The Chicago Cubs know what is at stake this year. The pressure only mounts for an organization trying to return to the playoffs for the first time in a 162-game season since 2018. President of baseball operations Jed Hoyer made a splash last month when the Cubs acquired one of the best hitters in the game,
Chicago Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts speaks to fans at the team’s annual baseball convention Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, in Chicago. Nam Y. Huh/AP Photos Share Sammy Sosa decided he’d been away for ...
CHICAGO − They jeered ... “Look, there’s other teams that have more resources than we do,’’ Ricketts told USA TODAY Sports at the Cubs Convention. “I can’t change that.
Where can the Cubs go for bullpen help? Can Swanson bounce back from surgery? Where will Crow-Armstrong hit in the lineup?
Trevor Richards, a seven-year major league veteran, has signed with the Chicago Cubs, according to Aram Leighton of Just Baseball Media. The Cubs and RHP Trevor
Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts addressed the notion that he hasn't spent enough money this offseason during a radio interview Saturday morning, citing the free-spending Dodgers in the process. "The business model in baseball,
Both Sosa and former first baseman Derrek Lee will be 2025 inductees, the team announced during its Cubs Convention on Friday
On a weekend the Cubs welcomed thousands of diehards for a celebration at their annual fan convention, chairman Tom Ricketts took issue with the narrative that he and the organization don’t spend enough financially.
When Sosa was introduced on stage as the newest member of the Cubs’ Hall of Fame, the fans rose from their seats, screaming his name. He ran across the stage, and danced to the song, “Let Me Clear My Throat,’’ waving a small American flag, throwing his arms up in the air, and cupping his ears.
The clamoring for his return by Cubs’ fans became greater and greater over the years but Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts made it clear: Sosa would never be invited back until he apologized for using steroids. Yes, even if it means committing perjury since he denied use in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
We can expect a wild few days as results of so many high-stakes clashes take place over the long weekend. There are shootouts and events across the state. Here are just a few of the best individual matchups, starting with a monster Catholic League battle Friday night and the Game of the Weekend in a Monday matinee.