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The Chicago Cubs end 2023 in disappointment. They can contend in 2024, but changes will have to be made starting with resolving the Bellinger question.

Hoyer held his annual end-of-season news conference at Wrigley Field on Tuesday.

Cubs attendance was up quite a bit at Wrigley Field this year, but there could be more to come.

The Chicago Cubs took a big step toward contending for a championship and changed the outlook for a franchise coming off back-to-back losing seasons. It didn't end the way President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer would have liked. The Cubs finished second in the NL Central at 83-79 and missed the playoffs by a game after faltering down the stretch in a season full of big swings.

Some of these are pretty good. Others, not so much.

Hendricks has a team option for next year.

Justin Steele The phrase "there is always next year" historically has been a very important part of the Cubs fans lexicon. When the Cubs finally won in 2016, Cubs fans assumed that "waiting...

The Chicago Cubs will have plenty of time to ponder the“ what ifs” of a season that fell short of their postseason goal. Adding to the sting of finishing one game out of playoff position: the Cubs received the help they had needed coming into the weekend with the Arizona Diamondbacks getting swept by the Houston Astros. The Cubs, though, didn’ t take care of business by...

The Chicago Cubs will have plenty of time to ponder the“ what ifs” of a season that fell short of their postseason goal. Adding to the sting of finishing one game out of playoff position: the Cubs received the help they had needed coming into the weekend with the Arizona Diamondbacks getting swept by the Houston Astros. The Cubs, though, didn’ t take care of business by...

The Cubs' owner offered his thoughts on the organization's approach, certain players, and spending.