LOS ANGELES — On the night baseball royalty returned to Los Angeles, the skies above Chavez Ravine opened and showered Dodger Stadium with stars.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 20, 2022