The exact timing of that offer is unclear, but the Cubs and Báez were discussing an extension during 2020 spring training, prior to COVID-19 shutting the sports world down.
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Mazara suffered the injury while taking a swing during the fourth inning of Wednesday’s 6-4 victory over Houston. He’s batting .237 with two homers and five RBIs.
Over the next couple weeks, a guilty conscience about the extra pack I would never return also engulfed me. Finally, on a Friday night, I drove toward my brother’s house before deciding that leaving a surprise pack of cards in his mailbox was too risky in case a greedy postal worker couldn’t resist the pack (I could relate). The following day, he texted me saying he hadn’t been able to find cards anywhere. On a sunny Saturday, the first day of spring, while he shot hoops in the driveway with his teenage daughter, I delivered his Opening Day pack.Houston Astros
Even before starting his historic run in 2018, deGrom was incredibly good, posting a 2.98 ERA and 1.12 WHIP with 731 strikeouts in 680.2 innings from his rookie season in 2014 through 2017.St. Louis Cardinals
“I believe I mentioned it earlier, that all it takes is one swing … to feel like I’m in a good spot. I got that one swing,” Lindor said after the game. “Then after that, I made some adjustments with [hitting coach Chili Davis], we talked and it was just a matter of seeing pitches.Miami Marlins
Torres was clearly off-kilter on the pitch, offering a check-swing that happened to make contact. But the effort to run the ball out was lacking, to say the least, and downright embarrassing.Toronto Blue Jays
On the other hand ... a lot more bad teams start 5-10, as you would expect. I looked at all teams that started exactly 5-10 from 1996 through 2019, with 62 teams all told. Their final average record was 73-89. Besides the three such teams listed above, only four others would win 90 games: the 2013 Indians (92-70) and Rays (92-71), the 2011 Red Sox (90-72) and the 2009 Rockies (92-70).