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NEW YORK (AP) — There were more than 100 Dominican players in the major leagues on opening day Kenta Maeda Jersey , the first time a nation outside the U.S. reached the century mark.Major League Baseball said Friday that 251 of 882 players on opening-day rosters, injured lists and the restricted list were born outside of the United States. Among those, 102 were from the Dominican Republic. That comes to 11.6 percent, just behind the 11.7 percent record it set in 2007 with 99 of 849.The total of international players is the third highest behind 259 in 2017 and 254 last year. The 28.5 percent figure is down slightly from 29 percent last year and is the fifth-highest. The record of 29.8 percent was set in 2017.Venezuela was second with 68, followed by Cuba (19); Puerto Rico (18); Mexico (eight); Japan and Canada (six each); Curacao and South Korea (five each); and Colombia (four).Aruba, Australia, Brazil, Germany Matt Kemp Jersey , Lithuania, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Taiwan and the U.S. Virgin Islands have one each.The Minnesota Twins and the Pittsburgh Pirates have the most international-born players with 14 apiece, followed by the Chicago White Sox with 13 and Miami and Tampa Bay with 11 apiece. it might be, it could be , it is http://www.dodgersfanproshop.com/authentic-max-muncy-jersey , a Cubs victory! ... and other bullets"All that needs sayin’.Here’s today’s Cubs News and Notes. As always * means autoplay on, or annoying ads, or both (directions to remove for Firefox and Chrome).Tim Bannon (Chicago Tribune* {$}): Wrigley Field gets another makeover: Cubs unveil 3 new clubs, expanded grandstands, bleacher extension and more. “At least the Cubs’ construction team is getting the job done.”Jesse Rogers (ESPN*): You can’t win if you can’t pitch -- and these Cubs can’t pitch. “We have to make them beat us, not beat ourselves,” right-handed starter Kyle Hendricks said.Mark Gonzales (Chicago Tribune* {$}): Theo Epstein shoulders the blame for the Cubs’ poor start: ‘Ultimately it’s all my responsibility’. “It’s easy to criticize,” he said. Tony Andracki has similar misgivings.Sahadev Sharma (The Athletic {$}): Another game http://www.angelsfanproshop.com/authentic-zack-cozart-jersey , another loss for sluggish Cubs, who have to start thinking of minor changes. “No, it’s not just the bullpen.” Also, Cubs send SOS.Tony Andracki (NBC Sports Chicago*): Cubs want Carl Edwards Jr. to focus on mental game in minor-league reset assignment. “... it doesn’t matter what Edwards does with his body before he throws the ball — his issue was more between the ears than anything else.” “We all love him,” says Joe Maddon.Brendan Miller (Cubs Insider): Allen Webster’s secondary pitches are absolutely filthy. “... Webster gives me a little bit of hope.”Barry Rozner (Daily Herald {$}): Former Cub Scott Servais managing very well. “I’m having more fun now than I did when I was a player,” he said.Steve Greenberg (Chicago Sun-Times* {$}): Fergie Jenkins reflects on 1969 Cubs. “Jenkins said the Cubs knew how good they were in 1969.”Cubs birthdays: John Ganzel, Fred Lear, Richie Myers Chris Young Jersey , Bobby Del Greco, Bill Stoneman, David Bote. Also notable: John McGraw, Bobby Doerr (HoF).Food for thought: