"You're a Cardinal fan!" Immediately tosses it to someone else. An all-time move from McGregor, one that was immediately appreciated by the booth broadcasters, who couldn't stop laughing.
The first, with Ben Brown on the mound, immediately led to a two-run homer. Though, not calling for a challenge there is a little more understandable given the circumstances of the game at the time.
Bregman expressed, 'Oh yeah. I feel like when you lose that, it's time to hang them up. For me, every Opening Day, there's still good nerves, good excitement.' This highlights his enduring passion for the game and the excitement he feels at the start of each season.
Matthew Boyd had a very rough ride Friday, giving up eight runs in 4.2 innings of work, including home runs to Tyler Stephenson, Matt McLain, and Spencer Steer.
Machado spent the majority of that time in the minors. He played nearly 1300 minor league games, more than half of which came at the Triple-A level. The Venezuelan-born infielder had a four-year MLB run with the Tigers between 2015-18. He spent the '19 campaign in the Cubs' system before moving to Korea as a member of the Lotte Giants for two seasons.
It's probably a good thing I'll be traveling tomorrow and may not have time for a Rundown, because the news cycle lately has been nothing but minor league deals. We're still going to talk about some of them, mainly because we'd have so little to discuss otherwise, but I don't think skipping a day will leave anyone with a news void that won't be easily filled. For the Cubs in particular, it feels like we've reached the point of coasting into camp.
Another day, another win-or-go-home Game 5 in the 2025 MLB playoffs! The Brewers entered the series as the favorite -- and the NL's top overall seed. But after taking a commanding 2-0 lead, their NL Central rival Cubs evened the series with two wins at Wrigley Field. Now we're back in Milwaukee -- with the winner moving on to face the Los Angeles Dodgers for the NL pennant.
The Cubs have claimed right-hander Aaron Civale off waivers from the White Sox, according to a team announcement. Left-hander Tom Cosgrove was designated for assignment to make room for Civale on the 40-man roster. In addition the White Sox announced that they've selected the contract of right-hander Bryse Wilson to replace Civale on the club's active and 40-man rosters. More to come.
