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Hughes retires more than 2 years after last pitch
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Monday, 04 January 2021 08:38
Phil Hughes has retired from baseball more than two years after throwing his last pitch.The 34-year-old right-hander said on Twitter on Sunday that he was announcing what's been "fairly apparent ... these last couple years.""Through many ups and downs over 12 years, I look back and am incredibly proud of what I was able to accomplish," he said. "While injuries…
The biggest storylines that will define baseball in 2021
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Monday, 04 January 2021 03:58
Now that 2020 is (finally) behind us, baseball is entering a new year with uncertainty the only certainty across the sport, so we asked our team of MLB experts to each identify and lay out one storyline that will most define 2021 along with something they can't wait to see as things hopefully begin to return to some normalcy throughout…
A blockbuster for an elite shortstop? Why Rockies might need to trade Trevor Story now
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Sunday, 03 January 2021 04:18
Because of Francisco Lindor's rapid ascension on Major League Baseball's stage, and because of Cleveland's long-standing payroll limitations and its history of dealing its biggest stars, a cottage industry of trade speculation has swirled around the All-Star shortstop since he turned down a big offer in the spring of 2017. The expectation is that Lindor will be dealt before the…
Emotional Darvish caught off guard by Cubs trade
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Thursday, 31 December 2020 15:34
As he was introduced by his new team Thursday, Yu Darvish said he was shocked by his trade to the San Diego Padres and grew emotional talking about his time with the Chicago Cubs and the bonds he created there."With what's happening with the coronavirus, and the money the Cubs have, I wasn't thinking about being traded," Darvish said Thursday…
Hoyer made Darvish deal to kick-start Cubs reset
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Wednesday, 30 December 2020 13:27
CHICAGO -- Cubs president Jed Hoyer didn't want to become one of those organizations with little talent left at the end of its current window of contention.So, with a clear eye toward the future, he traded star pitcher Yu Darvish to the San Diego Padres earlier this week for four young prospects and starter Zach Davies."There are teams that never…
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Monday, 28 December 2020 19:04
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Monday, 28 December 2020 11:57
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Why Blake Snell trade could be a win-win for Padres and Rays -- or a huge loss for one side
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Sources: Padres near deal to acquire Rays' Snell
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Hall of Fame knuckleballer Phil Niekro dies at 81
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Pirates' Polanco breaks wrist in winter ball
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What to make of Pirates trading former All-Star Josh Bell to Nationals
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Nationals acquire 1B Bell in trade with Pirates
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