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• The Cubs named Class A Daytona infielder Javier Baez and Triple-A Iowa pitcher Chris Rusin the organization's Minor League player and pitcher of the month for June, respectively.

Baez, 20, batted .300 with seven doubles and a league-leading nine home runs and 28 RBIs in 24 games. He became the second player in Florida State League history to hit four home runs in a game, doing so June 10 against Fort Myers.

For the season, Baez was batting .272 with 19 doubles, four triples, 17 home runs and 57 RBIs in 73 games. The Cubs' first-round Draft pick in 2011, Baez has a .283 career batting average with 34 doubles, 10 triples, 33 home runs and 104 RBIs in 158 Minor League games.

Rusin, 26, went 3-3 with a 2.86 ERA in six June starts, striking out 26 and issuing eight walks. He gave up three home runs over 44 innings, limiting the opposition to a .234 batting average. On Monday, he was named to the Pacific Coast League All-Star Team.

The lefty threw his first-career shutout in Iowa's 2-0 victory June 17 against Omaha as part of a career-high, 24-inning scoreless streak spanning four starts from June 7-22.

• The Stanley Cup is coming to Wrigley Field.

The Cubs will celebrate the Blackhawks' Stanley Cup championship Friday and Saturday. On Friday, Blackhawks players Bryan Bickell, Patrick Sharp and Brandon Bollig will be at Wrigley to sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," but they won't bring the actual Stanley Cup that day.

Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville will have the trophy with him on Saturday when he throws out the ceremonial first pitch.

• The first Anthony Rizzo Foundation "Cook-off for Cancer" will be held Aug. 14 in Chicago. The event will feature upscale versions of ballpark food prepared by notable Chicago chefs and served by Cubs players. A three-person panel of local celebrities will give their take on the meals. Guests will vote for their favorite chef by tipping the Cubs server.

All tips and event proceeds will benefit pediatric cancer research, care and support. The event will take place from 6-10 p.m. CT at Cafe Brauer, located in Lincoln Park. Tickets are $1,000 for a table of four, or $200 for a single ticket. For more info, go to Cubs.com/cook.

Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat.
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