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Chicago Cubs News
Jed Hoyer Needs to Create More Space for Young Players to Work Through Failure
Several young Cubs hitters received a great deal of criticism this season because they didn’t immediately reproduce or improve upon…
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Cubs Not Willing to Promote Matt Mervis Again Until Team’s Priorities Shift
The Cubs have gotten very disappointing production from a slew of first basemen this season and injuries are forcing David…
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Chicago Cubs News
Time to Get Matt Mervis Back to Chicago
Matt Mervis struggled at the plate during his initial call-up, batting .167 with a 47 wRC+ and three homers in…
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Cubs Activate Cody Bellinger from IL, Option Matt Mervis to AAA
I don’t like it, but the writing was on the wall when it was announced that Cody Bellinger would be…
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Cody Bellinger Could Play 1B When He Returns to Cubs, Which Could Boost Trade Value
The Cubs had Seiya Suzuki back in the lineup Tuesday night after he had missed the two previous games, then…
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Postgame Pondering
Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (6/10/23): Cubs 4, Giants 0 – Professor Schools Opponents in Near No-No
Kyle Hendricks gave a vintage Saturday afternoon at Oracle Park in San Francisco, spinning eight one-hit innings as the Cubs…
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Matt Mervis Due for Serious Correction, Nick Madrigal Looks Ready for Another Shot
Matt Mervis went 0-for-3 with a strikeout on Wednesday night in Anaheim, but those other two outs are part of…
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Postgame Pondering
Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (6/6/23): Angels 7, Cubs 4 – 5 in 5th Dooms Strong Start
The Cubs headed into their series against the Angels looking to get back over .500 on their West Coast trip…
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Postgame Pondering
Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/23/23): Cubs 7, Mets 2 – Mervis Mashes Mets in Cubs Win
The Cubs went into Tuesday night hoping a little home cooking would help them break out of their current slump…
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Series Previews
Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets – Series Preview (May 23-25): Overview, Game and Broadcast Info, Starting Pitchers, W2W4
The Cubs (20-26) limped back into Chicago for nine home games after a very disappointing 2-7 road trip to Minneapolis,…
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