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After the Cubs swept a two-game series against the Dodgers at Wrigley Field this week to clinch the season series against the defending champs, one does have to wonder: Is Chicago the best team in the National League (or even in MLB) right now?

Following his sensational catch to end Tuesday night’s win against the White Sox, Byron Buxton said he rated the play at the top of his personal highlight reel. But what did his teammates think?

Red Sox fan Anna Gailbreath has started a tradition in honor of the team’s new hurler, crocheting a red and white sweater this season exclusively during left-hander Garrett Crochet’s outings.

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Students in attendance at the Everett AquaSox’ Education Day also got to experience a one-of-a-kind tutorial in Bat Flip 101 with Seattle prospect Michael Arroyo serving as the professor.

It’s Phillies vs. Cubs at 2 p.m. ET, Blue Jays vs. Yankees at 7, then Paul Skenes and the Pirates against Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Dodgers at 10.

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