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• Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks preview, Wednesday 4/17, 2:40 CT

Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs still can win both the series and have a winning road trip by taking today’s game. Wednesday notes... DAY BASEBALL IN THE DESERT: Today’s game, the Cubs’ 92nd at Arizona, is their 25th day game there, but first on a weekday afternoon since Monday, July 5, 2010. They won that day, 9-4, as Kosuke Fukudome led off the game with a home run and Alfonso...2024
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• Royals trade partner history: The Rockies

This one has a mile high stinker. This is a series that looks back at their trade history with each team in baseball. So far, we have looked back at trades with the Braves, Cubs, Diamondbacks, Orioles, White Sox, Angels, Marlins, and Brewers. Today we look at the history of deals with the Colorado Rockies. Total number of Royals/Rockies trades: 10 The Rockies began play in 1993, but didn’t connect...2024
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• BCB roundtable: 2024 Cubs season preview

Getty Images A discussion of the season to come from the BCB staff. BCB’s front-page writers have done several of these roundtable discussions previewing Cubs seasons and postseasons, so here we are again to kick off the 2024 season. Josh, Sara, Thomas, Duane and I had a lively online conversation Wednesday afternoon. The online chat has been lightly edited for clarity. Ashley was unable t...2024
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• This Day in MLB History: March 23

Photo by Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images MLB History 1936 - Dizzy Dean ends his holdout and agrees to sign a one-year, $24,000 deal with the St. Louis Cardinals. 1941 - Joe DiMaggio plays in his first exhibition game of the spring after holding out. 1951 - The Brooklyn Dodgers sign a 21-year lease with the city of Vero Beach, Florida for the use of their spring training facilities...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: March 21st

Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images MLB History 1908 - Ty Cobb signs with the Detroit Tigers for $4,000 and will receive an $800 bonus if he finishes the season with a .300 batting average. 1921 - Gene Paulette is banned from organized baseball for throwing games. 1931 - The Chicago White Sox and the New York Giants are the first major league teams to play a night game. 1957 - Major Leagu...2024
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• This Day in Braves History; February 16th

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1924 - Boston Braves third baseman Tony Boeckel is killed in an automobile accident. Boeckel spent five seasons in Boston hitting .286/.343/.388 in 668 games. 1953 - The Braves acquire pitcher Russ Meyer from the Phillies in exchange for first baseman Earl Torgeson. They then flip Meyer, sending him to Booklyn for Rocky Bridges...2024
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• This Day in MLB History: March 23
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• A look at Cubs trades in the expansion era: 2013

Jake Arrieta celebrates after his no-hitter in 2016 in Cincinnati | Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images More pieces of the 2016 World Series team were acquired. The Cubs were still in rebuilding mode in 2013 as they lost 96 games. But Theo Epstein was busy looking for pieces for a future contender. And he definitely found some. February 18: Acquired Erick Leal and Jesus Castillo from the Dia...2024
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• Braves News: Ronald Acuña Jr. joins 40/40 club, Max Fried to IL, and more

Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images Friday was a busy day on the news front for the Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves won their 99th game on Friday night in a 9-6 defeat of the Washington Nationals. With quite a few notable happenings, Ronald Acuña Jr.’s 40th home run headlines the night. 40/40 club? Ronald Acuña Jr. has his sights set higher than that.With this homer, he’s now just two st...2023
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• The Royals who came closest to joining the 30/30 club

Photo by Ron Schwane/Getty Images Bobby Witt Jr. could become the first in club history. Bobby Witt Jr. has already proven himself to be one of the most unique combinations of power and speed in baseball history. He’s the first player ever to hit 20+ home runs and steal 30+ bases in each of his first two seasons. He’s the seventh player to put up a 25+ homer, 35+ stolen base season at age ...2023
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• Ronald Acuña, Jr.’s spectacular season shines the light on two long-time Braves rivals

With speed and power, Ronald Acuña, Jr. is bringing back memories of two players from prior generations. | Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images As he flirts with the possibility of a 40/75 season, Ronald Acuña, Jr. has brought back memories of two long-time Atlanta nemeses: Eric Davis and Hanley Ramirez. He’s 25 years old and in his sixth season as a starting outfielder for ...2023
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• Baseball history unpacked, August 2
Photo by Gary Leonard/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources, a little bit cheesy but nicely displayed. The Dodgers have bright yellow balls, Walter Johnson debuts, Thurman Munson and Vin Scully pass on, and many other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cub...2023
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• The Cubs have two All-Star pitchers. That’s a fairly rare event.
Getty Images: Quinn Harris (Justin Steele), Jamie Sabau (Marcus Stroman) And in the last year it happened before now, the Cubs won the World Series. Cubs starters Marcus Stroman and Justin Steele have been among the top starters in all of baseball in 2023, and they have both been named to the National League All-Star team. Congratulations to both pitchers — even if they don’t wind up pitch...2023
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• Chicago Cubs 2023 MLB Draft preview
Arjun Nimmala | Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports A look at some possible Cubs options ahead of this weekend’s MLB Draft. The 2023 MLB Draft starts this Sunday in Seattle and will continue through Tuesday. The first two rounds will take place Sunday and will be televised on MLB Network, ESPN and streaming on MLB dot com starting at 6 p.m. Central Time. Rounds two through 10 will happen on M...2023
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• Ronald Acuña Jr. is all the way back
Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Now that he's had a normal offseason to prepare and recover, Ronald Acuña Jr.'s level of play has returned to the stratospheric level it was at when he got injured in 2021. The Atlanta Braves are still in the relatively early stages of the marathon-like regular season but one thing is already becoming abundantly clear at this point i...2023
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• Baseball history unpacked, August 2
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"Plus, we’ll always have this: Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images July 26: Acquired Corey Black from the Yankees for Alfonso Soriano The Cubs paid about two-thirds of the $24 million remaining on Soriano’s contract to make this deal."

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"The only other players with 40 homers and 40 steals are Jose Canseco, Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez and Alfonso Soriano."

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"The other is another former Cub, Alfonso Soriano, who had 46 home runs and 95 RBI in 2006 with the Nationals."

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"On Tuesday night, September 19th, Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner slid, feet-first, into second base with his 42nd stolen base of the season, breaking a Nationals record set by Alfonso Soriano in 2006."

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"As FanGraphs' Brad Johnson put it, "Alfonso Soriano with more walks (and fewer steals) is one possible outcome."

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"It is easy to start tracing lines back to the vaunted rookie classes of 1982 (Wade Boggs, Cal Ripken, Ryne Sandberg, Chili Davis, Jesse Barfield, Gary Gaetti, Kent Hrbek and Willie McGee, among others), 1987 (Mark McGwire, Devon White, Terry Steinbach, Benito Santiago, Kevin Seitzer, Ellis Burks, Matt Nokes), 1997 (Nomar Garciaparra, Vladimir Guerrero, Scott Rolen, Andruw Jones, Livan Hernandez, Matt Morris), 2001 (Albert Pujols, Ichiro Suzuki, Jimmy Rollins, Alfonso Soriano) and 2010 (Buster Posey, Jason Heyward, Giancarlo Stanton, Starlin Castro, Stephen Strasburg and Jaime Garcia)."

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"Alfonso Soriano retires after 16 years in MLB"

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• This Day in Braves History: March 21st
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• This Day in Braves History; February 16th
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• This Day in Braves History: Boston acquires Johnny Evers

Photo by: Circa Images/GHI/Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1914 - The Boston Braves acquire Johnny Evers from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Bill Sweeney and cash. Evers will hit .279/.390/.338 and win MVP while helping the Braves to an upset win over the A’s in the World Series. 1965 - The Braves, who are planning to move to At...2024
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• A look at Cubs trades in the expansion era: 2013
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• Royals Rumblings - News for January 10, 2024

Sing to us the song of your people | Minda Haas Kuhlmann How about another snow day? In the latest Royals Beat newsletter, Anne Rogers looks ahead to what Bobby Witt, Jr. may have up his sleeve for 2024: So what type of numbers can we expect from Witt in 2024? “I feel like if you set a goal, then there’s no way you can keep going,” Witt said last season. “So whatever happens, happens. Jus...2024
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• The Royals who came closest to joining the 30/30 club
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• This Day in Braves History: Andruw Jones becomes youngest player with 20-20 season

Photo by SPX/Diamond Images via Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1948: The Cubs sweep two from the Braves, 5-1 and 5-2, despite a near-riot that holds up play for 20 minutes in the nightcap. The reaction by the fans comes when Jocko Conlan rules that a drive by Phil Cavarretta in the third inning is a ground-rule double, not an inside-the-park homer. Conlan makes his call after Brave...2023
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• Ronald Acuña, Jr.’s spectacular season shines the light on two long-time Braves rivals
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• Baseball history unpacked, August 2
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• 2023 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 101
Photo by Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Cubs rally for a 10-7 win behind a wild fifth inning! A couple of quick thoughts off of the top here. First, this felt like one of the longest Cub games of the year (and as it turned out, it was the longest nine-inning game the Cubs have played in 2023). I didn’t check any numbers before sitting down to write. I’ve definitely lov...2023
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• Today in White Sox History: June 13
Ray Durham inaugurated interleague play for the White Sox with a leadoff home run, hit on this day 26 years ago. Interleague play gets off to a fast start 1946 He set records that will never be broken, including winning an incredible 40 games in 1908, and on this day White Sox star pitcher Ed Walsh was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Walsh played all but four games of his 14-year career w...2023
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• Ronald Acuña Jr. is all the way back
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• Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego Padres preview, Tuesday 4/25, 6:40 CT
David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs host yet another team from the West. Today's roster move: Here Tuesday notes... THE NICO FILES: Nico Hoerner has reached base in 20 of the Cubs’ 21 games this season. He is the 19th Cub to go 20 for 21. The previous one was Sammy Sosa, in 2003. Seven reached in all 21: Jimmy Sheckard (1911), Frank Demaree (1936), Phil Cavarretta (1946), Lee Walls (19...2023
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• Outside The Confines: The shame of MLB
Photo by Michael Zagaris/Oakland Athletics/Getty Images The A’s stab Oakland in the back. Madison Bumgarner was designated for assignment. Max Scherzer was suspended. And other news from MLB. If you can’t say anything nice about Major League Baseball, then don’t say anything at all. But I’m required to do this thing today anyway. As noted here yesterday, it appears that the Athletics ar...2023
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• SB Nation Reacts: If the Cubs win one World Series with Dansby Swanson, is the contract worth it?
Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images It’s a question worth asking. There’s long been discussion about Jason Heyward’s eight-year, $184 million deal with the Cubs. Clearly, he did not perform up to the standards everyone hoped he would when he signed that deal — and remember, he was coming off an outstanding season in St. Louis, was 27 years old, and most thought he’d at least replicate tha...2022
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• This Day in Braves History: March 21st
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• Ronald Acuña Jr.’s stunning 40/70 Club season is the stuff of legend

Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Ronald Acuña Jr. stared down the 40/40 Club and blew it out of the water When Jose Canseco, ahead of the 1988 MLB season, predicted that he would post the first 40 home run and 40 stolen base season in league history, it was one of the boldest predictions ever made. Not just because the Oakland A’s slugger had managed just 15 st...2023
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• 2023 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 101
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• Chicago Cubs 2023 MLB Draft preview
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• Better know a draft prospect: Arjun Nimmala
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports One of the youngest players in the draft brings big time power. In India, cricket is the sport of choice. But North Americans of Indian descent are beginning to make their presence known in baseball. Canadian-born Farhan Zaidi led the San Francisco Giants to a 107-win season after helping the Dodgers win the pennant. Karan Patel is thought to be the first p...2023
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• Today in Cubs history: A 14th-inning walkoff
Photo by David Banks/Getty Images ... hit by a guy you probably don’t remember. The 2013 Cubs were not a very good team. This, you surely know. Nevertheless, they had a handful of shining moments and this is one of them. This game was the last of a four-game series against the Reds, and the Cubs had lost the first three. Thus entering this game against the Reds, who were the defending N.L....2023
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals preview, Tuesday 5/2, 6:05 CT
Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs go for two in a row in D.C. Today’s roster move: Here Tuesday notes... ABOUT THAT PITCHING: The Cubs have a team ERA of 3.55. A year ago, through the same number of games, it was 4.19. The year before that, it was 5.01. It has been 3.55 or lower through 28 games in only three seasons since 1996: 3.24 in 2003, 2.44 in 2016 and 3.48 in 2018. This is the...2023
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• This Day in MLB History: March 21
Photo by George Rinhart/Corbis via Getty Images MLB History 1908 - Ty Cobb signs with the Detroit Tigers for $4,000 and will receive an $800 bonus if he finishes the season with a .300 batting average. 1921 - Gene Paulette is banned from organized baseball for throwing games. 1931 - The Chicago White Sox and the New York Giants are the first major league teams to play a night game. 1957...2023
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• BCB After Dark: How high will the Cubs go?
Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if the Cubs will set any marks for contract value this winter. Welcome back to BCB After Dark: the swingin’ spot for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. It’s so good to see you again this evening. Come on in out of the cold. We can take your coat for you if you’d like. There are...2022
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Yankees Try Building Without Opening Their Checkbook
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• Alfonso Soriano retires after 16 years in MLB
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• Alfonso Soriano Announces Retirement After 16-Year MLB Career
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• Soriano retiring: 'I've lost the love and passion'
Seven-time All-Star Alfonso Soriano says he is retiring from the major leagues after a season in which he was released by the New York Yankees in July....2014
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• 2022 season wrap: Former Cubs Javier Báez, Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo and Kyle Schwarber
Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images Let’s have a look at how these ex-Cub favorites did over the season’s final week, and overall. The 2022 regular season is over, so let’s look at these former Cubs and what they did since the most recent update in this series. Two of these players, of course, are in the postseason. Javier Báez Javy went just 5-for-24 (.208) over the season’s final week, bu...2022
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• Alfonso Soriano Announces Retirement
Longtime big leaguer Alfonso Soriano has annunced his retirement from the game, reports Hector Gomez of Dominican outlet Listin Diario (via Twitter). The 38-year-old played in parts of 16 MLB seasons, including thirteen as a full-time regular. Soriano was once one … ...2014
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• Ronald Acuña Jr. hits 40th homer against Patrick Corbin

Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images Acuña is the first player ever with 40 home runs and 60 stolen bases. Ronald Acuña Jr. continued his remarkable season on Friday night, when he became the fifth player in major league history to join the 40 homer, 40 stolen base club. The only other players with 40 homers and 40 steals are Jose Canseco, Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez and Alfonso Soriano. Acuña...2023
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• MLB's 2015 'Year of the Rookie' Sets Sport Up for New Golden Age
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• After 16-year career, Soriano hangs up spikes
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• George Springer Lurking as One of MLB's Biggest 2016 Breakout Candidates
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• This Day in MLB History: March 23
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• Ronald Acuña Jr. makes baseball history

Amber Searls-USA TODAY Sports With one swing Friday night the Braves outfielder not only joined one of baseball’s most exclusive club, he founded a new one With one swing of the bat Friday night Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. joined one of baseball’s most exclusive clubs. But with that same swing, he founded an even more exclusive club. Acuña led off the top of the first with a...2023
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• Ronald Acuña Jr. is closing in on baseball immortality

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports With one more home run, the Braves outfielder will join one of baseball’s smallest clubs Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. is closing in on baseball immortality. With ten games remaining, the Braves have already clinched both the NL East, and a first-round bye in the MLB playoffs. But their talented outfielder, and MVP favorite, has just one little bit...2023
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• 2023 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 101
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• Outside The Confines: The shame of MLB
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• This Day in Braves History: February 11
Photo by Kevin Fleming/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1914 - The Boston Braves acquire Johnny Evers from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for Bill Sweeney and cash. Evers will hit .279/.390/.338 and win MVP while helping the Braves to an upset win over the A’s in the World Series. 1965 - The Braves, who are planning to move to Atlanta for the 1966 season, propose to pay ...2023
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• Baseball history unpacked, September 8
Gabby Hartnett | Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios via Getty Images Studios/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB factoids, gathered from reputable sources. The “Homer in the Gloaming” and other Cubs legends. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plent...2022
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Yankees Try Building Without Opening Their Checkbook
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• Chris Davis' Worth, Market Are Huge After Reclaiming MLB's Home Run Throne
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