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MLB PREVIEW NEW TEAMS It’S Almost Time Again Website: centerfornewsanddesign.com BANNER AREA LEAVE BLANK LIVE AREA TOP KEY DATES MLB PREVIEW NEW TEAMS It’s almost time again. Plenty of All-Stars, Cy From opening day to a Young award winners couple of potentially big and MVPs are wearing games in September, new uniforms this here are a handful of season. Here’s a 25-man dates to mark on the roster of familiar faces calendar: Drought relief in different places this season: SUNDAY, APRIL 2 After 108 years of ‘wait til next year,’ the Chicago Cubs shed their image of lovable Chicago Cubs at St. Louis losers by winning the 2016 World Series. Who will end their frustration next? STARTING LINEUP Cardinals: One of 1. CF: Dexter Fowler baseball’s best rivalries Cubs to Cardinals takes on a new look ow that the Cubs have broken 2. RF: Adam Eaton when the World Series baseball’s oldest curse, who’s next? White Sox to Nationals champion Cubs kick off N From D.C. to Dodger Stadium, a lot 3. DH: Kendrys Morales their title defense of loaded teams are lurking, waiting for Blue Jays to Royals against the Cardinals. that elusive World Series win. 4. 1B: Edwin Encarnacion New Cardinals leadoff man Dexter Blue Jays to Indians SUNDAY, MAY 14 Fowler has a clue which club might break 5. C: Brian McCann Houston Astros at New through. Yankees to Astros York Yankees: All eyes on “I guess Cleveland,” he said. 6. SS: Ian Desmond the Bronx as the Fowler got a close-up look last fall. He Rangers to Rockies Yankees retire Derek was part of the Cubs squad that ended a 7. LF: Matt Holliday Jeter’s No. 2 jersey and 108-year championship rut by denying the Cardinals to Yankees unveil his plaque in Indians their first title since 1948. 8. 2B: Brandon Phillips Monument Park before Carlos Correa, Jose Altuve and the Reds to Braves their Mother’s Day Houston Astros seem ready to rocket into 9. 3B: Howie Kendrick game against the October orbit. Dodgers to Phillies Astros. 'Bout time for a team still searching for that BENCH FRIDAY, JULY 7 first crown. 1B: Chris Carter Los Angeles Angels at “I wouldn't mind Brewers to Yankees Texas Rangers: Adrian taking us off that list,” INF: Jimmy Rollins Beltre and the Rangers Astros manager A.J. trying for roster spot host Albert Pujols and Hinch said. with San Francisco the Angels in the opener Been a while, too, OF: Michael Saunders of a three-game series. since the U.S. Capitol Blue Jays to Phillies Beltre, a five-time Gold Altuve was the baseball OF: Carlos Beltran Glover at third base, capital — 1924, to be exact. Rangers to Astros begins the year just 58 “It would put the Nationals on the map," C: Matt Wieters away from becoming Washington manager Dusty Baker said. Orioles to Nationals the 31st member of the ”Rightfully so, this is a Redskins town. 3,000-hit club. Pujols has They've been there a long time. They've STARTING ROTATION 2,825 career hits, but the got a history of success.” Chris Sale slugger hasn’t reached Coming off six straight losing years, the White Sox to Red Sox 175 hits in a season Colorado Rockies appear far from a first Edinson Volquez since 2010 with St. title. Of course, there's always hope, Royals to Marlins Louis. especially when every team is 0-0. Jaime Garcia “That's the goal for us, is to win the Braves to Cardinals TUESDAY, JULY 11 whole thing,” Rockies shortstop Trevor Jered Weaver All-Star Game: The Story said. Besides, he saw the huge Angels to Padres Midsummer Classic turnaround in Chicago that led to a R.A. Dickey comes to Miami for the humongous celebration. Blue Jays to Braves first time for the “It's cool, especially for a team like us. Marlins’ 25th season. We're not spending crazy amounts of LONG RELIEVER money and stuff like that. We have to Bartolo Colon SUNDAY, JULY 30 draft good. It'll be sweet once it finally Mets to Braves Hall of Fame inductions: happens and those years in the past will Players Jeff Bagwell, make the wins just that much more BULLPEN Tim Raines and Ivan sweet,” Story said. Aroldis Chapman Rodriguez are inducted Let’s look at who could be next to Cubs to Yankees into the Hall. jettison the jinx: Mark Melancon *Year franchise entered Major League Baseball, team yet to win a World Series Nationals to Giants MONDAY, JULY 31 JUST MISSED Sergio Romo least once by a Texas team. Except the World Series game at Dodger Stadium Trade deadline: The last The Royals’ crowning achievement in Giants to Dodgers 2015 came a year after they fell 90 feet World Series, that is. since Orel Hershiser closed out Oakland’s chance for teams to Wade Davis short of catching Madison Bumgarner in The Rangers came the closest, just one Bash Brothers in 1988. make deals without Royals to Cubs Game 7. So, coming strike away in 2011 Some people say it‘s a shame Clayton having to first pass Santiago Casilla close can mean there's before St. Louis rallied. Kershaw hasn’t pitched in the Fall Classic. players through Giants to A’s drama on deck. With young stars, a Maybe harsh, but the great ace has been waivers. The Indians hope so. healthy Yu Darvish and part of the problem — he’s 4-7 (and one Remember, they a winning culture, they mighty save) in the postseason with a 4.55 SUNDAY, AUGUST 20 nearly won last could end a skid that ERA that’s nearly double his regular-sea- St. Louis Cardinals at November — they started with their son mark. Pittsburgh Pirates: The went into the bottom move from Washing- Chris Sale moved from NL Central rivals visit to of the ninth in Game 7 ton for the 1972 OPERATION VICTORY Chicago to Boston, Williamsport, Pennsyl- tied with the Cubs, and season under The Mets were all set last season to trading his white sox for vania, for the first “MLB Encarnacion Darvish had the top of their manager Ted Williams. make a pitch for their first championship red. The move fortifies Little League Classic.” order up against a tiring Aroldis Chapman. since 1986. With young aces Matt Harvey, an already strong They will play at BB&T Cleveland boosted its chances during the THOSE DREADED WINDOWS Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard and pitching staff in Ballpark at Historic winter by signing big bopper Edwin We frequently hear that a team built to Steven Matz leading the rotation, what Beantown. Bowman Field, the Encarnacion to a $60 million deal, the win right now is running out of time. But could wrong? home of the Class A most expensive free agent in team how often do those clubs jump through Instead, an Williamsport Crosscut- history. before the window closes? Uh, not many. amazing string of ters. The Tigers (no title since 1984) and injuries did BLAST-OFF Toronto (last in 1993) both added ace David surgery to the Derek Jeter’s Dallas Keuchel and the Astros are tired Price in recent years but lost in the Mets’ plans. No. 2 will be of waiting. It's certainly been a long one _ playoffs. That brings us to Washington, a Proving, again, there’s no retired by Houston began play in 1962 and has city without a World Series winner in predicting the health of a the Yankees reached the World Series only once, nearly a century. The current Nationals ballclub — but it's a sure bet May 14. getting swept by the White Sox in 2005. franchise dates to 1969 in Montreal, where any team that spends more After losing 111 games a few years ago, the Expos never reached la Serie mondiale. time in the doctor’s office the Astros quickly rebuilt their front office, Bryce Harper is getting closer to free than on the diamond is roster and approach. That's a familiar agency, Stephen Strasburg is hurt a lot, sunk. formula _ like the Cubs, Houston devel- Ryan Zimmerman is wearing down. No The Mets will get a oped through the draft, made a couple wonder local fans worry their window great opportunity to trades, then spent a lot for free agents. could soon shut. assert themselves in Now, newcomers Carlos Beltran, Brian Baker is confident his team can stop the the NL East. They start McCann and Josh Reddick could help D.C. drought. the season with a bring that long overdue title to town. “I almost ended it in Chicago,” he said. whopping 32 straight “I’d like to be the first team in Texas "It's OK, we'll end it here, too. We’ll end it games against after growing up in Dallas,” slugger Evan here for the whole city.” division Gattis said. “I think we definitely have the opponents. ingredients.” DODGEBALL Can a crown be bought? Not yet in LA, LONELY IN THE LONE STAR STATE not by Magic Johnson and his co-owners. The Cowboys, the Longhorns, the They've been baseball’s biggest spenders Mavericks and more — every major pro lately, forking over more than $250 million and college sports trophy has been won at a year in payroll, but there hasn’t been a ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOS Content by BEN WALKER, ROB MAADDI, JAY COHENof The Associated Press; page designed by GateHouse Media’s Center for News & Design. LIVE AREA BOTTOM AD AREA LEAVE BLANK.
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