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LOS ANGELES \u2013 Before the teams went through batting practice Friday, Cubs<\/a> reliever Ryan Braiser<\/b> met his former Dodger bullpen mates, a couple other teammates, coaches and manager Dave Roberts on the field. They presented him with his 2024 World Series ring.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously the guys that brought it out from the bullpen last year, we were a pretty strong, close group,\u201d Brasier said. \u201cAnd I thought it was really cool how they did it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Dodgers\u2019 diamond- and sapphire-studded rings open to reveal an etching of Dodger Stadium and the Commissioner\u2019s Trophy on one side and a piece from a base used in the World Series on the other.<\/p>\n

Last year marked Brasiers\u2019 second World Series championship. He claimed his first ring with the Red Sox, beating the Dodgers in the World Series to take home the title.<\/p>\n

Brasier landed with the Cubs in February<\/a>, designated for assignment by the Dodgers and then traded for a player to be named later or cash. He pitched one inning against the Dodgers in Tokyo, allowing a run and two hits, but landed on the IL with a groin strain to begin the domestic schedule.<\/p>\n

He\u2019d begun throwing on flat ground as of Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cBrasier played catch [Friday] and also got his World Series ring,\u201d manager Craig Counsell<\/b> said. \u201cSo, good day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cubs blanked<\/h3>\n

The Cubs were shut out Friday for the first time this season, facing the staunch quartet of Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto<\/b> and relievers Kirby Yates<\/b>, Blake Treinen<\/b> and Tanner Scott<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Yamamoto limited the Cubs to just two hits and a walk in six innings.<\/p>\n

\u201cEarly in the count, he was just on the corners, and so it didn\u2019t feel like we ever got anything good to hit,\u201d Counsell said after the 3-0 loss<\/a>. \u201cThe split finger\u2019s a really good pitch. Pitched a great game. And it\u2019s tough to score when a guy\u2019s going like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ross returns to coaching<\/h3>\n

Team USA announced its coaching staff for the 2026 World Baseball Classic on Friday, and it included some familiar faces.<\/p>\n

Former Cubs manager and 2016 World Series champion David Ross<\/b> was named bullpen coach. The Cubs infamously fired the former fan favorite in November of 2023 in order to hire Counsell. In Ross\u2019 four years at the helm, he amassed a 262-284 record.<\/p>\n

Ross will be serving on the staff of Team USA manager Mark DeRosa<\/b>, who led the national team to a second-place finish last WBC. DeRosa also played for the Cubs in 2007-2008.<\/p>\n

Notes<\/h3>\n

Cubs utility player Vidal Bruj\u00e1n<\/b> (bruised right elbow) played center field and shortstop on back-to-back days in his first two games of a Triple-A rehab assignment. He went 3-for-5 on Friday. \u201cWe\u2019ve got to make sure he\u2019s healthy and then just get him back into the swing of being an everyday player,\u201d Counsell said. \u201cBut I don\u2019t think it\u2019ll take him that long.\u201d<\/p>\n

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  • Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman<\/b> returned from the 10-day IL (sprained right ankle) Friday just in time to strengthen an already star-studded lineup against the Cubs, and to celebrate his bobblehead night.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n