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Taking Cubs to 'next level' helped sway Counsell
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Monday, 13 November 2023 11:32
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsCHICAGO -- Declaring a new challenge is "where he had to push himself," new manager Craig Counsell donned a Chicago Cubs uniform at Wrigley Field for the first time Monday after spending the past nine seasons with the rival Milwaukee Brewers.Counsell, 53, said he had been contemplating a change for the past couple of years but didn't know…
MLB Awards Week: Predictions and everything you need to know about MVP, Cy Young and more
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Monday, 13 November 2023 04:04
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsWelcome to MLB Awards Week.As we look ahead to 2024 and await some of the offseason's biggest free agent signings (where will you go, Shohei Ohtani?), we celebrate the best players in the game during the 2023 regular season.The awards schedule is as follows (all awards announced starting at 6 p.m. ET):Today: Jackie Robinson Rookies of the YearTuesday:…
Sources: Astros promoting Espada to manager
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Sunday, 12 November 2023 11:30
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsThe Houston Astros are hiring Joe Espada as their manager following Dusty Baker's retirement, turning to their longtime bench coach as they look to continue a record-setting run of seven consecutive American League Championship Series appearances, sources confirmed to ESPN on Sunday.An official announcement is expected Monday.Espada, 48, has been on the Astros' bench since 2018, a year…
Fantasy baseball: Preseason buzz about Ohtani, De La Cruz and more
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Sunday, 12 November 2023 04:06
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsBaseball never rests.Sure, the 2023 season, postseason included, is fully in the books, wrapped up with the Texas Rangers' World Series Game 5 win on Nov. 1. But for us fantasy analysts, 2024 is already firmly in our sights. For this columnist, it began with the all-too-early rankings --- both points-based and rotisserie! -- immediately following the regular…
Ex-Giants slugger Williams joins Melvin's staff
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Friday, 10 November 2023 20:57
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsSAN FRANCISCO -- Matt Williams is returning to the San Francisco Giants as the third-base coach on new manager Bob Melvin's staff.The team announced its coaching staff Friday.Williams spent the first 10 of his 17 major league seasons as an infielder with San Francisco, making four All-Star teams while winning three Gold Gloves and three Silver Slugger awards.…
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