Jason Heyward sounds like a man ready to bring the Chicago Cubs their first World Series in more than a century. Introduced at a press conference Tuesday, the newly signed outfielder made his goals for championship glory clear.
"It'd be a beautiful thing to win a World Series for one," Heyward said, per Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune. "It's a no-brainer that it would be making history here."
Heyward, 26, agreed to an eight-year, $184 million contract on Dec. 11. He chose Chicago over hard pushes from the Washington Nationals and St. Louis Cardinals, with the former reportedly offering him more money, per ...
In the latest bit of bad news in what's increasingly become a nightmare renovation, Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts said construction on Wrigley Field will take at least one more year than initially expected.
“There will be four more years,” Ricketts said Wednesday, per David Just of the Chicago Sun-Times. “The way we project it now is four more years of construction.”
The initial phase of construction, bleacher reconstruction, has been fraught with delays that will leave many fans displaced once the regular season begins. Chris De Luca of the Sun-Times showed a photo that depicted the disappointing state of Wrigley's right field bleachers with ...
In their latest move in an all-in push for 2015, the Chicago Cubs have acquired outfielder Dexter Fowler from the Houston Astros in exchange for pitcher Dan Straily and third baseman Luis Valbuena, according to the Astros' official Twitter account:
Fowler, 28, hit .276/.375/.399 with eight home runs and 35 RBI last season, his first with the Astros. The once-speedy outfielder set a career low with 11 stolen bases, and injury limited him to 116 games. Houston acquired Fowler in December 2013 from the Colorado Rockies, where he spent the first six seasons of his MLB career.
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The Chicago Cubs have reeled in their first major free-agent pitcher of the winter. It's just not the one most expected.The Cubs and righty Jason Hammel agreed to a two-year, $18 million contract on Monday, completing a deal that's been rumored in recent days. Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reported the two sides were nearing an agreement Sunday, and they worked quickly to finalize terms once Hammel passed his physical. Jon Morosi of Fox Sports reported the terms of the agreement:Jesse Rogers of ESPNChicago.com weighed in on Hammel's return to Chicago:If this refrain sounds familiar that's because it is. Hammel, ...
Chicago Cubs catcher Dioner Navarro left Wednesday night's game against the Philadelphia Phillies on a cart after he was barreled into on a close play at the plate by Philadelphia's Chase Utley.
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The Cubs and city of Chicago are on the precipice of a deal that will keep fans singing during the seventh-inning stretch at Wrigley Field for the foreseeable future as well.According to Dan Gelston of the Associated Press, the team and its home are on the precipice of a $500 million renovation deal for the historic ballpark:While there is no word on when the renovations will begin, this agreement has to come as nothing short of a relief for those in the Windy City. The Ricketts family unveiled plans in January that would help modernize Wrigley Field. With the purpose of ...
