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Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon went to his bench during the seventh inning of the NL Wild Card Game on Tuesday night, utilizing two pinch hitters. But the big question that stood out to many was why he chose to pinch hit Jason Heyward instead of …
Kyle Schwarber was gracious in defeat after losing in the finals of the Home Run Derby on Monday night at Nationals Park. The Chicago Cubs slugger lost to Bryce Harper, who rallied from down 18-9 to hit nine homers in 10 swings over the final 55 …
The 2018 MLB season should be seeing a leaner and meaner Kyle Schwarber. The Chicago Cubs slugger recently told Jesse Rogers of ESPN that he has lost 17 to 20 pounds this offseason. Moreover, he doesn’t think he’s sacrificed any strength …
Kyle Schwarber’s misplay in left field during Game 3 of the NLDS on Monday was costly for his Chicago Cubs. The Cubs and Washington Nationals were in a scoreless battle in the top of the sixth inning when Daniel Murphy hit a fly ball to left …
Too bad home runs with nobody on base only count for one run, because if distance were a factor, Kyle Schwarber’s monster homer on Tuesday would have counted for several. Schwarber blasted a 470-foot home run in the first inning of the Chicago …
Braxton Miller and Kyle Schwarber once played high school football against each other in Ohio. Miller went on to quarterback Ohio State and is now a wide receiver for the Houston Texans. Schwarber gave up the sport to play baseball at Indiana, and is …
Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona and Chicago Cubs president Theo Epstein are in the middle of a tightly-contested World Series battle against each other. But that’s not stopping the two old friends from engaging in some light banter on …
The possibility of Kyle Schwarber making the Chicago Cubs’ World Series roster appears to be realistic and not a dream. Schwarber, who suffered two torn ligaments in his knee in April that were supposed to knock him out for the season, was sent …
Kyle Schwarber was supposed to be out for the season, but it appears that there’s a faint glimmer of hope he may yet contribute if the Chicago Cubs can make it to the World Series. According to Sahadev Sharma of the Athletic, the Cubs are …
With the New York Yankees looking at the possibility of being trade deadline sellers, general manager Brian Cashman has begun to assess who he’d like if he trades assets. According to Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports, Cashman covets Cubs outfielder …
Kyle Schwarber got back some awful news on Friday about his injury sustained during a collision with Dexter Fowler on Thursday. The second-year outfielder has a torn ACL and LCL and is out for the season. Cubs reporter Carrie Muskat says Schwarber …
It took all of three games for the Chicago Cubs to be staring disaster right in the face. According to a report by Buster Olney of ESPN on Friday, there is “a lot of concern” within the Cubs organization about the injury to slugger Kyle …
Kyle Schwarber hits awesome home runs. He even does so during batting practice, which is bad news for any vehicles that may be parked a bit too close to the ballpark. Pitchers and catchers are beginning to report for duty, and the same is true in the …
