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FILE - In this Oct. 3, 1951, file photo, Bobby Thomson of the New York Giants hits a home run off Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca in a playoff baseball game at the Polo Grounds in New York. Branca, the Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher who gave up the home run dubbed the "Shot Heard 'Round the World," has died at the age of 90. His son-in-law Bobby Valentine, a former major league manager, says Branca died Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016, at a nursing home in Rye, New York. (AP Photo/File)

Ralph Branca, pitcher who gave up ‘Shot Heard ‘Round World,’ dies

by Ben Walker Associated PressNovember 23, 2016

FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2016, file photo, Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer winds up during the first inning in Game 5 of baseball's National League Division Series, against the Los Angeles Dodgers, in Washington. Scherzer, Kyle Hendricks and Jon Lester are competing for the National League Cy Young Award. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Boston’s Rick Porcello wins AL Cy Young

by Ben Walker Associated PressNovember 16, 2016

Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman (54) and catcher Willson Contreras (40) celebrate after Game 6 of the National League baseball championship series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, in Chicago. The Cubs won 5-0 to win the series and advance to the World Series against the Cleveland Indians. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

World Series: Cubs, Indians meet with dueling droughts

by Ben Walker Associated PressOctober 23, 2016

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Tim Beckham, left, hugs starting pitcher Matt Moore after Moore was traded to the San Francisco Giants before a baseball game Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

MLB trading day recaps: Yankees send Beltran to Texas

by Ben Walker Associated PressAugust 1, 2016

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2016, file photo, Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz waits to take batting practice during a spring training baseball workout in Fort Myers, Fla. Ortiz is on deck for a fond farewell having announced he will play one more year before retiring. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

BASEBALL 2016: Age-old question in majors _ can Cubs do it?

by Ben Walker Associated PressMarch 25, 2016