Patrick Mooney
Senior Writer at The Athletic
Senior writer @TheAthletic, contributor @FoulTerritoryTV and @NSideTerritory.
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1 day ago |
nytimes.com | Patrick Mooney
Cade Horton did not cross paths with Caleb Williams at the University of Oklahoma, where the future Chicago Cubs pitcher was once recruited by the football program and as a two-way baseball player. Horton, though, did hear the recent buzz about Da Bears, how Williams' father is quoted in a forthcoming book saying, "Chicago is the place quarterbacks go to die."Sitting at his Wrigley Field locker the other day, Horton laughed and understood the reference.
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2 days ago |
dailyherald.com | Patrick Mooney
Chicago Cubs' Seiya Suzuki, top right, celebrates with Michael Busch (29) and Nico Hoerner (2) after hitting a 2-run home run off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Kyle Nicolas during the seventh inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) AP Seiya Suzuki strolled onto the Wrigley Field grass with his Chicago Cubs uniform pants rolled above his thighs, a bold fashion choice that made it appear as if he were wearing 1970s-style basketball shorts.
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2 days ago |
nytimes.com | Patrick Mooney
Seiya Suzuki strolled onto the Wrigley Field grass with his Chicago Cubs uniform pants rolled above his thighs, a bold fashion choice that made it appear as if he were wearing 1970s-style basketball shorts. As the team went through pregame warmups before a recent home game, Suzuki played catch while doing an exaggerated pitching windup, like a big kid messing around in the backyard. One player yelled out: "Look at those quads!"That reaction is apparently what Suzuki wanted.
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3 days ago |
dailyherald.com | Patrick Mooney
Cubs starting pitcher Drew Pomeranz worked only the first inning before yielding to Ben Brown in a 2-0 win Saturday at Wrigley Field. AP Drew Pomeranz already had Craig Counsell’s contact information stored in his phone when the Chicago Cubs manager reached out to welcome the 36-year-old left-handed pitcher to his new team.
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4 days ago |
nytimes.com | Patrick Mooney
CHICAGO - Drew Pomeranz already had Craig Counsell's contact information stored in his phone when the Chicago Cubs manager reached out to welcome the 36-year-old left-handed pitcher to his new team. Pomeranz had just used the upward mobility clause in his minor-league contract with the Seattle Mariners, leveraging an April transfer from Triple-A Tacoma and appreciating an unexpected opportunity. "It's always good when (the manager) calls and the name pops up on your caller ID," Pomeranz said.
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The Chicago Cubs formally added Moisés Ballesteros to their active roster, placing Ian Happ on the 10-day injured list with a strained left oblique and transferring Tyson Miller to the 60-day injured list.
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