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Raymond Bureau
Raymond became a baseball fan at a very young age. He played baseball through high school and soon after became a varsity coach. He is now the P.A. announcer at his high school where he teaches. Raymond previously produced radio sports talk shows and hosted a weekly MLB radio call-in show. His favorite teams are the Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees. Raymond is a devoted husband, father, and Christ follower. His life verses are Philippians 4:13, John 14:6, and Isaiah 41:10.
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Kris Bryant is the unanimous choice for National League Rookie of the Year. Bryant hit .275/.369/.488 with 26 HR and 99 RBI in 2015....
The Seattle Mariners have acquired reliever Joaquin Benoit from the San Diego Padres in exchange for two "low-level" Minor Leaguers....
The Chicago Cubs expect to make major pushes for three of the game's best pitchers, all of whom are free agents....
Cleveland Indians left fielder Michael Brantley had arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder, his non throwing shoulder. He will miss up to six...
Mets right fielder Curtis Granderson played through the World Series with a torn ligament in his left thumb. He had surgery Thursday to repair the ligament....
The Chicago Cubs hit a Major League postseason record six home runs in defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 8-4 in Game 3 of the NLDS. With the win,...
Jason Castro's two-run single in the bottom of the fifth turned into the official game-winning hit as the Houston Astros defeated the Kansas City Royals 4-2 Sunday afternoon at Minute M...
Max Scherzer took a no-hitter into the eighth inning before giving up two hits and a run, but the Washington Nationals held on to defeat the Cincinnati Reds 5-1 Monday after...
Jordy Mercer's three-run shot gave the Pittsburgh Pirates all the runs they would need as the Pirates (95-60) blanked the Chicago Cubs (89-65) by a score of 4-0 Saturday afternoon at Wr...
With the San Francisco Giants' loss Friday night to the Oakland Athletics, the Giants were eliminated from postseason contention, meaning that the Cubs have clinched at...
The St. Louis Cardinals jumped on Jon Lester for two home runs in the top of the first inning, and Carlos Martinez made them hold up as the Cardi...
Anthony Rizzo hit his 30th home run of the season, and the Chicago Cubs scored six times in the top of the fifth to help themselves to a 9-6 victory over the Pi...
A three-run seventh inning put the game away for the Cleveland Indians (71-71) as they fought off a late comeback effort to defeat the Kansas City Royals (84-59) 8-3 Monday ...
Pinch hitter Cody Asche hit the right-field foul pole for a walk-off home run that lifted the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs Satur...
The Toronto Blue Jays (81-60) drew five walks and were hit by a pitch once in the top of the 11th inning to score four runs and defeat the New York Yankees (77-63) 9-5 in Ga...
Kyle Schwarber hit home runs on the first two pitches he saw, and he robbed Ryan Howard of extra bases -- all within the first two innings -- as ...
Kris Bryant's RBI double in the top of the fifth inning served two purposes. It set the new Chicago Cubs rookie record for RBI in a single season at 87, an...
Dexter Fowler started the party, and the Chicago Cubs' offense scored early and often on route to a 9-0 Labor Day victory over the St. Louis Cardinals....
The Chicago Cubs have legitimate candidates for all four major N.L. awards: Most Valuable Player, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, and Manager of the Year....
Miguel Montero's grand slam broke a 1-1 tie, and the Chicago Cubs rode that drive to a 6-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks Sunday afternoon at Wrigley Field....
Jake Arrieta backed up his no hitter from last Sunday with an eight-inning, four-hit scoreless performance to notch his Major League-leading 18th...
The Cincinnati Reds' Joey Votto answered the Chicago Cubs' Kris Bryant with a game-winning three-run home run as the Reds (55-77) outlasted the Cubs (75-57) on rou...
Back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the eighth propelled the Chicago Cubs (70-51) to a 9-7 victory over the Atlanta Braves (53-70) in front of a sold-out Wrigley Field crowd Saturday aft...
Newly-acquired Houston Astros starter Mike Fiers pitched the fifth no-hitter in the Major Leagues this season and the 11th in Astros history as he blanked the L...
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