MLB-NEWS: The Chicago Cubs franchise’s top catcher, who is also the team’s fan favorite, officially signed a four-year, $128.4 million contract with the Atlanta Braves, According to CBS, Cam Smith is getting ready for Myrtle Beach because…

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RF In the bottom of the first inning, Boston College product Cameron Leary (Oakland Athletics 2024 10th round draft pick) blasted a three-run home bomb. In the fourth, he doubled and scored. CF A two-run triple was hit by Rodney Green Jr. (California’s 2024 fourth-round draft selection),

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C A 2024 eighth-round draft selection from Vanderbilt, Davis Diaz, hit an RBI triple and scored a run. Nick Kurtz, first base (single, walk, and HBP) and Wake Forest product (A’s 2024 first round draft pick), scored two runs in three PA. Tommy White (LSU; A’s 2024 second-round selection) walked, singled, and scored two runs.

Chicago Cubs Sign Catcher Christian Bethancourt To Minor League Contract

1B In Arizona Complex League Continuation Camp (East Valley Bridge Group) game action on Saturday morning on Field #4 at the Lew Wolff Training Complex at Fitch Park in Mesa, AZ, the ACL Athletics defeated the ACL Cubs 14-7. Nick Kurtz, the A’s 2024 first-round draft pick from Wake Forest, reached base three times in three PA (single, walk, and an HBP) and scored two runs.

Chicago Cubs Sign Catcher Christian Bethancourt To Minor League Contract

Tommy White, the A’s 2024 second-round draft pick from LSU, singled, walked, and scored two runs.
For the ACL Cubs in a losing effort, Geuri Lubo collected three singles, stole a base, and scored two runs. Derik Alcantara went 5-5 with three singles, a double, and a triple, as well as scoring a run and driving in three.