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Facing side-armer Tyler Rogers and trailing 4-2 in the ninth, Cubs outfielder Rafael Ortega, who replaced the injured Joc Pederson in the sixth, reached on an error leading off. After Ortega was forced at second, Javier Báez singled up the middle, the first Cubs hit in 21 at-bats against Giants pitching.
Jon Rahm, right, talks with his caddie as he waits to hit on the 14th tee during the third round of the Memorial on Saturday in Dublin, Ohio. Rahm was later notified he tested positive for COVID-19, knocking him out of the tournament. (Darron Cummings/AP)
“He has never run a bad race in his life, and I think he showed today he met the test of a champion,” said Jimmy Bell, president of Godolphin Stable that owns Essential Quality. “To do what he did as a 2-year-old and come through these races as a 3-year-old with the mile-and-a-half classic, it’s a great tribute to him.”
“His fastball plays a little bit harder than it looks,” said Sox second baseman Nick Madrigal, who had two hits, one walk and an RBI. “I know he was up to 97 but it looks like it’s coming a little bit harder than that. He just kept us off-balance. He landed curveballs when he needed to. You could see how much talent he has and the stuff.”
White Sox center fielder Billy Hamilton, center, talks with a team trainer, left, and manager Tony La Russa during his at-bat in the fourth inning against the Tigers on June 5, 2021, at Guaranteed Rate Field. Hamilton was observed holding his abdomen during the at-bat. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)
Orlando Magic coach Steve Clifford stands on the sideline during the Orlando Magic vs. Brooklyn Nets NBA game at Disney’s Wide World of Sports’ HP Field House last year. He and the Magic agree to part ways on Saturday. (Charles King / Orlando Sentinel)
“I don’t know if it was suspected or hoped, that it really wasn’t COVID-related,” Sox manager Tony La Russa said of Vaughn. “It was more because the test showed something and we kind of guessed. I say ‘we’ because it was the training staff. Was it a coincidence that it came after that day in Cleveland with the allergies? The way it turned out, he missed some games, but he’s fine and ready to go today. And that’s a relief.”
The 2016 Cubs will always have a special bond, and almost every time one of them comes back to Wrigley Field with a different team they’re treated like royalty. There are only seven players from that team currently on the Cubs: Rizzo, Kris Bryant, Javier Báez, Jason Heyward, Willson Contreras, Kyle Hendricks and Jake Arrieta.
“It was an incredible experience,” Sheets said Friday during a conference call. “The guys here were fantastic, each and every one of them came up to me, gave me a congratulations, told me hello. And walking into the coaches office and seeing (manager) Tony (La Russa) there and all the other coaches there with a smile on their face as well, it was an incredible moment and one I’ll never forget.
Soon after, Fields was making the rounds on TV. He appeared on “Good Morning America” and stressed that his push wasn’t accompanied by a cavalier disregard for the dangers of the pandemic. In fact, he argued, many Buckeyes players felt safer when immersed in their sport, protected by the strict safety protocols and guidelines within team facilities and with regular testing procedures in place.