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Chris De Luca

Deputy Managing Editor, Sports & Production
The right-hander is the No. 16 prospect in the organization, according to MLB Pipeline.
Wade’s wife, Gabrielle Union, posted a racy photo on Instagram that prompted an all-caps response from Butler that spoke volumes: “WELL DAMN!”
During a CNN interview, James called out the president for using sports to divide the country.
“I know it sounds a little bit like an over-exaggeration — but it may have been the greatest game ever pitched in the history of that ballpark.”
It was enough to believe this season won’t necessarily be a string of L’s for a team that hasn’t had a winning season since 2012.
K.C. stacked up four runs before getting its first out, and Shields looked like he was about to ruin the eighth Opening Day start of his career.
Renteria said what any good manager would say: “This is the first of 162 and, hopefully, beyond.”
The Cubs’ odds of reaching the World Series are a respectable 12/1; the rebuilding White Sox are much farther down the list at 150/1.
Jake Arrieta remains unemployed 22 days away from Opening Day.