There’s almost a week still left to play in May, and the Cubs already have eight players who have gone on the IL just in the last five weeks — a trend across baseball that is making teams like the Cubs sit up and take notice of what might be a new normal for a return to a 162-game schedule after last summer’s pandemic-shortened season.Minnesota Twins Passport Holder

As Tauchman debated where that catch ranked in his career, he said top two -- and maybe No. 1.Philadelphia Phillies Passport Holder

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Boone knows the whole lineup needs to hit better, but he’s also putting pressure on the Yankees’ key hitters to step up their games and lead the team.

"They were doing that whole thing pretty close. But I was able to keep it around the strike zone in the warmups there and stay locked in on what I needed to do.



Corbin, known throughout college baseball as one who recruits families as much as he does individuals, loves seeing how players are reflections of their parents. "When I see Kumar pitch, I see animation [like his mom] and I would see the ferocity [like his dad]. When I see Jack pitch, I see calmness [from his mom] and I would see competitiveness and attitude [like his dad]." Corbin relishes this topic, but also makes sure to emphasize that these are not helicopter sports parents. Al Leiter loves to talk about pitching and Tracy Rocker loves to talk about coaching, but they will do so with Corbin only if he asks first.

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• We all played a game of chicken with Blake Snell, who was a common early third-round pick during Main Events in March yet lasted all the way to Round 13 here. And that was before he was annihilated in Houston on Sunday. Moving from the AL East to the National League and Petco Park, Snell somehow sports a 5.55 ERA and a 1.60 WHIP. He’s been a disaster and would go even later in drafts today but has too much upside to give up on. Snell has had a really tough schedule but ranks top-25 in CSW and gets an upcoming home start (2.10 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP in San Diego this season).Baltimore Orioles Passport Holder