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Carlos Marmol went a month and a half as something other than the Cubs’ closer. He’s back in his familiar role, now.

  • Jeff Sullivan

    Jeff Sullivan

    Carlos Marmol Is Cubs’ Closer Again

    The 2012 Chicago Cubs are absolutely terrible, so they rely on their closer less than most. They’re still supposed to have a closer, though, and as of the beginning of May, that closer was no longer Carlos Marmol. Marmol had struggled too much, and the Cubs had things they wanted him to work on.

    Marmol evidently did enough, because Friday, he’s back in the saddle. Carrie Muskat:

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