After winning Manager of the Year two times with the Tampa Bay Rays, Joe Maddon brought his magic to the Chicago Cubs and was named 2015 National League Manager of the Year.
MLB Network provided the news:
Maddon won the award over New York Mets skipper Terry Collins and St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny. Here is a look at the voting results:
With this win, Maddon joins Buck Showalter, Lou Piniella and Dusty Baker as three-time winners of the award. Tony La Russa and Bobby Cox are the only four-time winners. According to ESPN Stats & Info, he is the seventh manager ...
The Chicago Cubs have found an answer for their pitching needs, acquiring right-hander Dan Haren from the Miami Marlins on Friday.
Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald first reported Haren was being traded to Chicago. The Cubs later confirmed the move.
Spencer added the Marlins will receive minor leaguers Elliott Soto and Ivan Pineyro in the deal.
Soto is a 25-year-old shortstop in Double-A, hitting .275/.388/.314. Pineyro is a 23-year-old right-handed pitcher also in Double-A with a 3.69 ERA and 92 strikeouts in 107.1 innings.
The Cubs have been in the market for pitching leading up to the trade deadline. They had been connected to front-line ...
With Javier Baez recently coming off the disabled list, the 22-year-old slugger in Triple-A for the Chicago Cubs could become an attractive trade commodity if the team wants to upgrade the big-league roster.
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CBS Sports: Padres Express Interest in Baez
Wednesday, July 29
According to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, the Cubs and San Diego Padres have had some discussions about a potential trade involving Baez:
The Padres, looking for shortstop, infielders, lefty bats and young controllable pieces while soliciting offers for just about anyone, have talked to the Cubs about slugging prospect Javier Baez.
There's potential for a match with the Padres, and the ...
Rafael Soriano, the well-traveled relief pitcher who has spent the last two years with the Washington Nationals, has reportedly found his home for 2015.
Soriano agreed to terms on a minor league deal with the Chicago Cubs, the team announced Tuesday:
Gordon Wittenmeyer of the Chicago Sun-Times reported the deal was worth $2 million if he pitches half the season, and had another $4 million in incentives.
Manager Joe Maddon recently discussed the reliever's skill set, according to Wittenmeyer:
Me and Raffy have a really good relationship. I haven’t spoken to him. But I like the guy. He knows how to pitch.
The thing I always ...
Javier Baez, the power-hitting infielder currently playing for the Chicago Cubs' Triple-A team, will miss a significant amount of time because of a fractured finger.
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Baez May Miss 4-8 Weeks
Sunday, June 7
According to ESPN Chicago's Jesse Rogers, Baez has been diagnosed with a fracture on his left ring finger, and initial speculation has him out for four to eight weeks:
Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune, citing tweets, wrote earlier in the day that Baez was taken out of the Iowa Cubs game in the seventh inning after sliding headfirst into second base and went to the local hospital for X-rays.
The Cubs sent ...
The Chicago Cubs will be without rookie outfielder Jorge Soler for the foreseeable future as he recovers from a sprained ankle suffered on June 1. He was placed on the disabled list on June 3 and is expected to be out two to three weeks.
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Soler Thinks He'll be 'OK' After DL Stint
Saturday, June 6
Soler said that he'll be in a walking boot for a few more days, according to Jesse Rogers of ESPNChicago.com. However, the outfielder thinks that he'll be OK after his time on the disabled list.
“I’m going to keep working hard to get back,” Soler said ...
After 12 days in Triple-A, Kris Bryant made his much-anticipated debut for the Chicago Cubs on Friday. The No. 2 overall pick in the 2013 draft hit cleanup against the San Diego Padres but didn't fare well in his role with the bat, going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts.
Bryant did have a chance to play hero late in the game, with the Cubs trailing 5-4 in the bottom of the seventh and runners on first and second, but he grounded out to third base to end the inning.
Even though it wasn't the debut most hoped Bryant would have—especially given how much hype this game ...
The Chicago Cubs will be without Starlin Castro for at least a short period of time due to a groin issue. He is expected to return to action Tuesday.Continue for updates. Castro to Play TuesdaySunday, March 22MLB.com's Carrie Muskat reported that Castro says he "feels good" and "will take today and Monday off and play Tuesday. Muskat provided comments from Castro, who said he "feels 100 percent" and "said he felt the tightness in his groin on Thursday during an at-bat," via MLBlogs.com:It’s just a little bit tight in the groin. I felt it three days ago when we played the ...
With Wrigley Field undergoing a significant renovation project that's not going to be completed by the time their season starts in April, the Chicago Cubs announced they considered playing all of their 2015 home games at Milwaukee's Miller Park.
In an interview with CBS Radio in Chicago, via Sports Illustrated, Cubs president of baseball operations Crane Kenney said the team did a lot of research before ultimately deciding against the move:
We did, really with the help of the Brewers, we did an extensive amount of work looking at going up there, They hosted us. We talked about the logistics of playing a full season ...
Legendary Chicago Cubs player and Baseball Hall of Famer Ernie Banks has died at the age of 83.
According to Fred Mitchell of the Chicago Tribune, Banks' wife Liz confirmed the news of her husband's passing.
"Ernie Banks, one of baseball’s most ebullient and optimistic ambassadors, died Friday, his wife, Liz, confirmed," Mitchell wrote.
On Sunday, the Cubs noted the cause of Banks' death, citing Banks' family attorney:
NBC Nightly News tweeted out this statement from Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts about Banks' legacy:
The Cubs and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel have confirmed they will be hosting a public memorial for Banks on Wednesday at the Daley Plaza according to Fred ...
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