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Infielder Matt Duffy joins other Chicago Cubs players on COVID-19-related injured list

Also, pitcher Kyle Hendricks was scratched from Tuesday’s start vs. Milwaukee “out of an abundance of caution” after the right-hander wasn’t feeling well, the team said. Duffy joins relievers Brandon Workman, Jason Adam and Dan Winkler on the list after two coaches — first base coach Craig Driver and bullpen coach Chris Young — tested […]

Chicago Cubs make Kyle Schwarber a free agent, tender contract to Kris Bryant and others

“He wasn’t surprised,” new Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said of Schwarber in a video call with reporters Wednesday night. “He was disappointed. Any competitor would be.” Schwarber, 27, was in his final year of arbitration, but the team let him go rather than pay him around $8 million-$9 million next season. The […]

MLB playoffs 2020: Ranking 35 trades that shaped the Rays, Astros, Dodgers and Braves

You can sign a great player, but that’s just about writing a bigger check than anybody else. You can draft a great player, but that’s just about your pick coming before somebody else’s pick. The true connoisseurs know that the fun is in trades. In a trade, it isn’t enough to spot the talent or […]

Starling Marte left off Miami Marlins’ NLDS roster with broken hand

Starling Marte was left off the 28-man roster of the Miami Marlins for their National League Division Series matchup against the Atlanta Braves, which begins Tuesday. The center fielder was injured when he was hit in the hand by a pitch thrown by Chicago Cubs reliever Dan Winkler during Game 1 of the Marlins’ win […]

Starling Marte available for Miami Marlins after hand injury, but not likely to bat

Miami Marlins center fielder Starling Marte will be available to pinch run or play defense in Game 2 of the National League Wild Card Series against the Chicago Cubs, manager Don Mattingly told SiriusXM Radio. Game 2 had been scheduled for Thursday, but it has been pushed to Friday because of inclement weather. The game […]

Miami Marlins outfielder Starling Marte suffers broken left hand in series-opening win over Cubs

Miami Marlins center fielder Starling Marte had his left hand broken by a fastball in the ninth inning of Wednesday’s 5-1 win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. The team says Marte has a non-displaced fracture of his fifth metacarpal — the bone that leads into the pinkie finger — but is optimistic and […]