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Chicago Cubs shortstop Nico Hoerner, top, throws to first base after forcing San Francisco Giants' Mike Yastrzemski (5) out at second base on a double play hit into by Blake Sabol during
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Oakland Athletics' Esteury Ruiz, right, steals second base next to San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford during the first inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. (AP
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Oakland Athletics' Esteury Ruiz, right, steals second base next to San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford during the first inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. (AP
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Chicago Cubs shortstop Nico Hoerner, top, throws to first base after forcing San Francisco Giants' Mike Yastrzemski (5) out at second base on a double play hit into by Blake Sabol during
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Chicago Cubs' Mike Tauchman, left, grounds out to end the top of the seventh inning of a baseball game as St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Giovanny Gallegos covers first Sunday, July 30
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Oakland Athletics' Esteury Ruiz, right, steals second base next to New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe, left, during the third inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, June 27, 2023. (
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Oakland Athletics' Esteury Ruiz, right, steals second base next to San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford during the first inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. (AP
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Oakland Athletics' Esteury Ruiz, right, steals second base next to San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford during the first inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. (AP
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Chicago Cubs' Nico Hoerner during a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Sunday, June 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Stock Photo - Alamy
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Milwaukee Brewers' Brice Turang throws a runner out at first base during the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron
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Chicago Cubs' Nico Hoerner against the San Francisco Giants during a baseball game in San Francisco, Saturday, June 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Stock Photo - Alamy
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Chicago Cubs' Nico Hoerner during a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, Sunday, June 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Stock Photo - Alamy
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Chicago Cubs' Nico Hoerner against the San Francisco Giants during a baseball game in San Francisco, Saturday, June 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Stock Photo - Alamy
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Chicago Cubs shortstop Nico Hoerner, top, throws to first base after forcing San Francisco Giants' Mike Yastrzemski (5) out at second base on a double play hit into by Blake Sabol during
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San Francisco Giants shortstop Paul DeJong, right, catches a pop out hit by Atlanta Braves' Michael Harris II during the first inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Sunday, Aug. 27