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Cubs' Craig Counsell Makes Unexpected Decision Before Yankees Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Left fielder Ian Happ is in his ninth major-league season as a member of the Chicago Cubs. The 30-year-old was selected by the Cubs in the first round of the 2015 MLB Draft and made his big-league debut in 2017.
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For the Yankees, as of July 12, two days before the All-Star break, the New York offense leads the MLB in homers (149), walks (372), OBP (.339), SLG (.458), and OPS (.797), while the pitching staff has permitted the fewest hits (694), lowest OBA (.224), and rank top 10 in WHIP (1.21), and strikeouts (846).
A prominent MLB insider says the New York Yankees’ decision to move on from DJ LeMahieu and eat the remaining money on his contract will hurt their plans to upgrade third base before the trade deadline.
Facing the Cubs for the first time since they traded him to the Yankees last offseason, Bellinger delivered the first three-homer game of his career.
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And lefthander Carlos Rodon certainly pitched like one on Friday night by turning in his best performance of the season as the Yankees dominated the NL Central-leading Cubs. 11-0, before a sellout crowd of 46,327 at the Stadium.
Judge made three outstanding catches in right field on Friday night, saving three runs in an 11-0 rout of the Chicago Cubs that extended the New York Yankees’ winning streak to five following a six-game slide.
Aaron Judge can do it all. He's having the best right-handed hitting season, maybe ever. And on Friday night, the New York Yankees' superstar put together the best defensive highlight reel of his life.
The buy-in from Chris Flexen happened immediately. The Chicago Cubs believed they got the 2022 version of the right-hander that saw Flexen post a 3.73 ERA in 33 games with the Seattle
Jazz Chisholm Jr. isn’t going into the Home Run Derby with any grand expectations or bold predictions. While the Yankees second baseman says he’s “really excited” to be competing in MLB’s annual power exhibition, Chisholm plans to maintain the measured approach at the plate that helped him become an All-Star in the first place.