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White Sox agree to 1-year contract with Martín Maldonado
The Chicago White Sox have brought in some help for their young pitching staff, agreeing to a $4.25 million, one-year contract with veteran catcher Martín Maldonado.
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The Chicago White Sox have brought in some help for their young pitching staff, agreeing to a $4.25 million, one-year contract with veteran catcher Martín Maldonado.
Chris Flexen has agreed to a $1.75 million, one-year contract with the Chicago White Sox, giving manager Pedro Grifol another possibility for his rotation.
The 37-year-old spent the last six of his 13 big-league seasons with the Houston Astros, where he was the perennial contenders' primary catcher.
The 30-year-old righthander was a first-round draft pick back in 2014 with the Washington Nationals, but was non-tendered in 2022.
The White Sox are also close to bringing in veteran Cardinals shortstop and Antioch native Paul DeJong.
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The White Sox are looking to avoid just their second 100-loss season in 53 years.
Gavin Sheets drove in two runs for Chicago, which has dropped nine of 12 and 14 of 19.
The Chicago White Sox have brought in some help for their young pitching staff, agreeing to a $4.25 million, one-year contract with veteran catcher Martín Maldonado.
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Artemi Panarin scored his team-best 24th goal, Vincent Trocheck added three assists and the New York Rangers defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1.
Bedard leads the Blackhawks with 33 points – 15 goals and 18 assists – in 37 games played so far this season.
DeMar DeRozan had 28 points for the Bulls. Colby White added 26.
Braden Norris added 10 points while going 3 of 6.
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Galleria Liqueurs was torn up and cleared out twice. The first time was on Christmas Day.
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Beale has been the 9th Ward Democratic committeeperson since 2000.
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This order comes less than a month after CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey first exposed the company's history of complaints.
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Glenn Jones can't sell the vacant house until he figures out the water bill issue with the city.
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Rush is also adjusting visiting hours and the number of visitors permitted.
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BlendJet has received dozens of reports of injuries from portable blenders sold between October 2020 and November 2023.
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It was the final hoorah. Some call this "Super Saturday," and all of those out and about were soaking in the final moments before Christmas.
CBS 2's Jermont Terry took a trip out to Bolingbrook, off Weber Road, to see if it lived up to the hype.
The Chicago White Sox have brought in some help for their young pitching staff, agreeing to a $4.25 million, one-year contract with veteran catcher Martín Maldonado.
LaVine was averaging 21 points per game in the Bulls' 5-14 start to the season. They've gone 10-7 since and look forward to the All-Star guard's return.
Virginia McCaskey, the principal owner of the Chicago Bears, turned 101 years old on Friday.
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Singer Michael Bolton said he was taking a temporary break from touring for a few months as he recovers from surgery to remove a brain tumor.
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Galleria Liqueurs was torn up and cleared out twice. The first time was on Christmas Day.
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