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A way-too-early look at the Cubs 2025 Opening Day roster
Major League Baseball It’s still January and there could be additions to come. Before I get into this list — and it’s likely to change perhaps even before Spring Training begins — here’s the caveat. This is a look at who will take the field for the Cubs Thursday, March 27 against the Diamondbacks at Chase Field — not who will open the actual 2025 season against the … [Read more...] about A way-too-early look at the Cubs 2025 Opening Day roster
Crane Kenney says the Cubs could get the 2027 MLB All-Star Game
Players line up for introductions at the 1990 All-Star Game at Wrigley Field | Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images It’s been more than 30 years since the Midsummer Classic was at Wrigley Field. Over the weekend, Cubs President of Baseball Operations was interviewed on the Cubs flagship radio station 670 The Score. In that interview, Kenney said it’s “very realistic” … [Read more...] about Crane Kenney says the Cubs could get the 2027 MLB All-Star Game
A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1915
Larry Cheney pitching for the Cubs in 1913 | Getty Images It was a transition year for the then-West Siders. The Cubs finished with a losing record in 1915, their first since 1902. Attendance dropped to 217,058, seventh in the eight-team National League, as the Federal League Chicago Whales won that league title. It’s not known how many attended Whales games all year in … [Read more...] about A look at Cubs trades in the pre-expansion era: 1915
Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner elected to the Hall of Fame
Getty Images Ichiro fell one vote short of being the second player elected unanimously. Ichiro Suzuki failed to become the second player elected to the Hall of Fame unanimously, when the results of the 2025 Baseball Writers Association of America results were announced late Tuesday in a live broadcast on MLB Network. There were 394 ballots received by the Hall of Fame … [Read more...] about Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner elected to the Hall of Fame