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Chicago Cubs hire Anthony Iapoce as hitting coach | |
CHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Cubs are turning to a familiar face to help with their inconsistent offense. Chicago hired Anthony Iapoce as its hitting coach on Monday, replacing the fired Chili Davis. The 45-year-old Iapoce was a special assistant in the Cubs' front office for three years from 2013-15, helping several of their current position players while overseeing the club's minor league hitting program. Iapoce also has a connection to former Cubs hitting coach John Mallee, who was replaced by Davis after Chicago was eliminated by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS in 2017. Iapoce was the hitting coach for Class A Jupiter from 2008-09 while Mallee was the minor league hitting coordinator for the Marlins. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| AVG: | B. Zobrist | .305 | |||
| HR: | J. Báez | 34 | |||
| RBI: | J. Báez | 111 | |||
| SB: | J. Báez | 21 | |||
| W: | J. Lester | 18 | |||
| ERA: | J. Lester | 3.32 | |||
| Saves: | B. Morrow | 22 | |||
| K: | K. Hendricks | 161 | |||
| NL Central | ||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB |
| X-Milwaukee | 96 | 67 | .589 | - |
| Y-Chi Cubs | 95 | 68 | .583 | 1 |
| St. Louis | 88 | 74 | .543 | 7.5 |
| Pittsburgh | 82 | 79 | .509 | 13 |
| Cincinnati | 67 | 95 | .414 | 28.5 |
| Full Standings | ||||
| General Batting (Rank) | |||||
| AVG: | .258 (4) | ||||
| Runs: | 761 (9) | ||||
| Hits: | 1453 (2) | ||||
| Home Runs: | 167 (22) | ||||
| Stolen Bases: | 66 (24) | ||||
| OBP: | .333 (4) | ||||
| SLG: | .410 (13) | ||||
| Total Bases: | 2308 (12) | ||||
| General Pitching (Rank) | |||||
| Earned Run Average: | 3.65 (3) | ||||
| Runs Allowed: | 645 (4) | ||||
| Saves: | 46 (9) | ||||
| Strikeouts: | 1333 (19) | ||||
| OpBA: | .240 (10) | ||||
| OBP: | .323 (20) | ||||
| SLG: | .376 (3) | ||||
| Run Support: | 4.64 (12) | ||||
| Transactions | |||||||||
| Date | Player | Transactions | |||||||
| 10/11 | A. Bass | Refused Minor League Assignment - Free Agent | |||||||
| 10/3 | A. Russell | Suspension Announced By League (40 games, retroactive to 9/21/18) | |||||||
| 10/2 | O. De La Cruz | Called Up from Minors | |||||||
| 10/1 | A. Alzolay | Called Up from Minors - Not to Report | |||||||
| 10/1 | J. Tseng | Called Up from Minors - Not to Report | |||||||
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| Injuries | |||||||||
| Date | Player | Status | |||||||
| 9/25 | K. Bryant | Left wrist contusion (day-to-day) | |||||||
| 9/23 | K. Bryant | Left shoulder (day-to-day) | |||||||
| 9/14 | P. Strop | Strained left hamstring (day-to-day) | |||||||
| 9/7 | B. Zobrist | Stiff neck (day-to-day) | |||||||
| 9/4 | M. Zagunis | Right shoulder inflammation (on 60-day DL) | |||||||
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