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The 5-foot-7 speedster has resurfaced with the Chicago Cubs, who purchased his contract from Triple-A Iowa when rosters expanded Saturday. Like the Royals previously, the Cubs will have a chance to turn Gore loose on the bases. The 27-year-old outfielder has played in 50 games in his major league career. Continue to Article

September 03, 2018 3:26:am EST

Major League Baseball has told teams that it's perfectly OK for pitchers to carry the kind of scouting cards that umpire Joe West confiscated from Philadelphia reliever Austin Davis on the mound this weekend. Phillies manager Gabe Kapler said he'd been informed the cards were legal. ''I think it's great that our pitchers are able to have their game plans on them,'' Kapler said Sunday's 8-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs. Continue to Article

September 02, 2018 6:25:pm EST

Pitchers can't have a cheat sheet — at least for now. Veteran umpire Joe West confiscated a card from Phillies reliever Austin Davis in the eighth inning of Philadelphia's 7-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Saturday night. Davis and Phillies manager Gabe Kapler said he was using the card merely for information on the Cubs hitters. Continue to Article

September 01, 2018 11:24:pm EST

On more than one occasion, Busch has thrown the first pitch at Wrigley Field. As the Cubs' streak without a World Series title grew to 108 years, Busch suffered. On Aug. 18 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Busch ended a drought of his own when he took the checkered flag in the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race. Continue to Article

September 01, 2018 8:59:pm EST