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Cubs' Nico Hoerner continues quiet ascent as final month of rebuilding season winds down - Chicago Sun-Times
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Nico Hoerner and Tommy Edman, teammates at Stanford in 2016, are now in the thick of the Cubs-Cardinals rivalry with the NL Central at stake
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