Chicago Cubs second baseman David Bote hails from Erie Colorado and he sure did a number to his home-state team on Wednesday night at Wrigley Field. He mashed four hits for seven RBI, almost single-handedly delivering the Cubs a 9-8 win over the Colorado Rockies whose offense fought a valiant fight. Marquez had faced the minimum going into the fifth,…
DENVER – As a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School and lifelong Denver resident, Kyle Freeland is undoubtedly considered the Purple Prince of Colorado. The Centennial State has also churned out several other notable major leaguers around the game from the Yankees’ Greg Bird and Braves’ Kevin Gausman (both Grandview HS, Aurora) to the Cubs’ David Bote (Faith Christian Academy,…...