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Hoyer commended the team for persevering through a long road trip, blown leads, an overworked bullpen and injuries.

"He's going to be huge for us, and he's huge for our team morale and locker room in general," second baseman Nico Hoerner said.

CHICAGO — Back in the opening week of the 2006 season, in a Chicago Tribune article accompanied by cartoonist Rick Tuma’s illustrations, I offered some predictions of what a Wrigley Field experience would be like 20 years in the future. “No one knows what Wrigley Field or the Cubs will look like 20 years from now,” I wrote. “But at this rate there will be far fewer day games, bleacher tickets ...

The Cubs are welcoming back crowds at 100% capacity for the first time since September 2019.

The Cubs have rescheduled a slate of Wrigley Field concerts for this summer, including Lady Gaga, Guns N’ Roses and Chris Stapleton shows that were supposed to be held last year. There were no concerts at Wrigley Field in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, and live music has yet to return to the city in a big way. The Cubs are honoring previously purchased tickets and selling tickets for the ...

Greetings from Arizona. It’s always too early to worry about spring training struggles, but it’s never too soon to hype spring training phenoms. Chicago Tribune baseball writers LaMond Pope, Meghan Montemurro and Paul Sullivan will be providing updates from the Cactus League on Monday through Friday throughout spring training. Sign up for our sports newsletter, delivered daily each ...

Mar. 10—HURON — Drayton Priebe threw the ball in the air as time expired on Chamberlain's 56-48 SoDak 16 win over Flandreau. The Cubs clinched their first state tournament berth since 2017 on Tuesday at the Huron Arena, and Priebe was half of Chamberlain's critical senior duo. He and Cameron Caldwell combined for 42 points and made several important defensive plays over 32 minutes, including ...

Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer hinted Tuesday afternoon the team was close to signing a free-agent reliever. Less than 24 hours later, the Cubs agreed to a deal with right-hander Brandon Workman, according to multiple reports. Workman received a one-year, $1 million contract with $2 million in incentives, MLB Network’s Jon Heyman reported. Workman, 32, is a bounce-bank ...

Veteran free-agent left-hander Jon Lester agreed to a one-year deal to join the Washington Nationals with a club option for a second season, ESPN reported Monda