Q&A with Cubs president Jed Hoyer, Part 2: Expecting young players to take ‘step forward’

Matt Shaw, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Michael Busch have key roles this season.
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Oakland native Nico Hoerner wishes A’s still played there: ‘I feel for … sports fans’
"All three teams being gone in a very short span is a hard hit to an entire community," Hoerner said of the MLB, NBA and NFL exits.
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Mon, Mar 31
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Still no relief for Cubs after huge bullpen letdown: ‘Wasn’t a good day’
Cubs relievers allow 10 runs as comfortable lead turns into a 10-6 loss to Diamondbacks.
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Sun, Mar 30
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Dansby Swanson’s heads-up defense saves Cubs in bottom of the 9th
With the tying run in scoring position for Arizona, Swanson used instincts and athleticism to make a game-saving tag at third base.
Sat, Mar 29
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Full speed ahead: Cubs confident they can make big gains on basepaths
Craig Counsell and base coaches Quintin Berry and Jose Javier have been preaching good base running.
Fri, Mar 28
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After their cold start in Japan, the Cubs get warm welcome in Arizona. Can they heat up?
What a day in Chicago sports.
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Sliders: Every MLB team’s hidden statistical drought as the 2025 season begins
It's been how long since a Red Sox pitcher threw 100?
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In potential make-or-break season, Cubs ride youth, bullpen to first win of 2025
In Thursday's domestic Opening Day, the Cubs rarely looked like the team that dropped two games to the Dodgers in Tokyo.
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What we saw on MLB’s Opening Day: Ohtani delivers, Mets swoon, Tyler O’Neill strikes again
It was Game 1 of 162. A drop in the bucket, but it quenches a winter’s thirst.
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