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On This Date: 26 years ago, The Sandlot hit theaters and became a baseball movie we'll remember FOR-EV-ER ⚾
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Jhoulys Chacin was only the fifth starting pitcher in the last 50 seasons to homer in a season opener. The others were Rick Rhoden (1982), Joe Magrane (1988), Clayton Kershaw (2013), and Madison Bumgarner (2017).
#OpeningDay
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This is Justin Verlander's 11th #OpeningDay start. He's the 14th pitcher since 1908 to make 11+ Opening Day starts
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Congratulations to @javy23baez on winning his first career National League #SilverSlugger Award!
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Just wanted to let everyone know how excited I am that I get to wear this jersey again and play @ #Wrigleyfield. I look forward to a 2019 @Cubs #championshipseason
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30 Years Ago Today: Hobbled by injuries to his legs, Kirk Gibson delivers a historic pinch-hit, walk-off HR to win World Series Game 1 at Dodger Stadium! (October 15, 1988) #MLB #Dodgers #Postseason
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Daniel Murphy leads MLB in AVG w RISP since start of 2016 season.
So why is he always leading off?
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#Cubs 1998 Game 163 lineup:
CF Lance Johnson
2B Mickey Morandini
RF Sammy Sosa
1B Mark Grace
LF Henry Rodríguez
3B Gary Gaetti
C Tyler Houston
SS José Hernández
P Steve Trachsel
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#Cubs have allowed 10 leadoff HR this season. Most in MLB. Most in a season in franchise history.
Quintana (4) has allowed the most leadoff HR in MLB this season.
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Started my first trip to Wrigley by saying hello to @benzobrist18 on the way to#wrigleyfield. What a guy. @juliannazobrist @cubs. #gocubsgo
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Replying to @cubsweather
@cubsweather with some good news! #Cubs
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Yankee Rookies with 35+ Doubles and 19+ HR:
Miguel Andujar (2018)
Joe DiMaggio (1936)
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As reported by @ESPNChiCubs, Yu Darvish is expected to rehab in South Bend Sunday. Gates open at 12pm ET. First pitch scheduled for 2:05pm ET.
Tickets available at SouthBendCubs.com – at South Bend, IN
Yu Darvish will leave Pittsburgh on Saturday to throw in a rehab start at Class-A South Bend as he recovers from an elbow injury which has sidelined him since May. He'll take things slow, checking off boxes along the way. It means he'll pitch in at... espn.com/espn/now?nowId=21-4…
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#Cubs took game one behind a great pitching performance by Jon Lester. Tonight Cole Hamels returns to the site of his Cubs debut. Let’s get him some run support and take game 2!
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Start of Cubs-Pirates will be delayed by rain. There's no official announcement, but with 10 minutes before scheduled first pitch, the rain continues to fall and the infield and bullpen mounds are covered.
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And here is the news of the day. Another injury to deal with: espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/2440…
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Been watching @ColeHamels talking to @CEdwardsSBS for the last 15 minutes about different pitch grips, etc. Love seeing “the old guys” share knowledge























