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Column: Snow job? Cubs postpone while White Sox play — and both teams made right call — Chicago Tribune — You know what they say about the weather in Chicago. — If you don't like it, wait 15 minutes. — Or is it, if you don't like the weather, go eight miles south?
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Cubs push back home opener to clear Wrigley Field snow
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Despite Ian Happ's struggles, Cubs manager Joe Maddon keeping him at leadoff
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' home opener against Pirates postponed to Tuesday
Cubs' home opener against Pirates postponed to Tuesday
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
What we learned at the Cubs' snowed-out home opener
Phil Thompson / Chicago Tribune:
Familiar refrain for White Sox for snow-delayed Rays game: ‘Stay warm’
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Ben Zobrist happy to follow wife Julianna Zobrist's leadoff role at Cubs' home opener
Ben Zobrist happy to follow wife Julianna Zobrist's leadoff role at Cubs' home opener
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Red Sox-Yankees: Why MLB players say Boston is ‘the roughest’ — BOSTON - It's a charming town, filled with rich colonial history, the intellectual might of Harvard, MIT and Tufts, and the home of a famed symphony orchestra, all packed within just 48 square miles of land.
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Giancarlo Stanton looking for better luck in Boston as Yankees and Red Sox set to resume rivalry — BOSTON — Giancarlo Stanton is about to get his first taste of the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry come Tuesday — and he may get better treatment in enemy territory than he's gotten in the Bronx.
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MLB power rankings: Astros unanimous choice for No. 1 spot
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Red Sox rally past Rays for 8th straight win
Red Sox rally past Rays for 8th straight win
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Shohei Ohtani gives up 1 hit in 7 shutout innings in home debut — EDITOR'S PICKS — After a solid first start on the mound and an impressive first week at the plate, the two-way wonder dominated the A's in a dazzling first start in Anaheim. — But when Ohtani finally yielded a hit …
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Los Angeles Angels look to keep momentum against Texas Rangers — The new-look Los Angeles Angels have been impressive during the first week and a half of the 2018 season and look to keep up that momentum against the Texas Rangers on Monday in the opener of a three-game set at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas.
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Elliott Teaford / Orange County Register:
Angels rookie Shohei Ohtani nearly perfect in Big A mound debut
Angels rookie Shohei Ohtani nearly perfect in Big A mound debut
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Nationals' Bryce Harper swats MLB-leading 6th home run — Washington Nationals slugger Bryce Harper continued his tear, hitting home run No. 6 on the season off of New York Mets starter Matt Harvey. — Harper now leads Major League Baseball in long balls.
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Mets to face Marlins, Brewers while building off fast start
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With expected start, Zack Wheeler aligns Mets' long-awaited rotation
With expected start, Zack Wheeler aligns Mets' long-awaited rotation
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Yoenis Cespedes delivers game-winning RBI single in Mets' 6-5 win over Nats
Yoenis Cespedes delivers game-winning RBI single in Mets' 6-5 win over Nats
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Game Day: Arizona Diamondbacks open series on road vs. San Francisco Giants — Follow our updates as the Arizona Diamondbacks take on the Giants in San Francisco. — The first game of the series is scheduled to begin at 7:15 p.m. — Zack Godley is set to start for Arizona, while Derek Holland is set to start for San Francisco.
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Phillies give struggling J.P. Crawford the night off — J.P. Crawford was left out of Monday night's lineup to give the struggling shortstop “some additional time to work on some things that he's thinking about,” manager Gabe Kapler said. — It was the second respite in three days for Crawford …
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Orioles give top pitching prospect Hunter Harvey his first big league call-up — The Orioles' bullpen carousel took another turn before the team's series opener against the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday as top pitching prospect Hunter Harvey received his first big league call-up.
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Cardinals leaning right as retooling of bullpen begins, Holland's arrival nears — The Cardinals began Sunday what should be a week of turnover and retooling in the bullpen, but as telling as any arm they'll add was the two feet locked in walking boots that morning.
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Mark McGwire: Didn't need PEDs to hit 70 home runs — Mark McGwire insists he didn't need to use performance-enhancing drugs to hit 70 home runs, telling The Athletic in an interview published Monday that he would have accomplished that feat without help. — “Absolutely,” McGwire said.
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Morton, Stassi lead Astros over Padres 4-1 for series win — HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros right-hander Charlie Morton often marvels at the nameplates above the lockers in the corner of the clubhouse where his fellow starters sit. — Morton, the No. 5 starter on a pitching staff …
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Baseball's got talent, but how much, at which positions and how far into the future? — One bit of conventional wisdom in baseball is that talent tends to be evenly distributed among the different positions. This is more myth than rule because shortstops and first basemen aren't born …
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Cincinnati Reds 2018 notes: Suárez, Schebler to DL, Weiss, Blandino added — Reds manager Bryan Price discusses his third baseman Eugenio Suarez and his broken right thumb suffered in Sunday's 5-0 loss at Pittsburgh The Enquirer/Adam Baum — PHILADELPHIA - Ahead of the series opener Monday …
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Cubs prospect Duane Underwood Jr. to make long-awaited Triple-A debut on mound — Since he was selected in the second round of the 2012 draft, it may seem like it has taken Duane Underwood Jr., a long time to finally get to Triple-A. — But from the perspective of the Chicago Cubs …
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Cleveland Indians OF Michael Brantley still has ‘clutch gene’ at the plate — Despite more than 220 games on the sideline over the last two seasons, Cleveland Indians outfielder Michael Brantley still has an ability to come through in the clutch at the plate. — Author: Matthew Florjancic
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Angels' JC Ramirez has torn UCL; Tommy John surgery may be next — Los Angeles Angels right-handed starting pitcher JC Ramirez has been diagnosed with a torn ulnar collateral ligament and Tommy John surgery is recommended, the team announced Monday. — He was diagnosed with a partially torn UCL …
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SEE IT: 8-year-old with 3-D printed hand continues mission to throw first pitch at every MLB stadium at Giants game … Hailey Dawson took another step towards her goal of throwing out a first pitch in every Major League Baseball stadium. — The 8-year-old girl from Las Vegas …
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Detroit Tigers' Ron Gardenhire: ‘Everybody is going to play’ vs. Indians — CLEVELAND — Victor Reyes and JaCoby Jones weren't in the starting lineup on Monday for the Detroit Tigers as they started a four-game series against the Indians, but should get playing time later this week.
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Strong-starting Braves face struggling Nationals — The Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals have gotten off to different starts so far this season. — Atlanta has won all three of its series to start the season while the Nationals, a team many believe to be one of baseball's best, has dropped five games in a row.
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