Shortstop Javier Baez agreed to a one-year, $11.65 million deal with the Chicago Cubs, avoiding arbitration. Kris Bryant, Willson Contreras, Ian Happ and Zach Davies also are arbitration-eligible.
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... million and 11.9 million and Contreras between $5 million and $7.4 million. Cubs President Jed Hoyer said last month that the Cubs have been “incredibly aggr ...
Two months after resigning from his role as Chicago Cubs president, Theo Epstein was hired Thursday as a consultant for Major League Baseball in on-field matters.
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... ng commute. You are now following this newsletter. When he resigned from the Cubs on Nov. 17, 2020, with one year left on his contract, Epstein said he envisi ...
It’s a shame the 2021 Cubs Convention had to be canceled. Of course, if the Cubs really wanted to keep the tradition alive, they could always hold a virtual Cubs Convention with question-and-answer seminars held on Zoom.
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... ne how it would go. Friday Meet the Cubs, 5-6 p.m. It’s mid-January, and amazingly, many of your favorites are still ...
Slugger Kyle Schwarber earned a raise despite being non-tendered by the Chicago Cubs last month, landing a one-year, $10 million deal with the Washington Nationals.
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... rmed Saturday. Advertisement Schwarber, 27, a former first-round pick of the Cubs who hit 38 home runs in 2019 but batted .188 in 59 games in 2020, will be re ...
The Tribune's Mark Gonzales answers readers' questions, including whether the Chicago Cubs still can win the National League Central and what they will do with the $59 million in savings from the Yu Darvish trade.
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... im and top outfield prospects Brennen Davis and Cole Roederer. What will the Cubs do with the $59 million in savings from the ? — Spike R., Glenview Cubs star ...
Longtime Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda died at 93. The Hall of Famer won 1,599 games and World Series titles in 1981 and 1988 during an eventful 20-year career.
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... ,” said Sutcliffe, a spring training coach and unofficial ambassador for the Cubs. “Joe Maddon and Tommy Lasorda.” Advertisement A light-hitting infielder cou ...
Whether you’re buying a ticket to a Chicago Cubs game at Wrigley Field or paying a cable bill that includes a fee for Marquee Sports Network, some of your money is going to the Rickettses.
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... ith COVID-19 still raging and the return of fans to ballparks up in the air, Cubs fans will have plenty of time to mull over their options. The Cubs aren’t th ...
While Chicago Cubs fans brace themselves for another possible trade involving one of their core players, they at least could pause Wednesday to reflect on the nine-year anniversary of one of the team’s most successful acquisitions — the four-player...
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... is newsletter. Rizzo, 31, can become a free agent after this season, and the Cubs are assessing their options as they retool a roster that hasn’t won a playof ...
Before the 2021 season begins, the Chicago Cubs need to improve the offense's contact rate, add depth to the starting rotation and outfield and settle cases with arbitration-eligible players, including catcher Willson Contreras.
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... he likely would receive the same extra care administered to him in 2020. The Cubs need to add at least some insurance, especially after on Monday night so he ...
The Chicago Cubs’ starting pitching depth options thinned when they released Colin Rea.
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... AM The Chicago Cubs’ starting pitching depth options thinned late Monday night when they release ...
Jon “Boog” Sciambi is the new lead TV play-by-play voice of Chicago Cubs baseball, Marquee Sports Network said.
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... ving the opportunity to come to Wrigley Field and call games for the Chicago Cubs every day is surreal,” Sciambi said in Marquee’s announcement. “It really do ...
Here's 2021 to-do list for the Chicago Cubs' Marquee Sports Network. Like why not offer fans a chance to grill the Ricketts family, Crane Kenney, Jed Hoyer and others?
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... needs to encourage that mindset from its people. Remember, this stuff is for Cubs fans. Embrace their perspective. 5. Don’t feel you need to pad. Back in the ...
Yu Darvish was emotional when asked about his three seasons with the Chicago Cubs after saying he was surprised to be dealt to the San Diego Padres.
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... nd to Trevor Bauer for the National League Cy Young Award, never thought the Cubs would trade him. His reasoning went much deeper than his 2.40 ERA over his f ...
In our particular corner of the sports world, we lost one of the greatest Chicago Bears of all-time, a Bulls star who epitomized the word “hustle,” a legendary White Sox broadcaster and a beloved member of the 1969 Cubs.
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... . Gibson once said the Cardinals were upset at trading Ernie Broglio to the Cubs. “We thought it was the worst trade ever,” Gibson said. Perhaps the best tra ...
