Former Cubs President Theo Epstein Hired As MLB Consultant To Evaluate Rules Changes
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox executive Theo Epstein has been hired by Major League Baseball as a consultant for...
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Cubs’ Fan Favorite Kyle Schwarber Headed To Washington Nationals
CHICAGO (CBS) — Kyle Schwarber has found a new home. The Cubs’ fan favorite has signed a one-year contract with the Washington Nationals worth $10...
Cubs Announce Jon ‘Boog’ Sciambi As New TV Play-By-Play Announcer, Replacing Len Kasper
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Cubs and Marquee Sports Network have hired longtime ESPN broadcaster Jon “Boog” Sciambi as the Cubs’ TV play-by-play announcer, replacing Len...
Jed Hoyer Calls Report That Cubs Are Shopping Willson Contreras ‘Fictional,’ Says Other Trades Mark Turn Toward Looking To Future
CHICAGO (CBS) — New Cubs President of Baseball Operation Jed Hoyer on Wednesday called reports that the Cubs are extensively shopping catcher Willson Contreras “fictional.”...
Yu Darvish, Victor Caratini Going To Padres, And Now Cubs Are Reportedly Shopping Willson Contreras
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Cubs are dealing Yu Darvish and Victor Caratini to the San Diego Padres – but the yard sale isn’t over. One...
Reports Say Cubs Are Close To Trading Yu Darvish To San Diego Padres
CHICAGO (CBS) — Letting former first-round picks and 2016 World Series champions Kyle Schwarber and Albert Almora Jr. go to free agency was step one...
MLB Tells Managers Spring Training Will Start On Time, But Cubs’ David Ross Says Nothing Set In Stone
CHICAGO (CBS) — Spring training will start on time – that is what Major League Baseball is telling managers – including the Cubs’ David Ross....
MLB Officially Recognizes Negro Leagues As Having Major League Status After 100 Years
CHICAGO (CBS Chicago/CBS News) — Major League Baseball is correcting what it calls a “longtime oversight” in the game’s history. The Negro Leagues are being...
It’s Official: Cubs Sign Jed Hoyer As New President Of Baseball Operations
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Chicago Cubs have a new President of Baseball Operations. The team announced Jed Hoyer agreed to terms with the Cubs on...
Wrigley Field Named National Historic Landmark
CHICAGO (CBS) — Wrigley Field has been designated a National Historic Landmark, honoring the 106-year-old stadium as an “iconic national treasure.” U.S. Interior Secretary David...