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Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo threw plastic balls to boys and girls at the plate. He whiffed at balls thrown by Hailey Dawson, the Nevada girl who will throw the ceremonial first pitch for Saturday's Game 4 of the World Series, using her custom-made gold World Series hand.

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Anthony Rizzo never forgot how difficult it was for his parents to deal with the news that their son had cancer, and that sparked the Cubs first baseman's efforts to help other families cope with the horrible disease.

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Four of Mesa's six runs during its 6-3 win over Peoria on Wednesday afternoon came courtesy of the Chicago Cubs. After winning AFL Player of the Week honors to start the season, David Bote continued his offensive output, going 2-for-4 with a first-inning RBI.

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The Cubs' 2018 coaching staff will have some new faces. On Saturday, the team decided not to exercise the 2018 club option on pitching coach Chris Bosio, and on Monday, the Angels named Eric Hinske as their new hitting coach.

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The World Series will begin on Tuesday, and a new champion will be crowned as the Cubs fell short in their bid to repeat. Here are five things to remember from the 2017 season.

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The Cubs will not exercise the 2018 club option on pitching coach Chris Bosio, who has been on the coaching staff for six seasons.

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Enrique Hernandez smacked three home runs, including a grand slam in the third inning, and had seven RBIs to back Clayton Kershaw and power the Dodgers to an 11-1 victory in Game 5 of the NL Championship Series presented by Camping World and eliminate the defending World Series champion Cubs.

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MLB.com is on the scene in and around Wrigley Field as excitement builds for Game 4 of the National League Championship Series presented by Camping World between the Dodgers and Cubs. Los Angeles leads the best-of-seven series, 3-0.

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All you had to do was look in Carl Edwards Jr.'s eyes on Sunday to know the Cubs reliever has his confidence back.

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Game 2 starters Rich Hill, 37, and 33-year-old Cubs southpaw Jon Lester approach their craft with precision and approach the mound with a snarl. They are both as eager as ever to take the ball and the responsibility of getting deep into the game to help their clubs' chances to get one win closer to the World Series in this NLCS rematch.

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Perhaps reality should have struck the Cubs in the second inning of Game 5 of the National League Division Series presented by T-Mobile on Thursday. Perhaps they should have withered when Michael A. Taylor hit a three-run homer to give the Nationals a 4-1 lead. Perhaps they should have looked to the outfield and glimpsed Max Scherzer, the probable NL Cy Young Award winner, lurking in the bullpen. Perhaps they should have seen the Nats -- statistically a better team throughout the regular season -- and conceded to the forces working against them. But then they would not have been the Cubs.

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Win or go home. It's that simple. The Cubs are hoping to keep their quest alive to become the first repeat World Series champions since 2000, while the Nationals are seeking their first postseason series win since moving to Washington. Thursday night, they'll meet in Game 5 of the National League Division Series presented by T-Mobile with a trip to the NL Championship Series presented by Outdoor Camping and a showdown with the Dodgers at stake.

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After Tuesday's rainout, MLB.com is back at Wrigley Field for all the excitement leading up to Game 4 of the National League Division Series presented by T-Mobile between the Nationals and Cubs (4 p.m. ET on TBS).

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Following two closely contested games at Nationals Park, the Cubs and Nationals are headed to Wrigley Field in what now comes down to a best-of-three in the National League Division Series presented by T-Mobile. With reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer lined up for Monday's Game 3, the Nationals are feeling good about their chances as they head into the Windy City for the Cubs' first postseason home game as defending World Series champions.

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As the Cubs and Nationals prepare to square off for Game 1 of the National League Division Series presented by T-Mobile tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET (TBS), we are at the scene in and around Nationals Park.

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Last season, the Cubs posted the best record in the Major Leagues, winning 103 games en route to their first World Series championship in 108 years. This year, the defending champs aren't the favorites, and pitcher Jon Lester says that's OK.

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Two former Cy Young Award winners cut from the same cloth, Max Scherzer and Jake Arrieta, are on a parallel course. They're headed for a possible collision in the National League Division Series presented by T-Mobile, provided they can heal quickly from identical injuries.

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