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It’s chock-full Sunday. You’ll need at least a coffee. The Cubs Spring Training Crew approaches the .500 threshold.
Good news about Justin Steele heads up the list — he’s ready to shove. Bad news about former Cub Dan Serafini, who has been found guilty of murder and won’t be seeing daylight anytime soon.
The Cubs played a terrific game until the ninth, when garbage time almost turned really bad, but they hung on for a win over the Dodgers. Al has all the details.
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- Evan Altman (Cubs Insider*): Justin Steele cleared by surgeon to resume full-intent throwing. “Steele shared that he is back to 100%, as evidenced by the last bullet from his Friday bullpen.“ More from North Side Baseball.
- Patrick Mooney (The Athletic {$}): Why the Cubs traded for Edward Cabrera, a good pitcher with great potential: ‘The real deal’. “… clearly the Cubs think they can help Cabrera reach another level.” Meghan Montemurro has more* {$}. More from MLB.com*.
- Maddie Lee (Chicago Sun-Times* {$}): Cubs’ Michael Conforto ‘motivated’ by 2025 disappointments. ‘‘I wanted to get back to me, find myself again,’’ Conforto said.
- AP*: Bruce Froemming, record-setting major league umpire, dies at age 86. “When he retired, Froemming became a special assistant to MLB’s vice president on umpiring.“
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