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It is officially Opening Day, and the Cubs roster is set to kick off the 2023 season. Though most of these spots have been set for weeks, there were a couple of surprises and down-to-the-wire battles that were only just decided. The 26-man roster will obviously not look the same the entire season, but the Cubs are rolling out a…

This tweet from MLB Network’s Jon Morosi on Tuesday spoke volumes about what the World Baseball Classic represents: https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/1638200521579192320?s=20 The night before, Japan roared back for a 6-5 semifinal victory over Mexico on a walk-off, two-run double by Munetaka Murakami. Even if you were just watching it on TV, you could feel the energy in that game. Sure, it might…

At the beginning of spring training a month ago, it may have been easy for outsiders to overlook Javier Assad when it came to the Cubs’ fifth-starter competition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KMAKoonRY0&t=199s Marcus Stroman, Jameson Taillon, Justin Steele and Drew Smyly are in line to take four of the five rotation spots. Kyle Hendricks is only now throwing bullpens in his recovery from…

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