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The Cubs looked to be in big trouble in the fifth inning of their game at Houston on Monday night. With the score tied at 4, Mauricio Dubon swung at Jameson Taillon's first pitch of the inning and...
MLB's milestone players: 1,000th-9,000th By JohnW53 on Apr 16, 2021, 7:51am CDT + 20,000th player. There had been 19,902 through the end of 2020, starting with the 18 who played in the first game in the history of the National Association, on May 4, 1871. The Fort Wayne Kekiongas defeated the Cleveland Forest Citys, 2-0. (The White Stockings, ancestors of today's Cubs, made their debut 4 days later, beating Cleveland, 14-12.) Nine new players joined the list on Opening Day of 2021. Through April 14, there had been 40 newcomers, pushing the all-time total to 19,942. 133 new player...