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Cubs' Kyle Schwarber: meteoric rise, 'humble' roots
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WORLD SERIES NOTES: Virginia High stars were college teammates with Verlander; Phillies manager briefly played for Bristol Tigers
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Schwarber's tape-measure homers have IU back in NCAA tournament
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Core fours: The best foundations of young players MLB teams have ever built
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Cubs' Anthony Rizzo: Cancer survivor and heart of the team - Sports Illustrated
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Chicago Cubs' Jake Arrieta pitches 4-hitter, strikes out 11 to blank the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 in NL wild-card game
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Cubs slugger Kyle Schwarber returns home to thank his high school football coach
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The comeback: One year after getting shipped to the minors, Kyle Schwarber is playing better than ever - The Athletic
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Absurd Cubs-Indians World Series Game 7 was everything we love about baseball
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Cubs: What Kyle Schwarber remembers most from 2016 World Series – NBC Sports Chicago