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Adams was subbing in for Bérruz, who was unable to make the trip from his new home in Sonoma County this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2024

“I’m absolutely for it. I asked Steve Kerr while I was subbing into a game last year, I didn’t ask, I told him I was free this coming summer of ’24.

From Washington Times • Oct. 2, 2023

Hummel first started covering baseball in 1973 and was subbing for baseball writer Neal Russo on a trip to Cincinnati when he covered Tom Seaver’s no-hitter on June 16, 1978.

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2023

But some scientists urged caution and Labour said Mr Johnson was subbing the "best defender" with 10 minutes to go.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2022

At three-thirty, Thomas, and Camden, who was doing the city hall, and Greenleaf Whittier Squiggs, who was subbing for the day on the courts, appeared before Jim Brown in an agonized body.

From The Making of Bobby Burnit Being a Record of the Adventures of a Live American Young Man by Flagg, James Montgomery