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Although a small sample size, Hoerner has shown he can handle center field, and his offensive profile and defensive ability could be a good combination. Hoerner indicated Thursday that he’s open-minded about playing different positions. In the last two years, Hoerner has logged innings at second, shortstop, third, left field and center field. It could be useful to give Hoerner playing time around the diamond to gain more big-league innings and add to his experience before 2022.
“This guy is just scratching the surface,” Rumph said. “I’ve been really impressed with his intelligence. He’s a really, really smart player, so I’m not surprised when I see some of the things he’s accomplished so far. … He absorbs things from anybody. It could be a vet, a rookie, a coach, an assistant coach, anybody, he’s absorbing information.
“Therefore, I can see the rationale of testing yourself if you went to Lollapalooza, especially if you live or work around people who are not vaccinated or are likely not as well-protected,” Sala said. “From my perspective, if you were at Lollapalooza, you should be masking and self-quarantining to keep other people safe, vaccinated or not. My take is that if you were at Lollapalooza, you have to assume you were exposed to (the virus) and should behave as such to protect those around you.”
Taryn Morser, right, and her 12-year-old son, Gabriel, who has asthma and has trouble wearing masks for long periods of time, near Edison Park Elementary School in Chicago Thursday. Edison Park is the school he attended in-person before the pandemic. (Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune)
President Joe Biden signs an executive order on increasing production of electric vehicles after speaking on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, during an event on clean cars and trucks. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) (Susan Walsh/AP)
A partnership with DraftKings, the glass-walled sportsbook would be located at Addison Street and Sheffield Ave. at the southeast corner of Wrigley Field. It still requires approval from the City Council, the Illinois Gaming Board and the National Park Service, after the ballpark’s designation last year as a National Historic Landmark.
A partnership with DraftKings, the glass-walled sportsbook would be located at Addison Street and Sheffield Ave. at the southeast corner of Wrigley Field. It still requires approval from the City Council, the Illinois Gaming Board and the National Park Service, after the ballpark’s designation last year as a National Historic Landmark.
At about 1 a.m. July 27 an employee of Baba’s Famous Steak and Lemonade, 685 Sibley Blvd., called Dolton police concerned about a woman in a red vehicle who would not leave the facility’s drive thru window and said he saw a gun in her car. Video showed her at the window for a few minutes before she pulled away, but she returned and appeared to hit the window area with an object that looked like a metal pipe.
Third base coach Phil Nevin missed a month when his COVID-19 case uncovered a staph infection in his blood. After the All-Star break, the Yankees had six players on the COVID-19 injured list, including reliever Jonathan Loaisiga, slugger Aaron Judge and third baseman Gio Urshela testing positive after the break.
“While we are certainly disappointed in the Court’s decision, we will review the full opinion and explore all available options, including immediately filing an appeal and seeking relief from the appellate court,” a spokesperson for Protect Our Parks said in a statement on Thursday. “In addition, we will continue to vigorously pursue and present our arguments in court in the coming weeks.”