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Former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jon Lester decides to retire
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NLCS: Cubs top Dodgers in Game 5 as offense stays alive - Sports Illustrated
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Column: Baseball has a centuries-long conversation between the game and its fans. The Zoom era can't end soon enough. – Hartford Courant
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A dream fulfilled as the impossible comes true for the Cubs
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Cardinals trade for Jon Lester, J.A. Happ
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Chicago Cubs: Jon Lester to the Cardinals slams the coffin on trade deadline
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Cubs Sign Jon Lester - MLB Trade Rumors
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Chicago Cubs Fans Dare to Dream - WSJ
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It's Looking More Like Dansby Swanson or Bust for Cubs - Cubs Insider
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This Is for Chicago by Jason Heyward
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