Padres Add Joe Musgrove to Playoff Roster After Two Years Out
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The San Diego Padres made a big team list for the playoffs. They added Joe Musgrove to the list. Musgrove is a pitcher. He throws the ball in baseball games.
Musgrove has not played in a game for two years. This is his first time back on a team list. The Padres will play the Chicago Cubs.
The game is a wild-card game. This is a special game in the playoffs. Teams must win to stay in the playoffs.
Many fans are happy about Musgrove. They want to see him play again. The team says he is ready to help them win.
Vocabulary15 words
- Padres
- a baseball team from San Diego
- playoffs
- important games at the end of the season
- Joe Musgrove
- the name of a baseball player
- pitcher
- a player who throws the ball
- baseball
- a sport played with a ball and a bat
- Chicago Cubs
- another baseball team
- wild-card
- a type of playoff game
- team list
- the group of players who can play
- fans
- people who like and watch a team
- roster
- another word for team list
- MLB
- the name of the big baseball league in the US
- game
- a match between two teams
- season
- the months when a sport is played
- win
- to be better and get the best result
- ready
- able to do something now
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1. San Diego Padres 2. Two years 3. Chicago Cubs
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The San Diego _____ made a big team list for the playoffs.
They added Joe _____ to the list.
Musgrove is a _____. He throws the ball in baseball games.
Musgrove has not played in a game for _____ years.
This is his first time back on a team _____.
The Padres will play the Chicago _____.
The game is a _____ game.
This is a special game in the _____.
Teams must win to stay in the _____.
The team says he is _____ to help them win.
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