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Cubs not ruling out moving Nico Hoerner back to second base if they sign shortstop in offseason

Hoerner was a National League Gold Glove finalist at second in 2020.

Chicago Sun-Times

Never Count Out the Rays. And Always Keep Your Mouth Shut

In mid-July, Tampa Bay looked destined for a free fall. Instead, the team proved yet again that it’s unwise to doubt it.

Sports Illustrated

Five Things to Follow Five Weeks Before the Playoffs

In five weeks, we’ll be watching playoff baseball. Because of the new 12-team postseason format, this is the first year in which there will be four best-of-three Wild Card Series, two in the AL and two in the NL, as opposed to the single one-and-done game in each league. This…

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Red Sox rally with four-run ninth, stun Rangers with comeback victory

BOSTON — Even as the Red Sox faced long odds to make the playoffs as they entered September on Thursday – a 1 percent chance, according to FanGraphs – manager Alex Cora did his best to remain optimistic and even hoped for the seemingly impossible.

Boston Herald

Baseball by the numbers: Albert Pujols loses in WAR among GOATs

Crunching the numbers shows he falls well below greats such as Babe Ruth and Barry Bonds.

Chicago Sun-Times

MLB Power Rankings: Where the Mets, Dodgers Stand Before Decisive Series

Plus, how the Blue Jays fared upon return from their road trip while the Braves try to keep it close in the NL East entering September.

Sports Illustrated

Benjamin Hochman: Nolan Arenado epitomizes Cardinals' defensive excellence, yet again

The gloves in St. Louis are glazed with gold.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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MLB Power Rankings: Cleveland Secures Road Trip Wins To Move Up the Rankings

The Guardians surge with wins on the road, while the Dodgers remain in the first spot despite their win streak being snapped by the Royals.

Sports Illustrated

As season winds down, White Sox still looking for better plate discipline

They entered the game Friday against the Tigers swinging at 36.4% of pitches outside the strike zone, the highest percentage in the American League, according to FanGraphs.

Chicago Sun-Times

Michael Cunningham: Braves get better, but Padres close gap with Juan Soto

ATLANTA — There’s no way the Braves could match the package that the Padres offered to acquire Nationals superstar Juan Soto on Tuesday. The Braves no longer have the top-rated prospects necessary to pull it off. Anyway, it’s unlikely the team would want to do a deal like that. There’s…

Tribune News Service

Frankie Montas Trade Puts the Yankees Closer to the World Series

New York added the best available starting pitcher and improved its bullpen without giving away its best prospects.

Sports Illustrated

Report: Astros Acquire Mancini From Orioles in Three-Team Trade

The veteran slugger and cancer survivor will play for another MLB team besides Baltimore for the first time in his career.

Sports Illustrated

Luis Castillo Trade Shows Mariners Eyeing More Than Just the Playoff Drought

Seattle's newest upgrade to its pitching rotation will take the team farther into October than just ending its 20-year playoff drought this season.

Sports Illustrated

Five ‘Angel and Devil’ Trade Deadline Debates

Buy or sell? Let’s weigh the options for each of these teams in playoff contentions.

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SI:AM | The Red Sox Are in Free Fall

Getting swept by the Blue Jays was just the latest in a long string of misfortunes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs’ Ian Happ earns first All-Star selection: ‘Super emotional’

The Cubs are set to send two players to the All-Star Game, Happ and Willson Contreras.

The Orange County Register

Mike Trout remains hopeful Angels can turn around season, affirms ‘This is where I want to be’

MIAMI — The questions that have dogged the Angels throughout almost all of Mike Trout’s career are back again.

Sports Illustrated

MLB Trade Deadline Primer: What to Know With a Month to Go

We’re just about a month away from this year’s trade deadline, and the coming weeks surely will be dominated by rumors of the players who could be on the move before Aug. 2 at 6 p.m. ET. This week, we saw the first big deal of the season, when the…

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How Ian Happ has helped ‘stabilize’ Cubs amid roller-coaster season

Entering the Cubs’ game Friday against the Cardinals, Happ ranked third among National League outfielders in wins above replacement, according to FanGraphs.

Tribune News Service

Michael Cunningham: Young Braves will be championship contenders for a while

Their 349-264 record since the start of the 2018 season ranks fifth best in the majors behind the Dodgers, Yankees, Astros and Rays. The Braves are the only team from that group to win four consecutive division titles. Only the Dodgers, with two pennants and one championship, bested the Braves’…

Sports Illustrated

The Four Key Factors Behind the Resurgent Braves

They’ve jumped back into the playoff picture with the longest undefeated march of the year. Here’s how they’ve done it.

Sports Illustrated

Breaking Down Tony La Russa’s Latest Illogical Decision

Yesterday, in the Dodgers’ 11–9 win over the White Sox, Chicago manager Tony La Russa made the puzzling decision to intentionally walk Trea Turner on a 1–2 count to face Max Muncy. Many of you probably know what happened, but let’s briefly run through the situation just in case before…

Sports Illustrated

Checking In on the MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year Races

Ohtani, Trout or Judge? Manny, Mookie or Goldy? Here’s where things stand as the calendar turns to June.

Tribune News Service

Mark Bradley: The Braves have been mediocre. That shouldn’t last much longer.

The Braves have played 11 series. They’ve won two, lost five, split four. Their longest winning and losing streaks of 2022 are two games. As of Monday morning, they held third place in the National League East.

Chicago Sun-Times

Patrick Wisdom, Frank Schwindel face an uphill climb

WAR hasn’t been particularly kind to such late bloomers, but that doesn’t mean they can’t have fine careers.

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