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Al Yellon created Bleed Cubbie Blue and has been its managing editor since 2005. He's also written three books about the Cubs, the latest is "Chicago Cubs Firsts."

News item: Dodgers lefthander Clayton Kershaw, who had a player option for 2025, announced Monday that he’s going to “give it a go” for next year.

That produced this bit of interesting baseball history:

The news that Clayton Kershaw will come back in 2025 reminds me that Greg Maddux was teammates with both Ron Cey (1970s Dodger legend) and Kershaw (present-day Dodger legend).