Left-handed hurler Jose Quintana made a stellar debut for the Chicago Cubs on Sunday, striking out 12 in seven scoreless innings as the World Series champions beat the Orioles 8-0 in Baltimore. The Cubs acquired the 28-year-old Colombian from the cross-town rival Chicago White Sox on Thursday. “I felt a little nervous in the first … Read more
There’s still a bit of hangover from last year’s epic World Series as the 2017 Major League Baseball campaign opens Sunday with the champion Chicago Cubs back on the field. The seemingly cursed Cubs won their first crown since 1908, ending the longest title drought in American sports, by edging the Cleveland Indians 4-3 in … Read more
Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish will be the Texas Rangers’ opening day starter for the Major League Baseball club, manager Jeff Banister announced Saturday. Darvish, 30, will face the Cleveland Indians on April 3 in Arlington, Texas, becoming the Rangers ninth different opening day starter in the past nine years. It will be the first North … Read more