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MLB ought to stop beanball wars once and for all

The Cubs and Rockies have a little bit of history going, and I’m here to tell you that history ought to stop.

Kris Bryant was hit in the helmet April 22, 2018 in Denver by Rockies pitcher German Marquez. KB wound up missing four games as a result.

Fast forward to this week. Bryant got hit again in Denver Tuesday night. Twice. That resulted in this:

Maddon decided to keep Kris Bryant out of the lineup after getting hit twice by pitches last night plus the ankle issue from Sunday

— Jesse Rogers (@ESPNChiCubs) June 12, 2019

And then, things got a bit out of hand in Wednesday afternoon’s game.