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Cubs’ Russell sorry for ‘pain’ he caused ex-wife, no details
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell apologized Friday for the “hurt” and “pain” he caused his ex-wife but didn’t detail what prompted a 40-game suspension under Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy.…
1 day agoChicago Cubs, Sinclair to launch sports network in 2020
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs and Sinclair Broadcast Group are launching a regional sports network in 2020 that will be the team’s exclusive TV home. The Cubs said Wednesday the Marquee Sports Network will…
3 days agoMLB commissioner will be grand marshal for Cincinnati parade
CINCINNATI (AP) — Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred will serve as grand marshal for Cincinnati’s annual opening day parade as he helps celebrate the 150th anniversary of the professional baseball-pioneering Red Stockings. The Reds…
5 days agoGarth Brooks in spring training with Pittsburgh Pirates
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Garth Brooks has come out of baseball retirement. The country music legend will spend just over a week participating in spring training with the Pittsburgh Pirates, reporting Monday with the pitchers…
5 days agoSeason-long tribute planned to pioneering 1869 Red Stockings
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds are fashionably celebrating the 150th anniversary of the professional baseball-pioneering Red Stockings team. Joey Votto and crew will play games in 15 sets of throwback uniforms, including a navy…
6 days agoHealthy Wainwright optimistic heading into season for Cards
ST. LOUIS (AP) — At 37, Adam Wainwright remains confident in his ability to still be effective on the mound for the Cardinals. Wainwright made just eight starts in an injury-plagued 2018 season, giving up…
1 week agoAP sources: Mets-Nats or Cubs-Cards for London in 2020
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Major League Baseball is considering one of two matchups for its 2020 series in London: New York Mets vs. Washington Nationals or Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals. Two people familiar…
1 week agoCubs hope internal improvement leads to more success
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs took a long, hard look at themselves over the winter. There was nowhere else to go. Chicago begins spring training with largely the same group of players who blew…
1 week agoFrank Robinson, baseball’s fearsome trailblazer, dies at 83
Crowding the plate, fearsome and fearless, Frank Robinson hammered his way into the Hall of Fame. His legacy, however, was cemented that day in 1975 when he simply stood in the dugout at old Cleveland…
1 week agoReaction to the death of baseball great Frank Robinson
Reaction from the baseball world and beyond to the death of Hall of Famer Frank Robinson on Thursday at 83: ___ “Frank was my first big league manager. I still remember being so nervous to…
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