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Phew! The Cubs avoid a repeat of 1984 by beating the Padres. Next stop: Milwaukee

The two Cubs who took time off during the pennant race to attend Charlie Kirk's political rally memorial single-handedly ended their team's bases-loaded, no-outs opportunity without scoring any further. Cubs take a 2-0 lead into the 3rd.

Seems appropriate since, historically, the Angels tend to play like poo holes - even when they have a generational talent or two on their roster.

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Buddy Bailey was one of the winningest managers in MiLB history. His 35-year managing career included one season in the Midwest League; he was skipper of the South Bend Cubs in 2019.

That's very Stan Musial of him.

2010 Midwest League MVP and Prospect of the Year (Cedar Rapids Kernels)

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw announced today that he's retiring after this coming postseason. He pitched in the Midwest League in 2007, posting a 2.77 ERA with 134 Ks in 97.1 IP for the Great Lakes Loons. He was the MWL Prospect of the Year and the winning pitcher in the MWL All-Star Game.

Here are the 2025 High-A All-Stars and award winners: atmlb.com/4nc1pSC

The West Michigan Whitecaps already had the best full-season winning percentage in the Minors since 1997. It only felt appropriate that the Tigers' High-A club claimed a Midwest League championship too. More on their dominance from Michael Avallone:

The West Michigan Whitecaps beat the Cedar Rapids Kernels 3-1 to win the Midwest League Championship Series. This is their 7th MWL title and first since 2015. 🏆

I grew up and lived in Illinois most of my life. Jim Edgar is probably the last well-liked governor of that state. People on both sides of the aisle respected him, didn't trash talk him after he was out of power, and - most importantly - he was never involved in a scandal that landed him in prison.

The West Michigan Whitecaps beat the Cedar Rapids Kernels 5-3 in Game 1 of the Midwest League Championship Series. Game 2 of the best-of-3 series is in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday.

1 swing 🤝 2 big milestones. Salvy collects his 300th homer and 1,000th RBI!

Excited to see the Brewers will be on FOX tonight. I don't get to watch them very often because of blackout restrictions.

@ckamka.bsky.social Did you know this? (I'm guessing yes, being the all-knowing Chicago baseball guru you are.)

Kody Clemens almost matched his Midwest League homer output tonight. He went deep four times in 41 games with the 2018 West Michigan Whitecaps.

The Cedar Rapids Kernels beat the Beloit Sky Carp 7-1 to advance to the Midwest League Championship Series. The Kernels will face the Whitecaps in Game 1 of the finals at West Michigan on Sunday.

Surreal to see this story from Franklin Park all over the news. I grew up there and my parents still live there. In fact, this ICE incident happened not too far from my dad's house.

The Cedar Rapids Kernels beat the Beloit Sky Carp 5-3. Winner of tomorrow night's game in CR advances to the Midwest League Championship Series.

The West Michigan Whitecaps pitched a two-hitter and beat the Lake County Captains 4-0 to advance to the Midwest League Championship Series.

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The Cubs announce that on Saturday former first baseman Anthony Rizzo will officially retire as a member of the Cubs and join the organization as a team ambassador.

In the opening games of the Midwest League playoffs, the West Michigan Whitecaps beat the Lake County Captains 7-2, and the Beloit Sky Carp beat the Cedar Rapids Kernels 7-1. The next games in both best-of-three series are on Thursday.

The High-A and Single-A postseasons begin today. You can follow along here: www.mlb.com/milb/events/... The High-A series are as follows: Midwest West Michigan vs. Lake County Cedar Rapids vs. Beloit South Atlantic Brooklyn vs. Greensboro Bowling Green vs. Hub City Northwest Everett vs. Eugene

The West Michigan Whitecaps had a stellar regular season, not only for a Midwest League team, but for all of Minor League Baseball. This is from MLB Pipeline:

There should be a "towel drill" variation of this card.

The Lansing Lugnuts scored 5 runs in the 9th to beat the Dayton Dragons 5-4, ending Dayton's winning streak at 15 (two shy of the Midwest League record).

The Dayton Dragons won again tonight, extending their winning streak to 15 games. The Midwest League record is 17 straight wins, set back in 1965 by the Cedar Rapids Cardinals.

He was the second Ted Williams to play in the Midwest League. Neither one was the Baseball Hall of Famer.

The Dayton Dragons won 4-3 tonight, giving them a new team record of 14 consecutive wins and the longest winning streak by any Midwest League team since 2018.

We went to a Mudcats doubleheader during a trip to North Carolina in 2012. First game was so empty I walked over to the next section to pick up a foul ball without competition. Second game was better attended.

Excited for the convention to be back in the (eastern) Midwest next year!

The Password is about to log in to the majors for the first time 👀

The Chicago Cubs top prospect, Canadian Owen Caissie, will make his MLB debut tomorrow in Toronto, per Kiley McDaniel. 🇨🇦

Pete Alonso is now the Mets’ all-time HR leader The only other active players who lead a franchise all-time in homers are Mike Trout, Angels, Giancarlo Stanton, Marlins and Manny Machado, Padres

A landmark day for women in baseball and another Diamond Dream achieved. Jen Pawol is donating the cap she wore in her major league umpiring debut to the Hall of Fame.

Congrats to Jen Pawol - first female umpire in an MLB game. Catch her umpiring the Marlins-Braves series, starting with Saturday’s double-header working the bases. Then behind the plate in Sunday's game. August 9th: G1 - 10:15am PST G2 - 4:15pm PST August 10th: 10:35am PST

Congrats to Jen! She was a Midwest League umpire in 2018 (Low-A) and 2021 (High-A).

A great question regarding naming rights of sports venues is whether nonprofit hospitals should be involved in these kinda of deals. A great story from Chattanooga, home of the Double-A Lookouts, examines this question and some of the deals across the U.S. www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/au...

One of my all-time faves.

Jesús Made and Luis Peña are headed to High-A Wisconsin, a source confirms. @cyrthogg.bsky.social had it earlier. The two top Brewers prospects are both 18 years old. Leo De Vries and Eduardo Tait are the only age-18 players with more than 10 PA in High-A this season.

Who ya got, Jockey Jim Palmer or Twine "thread the plate" Palmer? #BaseballAfterMidnight

Great Sandberg tribute written by my friend Sam, with whom I had many conversations about Ryno and the Cubs (along with a few visits together to Wrigley Field) back in our high school days. I'm with you, buddy - this loss hurts.

Jadher Areinamo, Mr. Roboto 🤖

Ryne Sandberg was more than just a ballplayer. He was a man who changed a team, which transformed a neighborhood, which helped turn a bandbox ballpark called Wrigley Field into a mecca for baseball fans for decades to come. 📝 @pwsullivan.bsky.social

Ryne Sandberg developed into one of the best all-around players during a Hall of Fame career. Known simply as “Ryno,” he was beloved by Cubs fans. Sandberg, 65, passed away Monday surrounded by family at his home following 19-month battle with prostate cancer: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/28/r...

This is the jersey patch the Cubs will wear for the rest of the season to honor Ryne Sandberg:

Growing up a Cubs fan in the '80s, Ryne Sandberg was my favorite player. I attended his HOF induction ceremony in '05 and went to many games he managed in Peoria in 2007-08. A class act, he spent time signing autographs for fans b4 each game. RIP Ryno, you gave me a lot of great baseball memories.