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Patrick Mooney

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5 years

Kris Bryant after hitting a walk-off, three-run homer to beat the Marlins at Wrigley Field: “Who wants to come sit through a 3-and-a-half-hour baseball game when it’s 35 degrees out? Cubs fans. That’s who.”

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Jake Arrieta: “Hopefully, it’s not a goodbye. I still intend to have another start in this ballpark."

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Cole Hamels: “This team’s awesome. They really have some great guys, the young personalities and the veterans keeping a good team morale. The energy is up and that’s just something you thoroughly enjoy. When games matter, everybody’s focused, everybody’s having a good time."

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4 years

The Cubs have cut ties with Addison Russell and will not offer him a contract for next season.

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6 years

Joe Maddon on Javier Baez: “Listen, I’ve been saying it for a couple years, the moment he stops swinging at sliders in the dirt, he becomes Manny Ramirez. He’s getting closer. Except that I think he’s a better defender than Manny was. And baserunner. Manny, I still love you.”

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5 years

Jason Heyward: “You can’t read about Javy. You got to watch him. You got to watch what he’s doing. You got to watch how he’s thinking on the field. He’s always thinking ahead. He’s always not giving up on a play, always trying to do what he can to win.”

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4 years

Anthony Rizzo, drawing upon his experience as a graduate of Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida: “Shit doesn’t change. It’s just the fact of the matter. Politicians don’t really give a fuck about us. All they care about is their own agenda.”

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4 years

An emotional Jon Lester after what might have been his last start at Wrigley Field: "I didn't think six years would go this fast."

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4 years

Kris Bryant's takeaway from David Ross' speech to the 2020 Cubs this morning: "I wanted to run through a wall."

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7 years

Willson Contreras on Kyle Hendricks: “He didn’t miss a spot. He didn’t miss a pitch. We did everything that we wanted to."

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3 years

Kris Bryant on the Twix bar he left Kyle Schwarber in left field on Monday night: “I had about eight or nine pieces of candy in my pocket that whole inning and just left him a present. We were talking about bringing him a Miller Lite, but that would probably be frowned upon.”

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6 years

Javier Baez after #Cubs beat LA with a series of spectacular defensive plays: “That’s what we do, man.”

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6 years

Anthony Rizzo: “I don’t think there’s ever any sense of panic with whatever happens. They have a guy that’s unhittable come in the game and we somehow scratch a run off of him and no one’s fazed. Just grind at-bats out. It’s an organization-wide mentality of not giving up.”

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4 years

Anthony Rizzo: “You see the Reds celebrating. You see the Marlins celebrating, the Padres. They’re happy to be in the playoffs, right? With our expectations, we’re very grateful to be in the playoffs. But our expectation is to win the World Series.”

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6 years

An emotional Willson Contreras will be going to his first All-Star Game: “My first reaction was no words. I started crying when I went down to the cage. I worked for it. I’ve been working hard every single game – and I play every game like it is my last one.”

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2 years

Source: The Cubs are receiving Zach McKinstry in the Chris Martin trade with the Dodgers.

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3 years

Cubs catcher Willson Contreras said MLB fined him $7,500 after benches-clearing incident last week vs. Brewers: “They said I broke the COVID rules. But I was trying to defend my health because that hit by pitch to the head could have ended my career.”

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6 years

Albert Almora Jr. after #Cubs move to top of NL Central: "It's where we belong. We’re just playing Cub baseball right now and we’ve yet to explode-explode the way we can and we’re still in first. It’s where we belong.”

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6 years

Anthony Rizzo on Jake Arrieta to #Phillies : “When we play them, I would expect nothing but loud standing ovations, videos, because he deserves all of it. He’s part of the #Cubs ’ family forever.”

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3 years

Willson Contreras will listen if the Cubs want to discuss an extension after the fire sale: “I would love to stay here. I love Chicago. I love my city. I love the team. This is the only team that I’ve played for. If they want to rebuild around me, I’m open to talks.”

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4 years

When Kris Bryant hit a home run today, Cubs manager David Ross heard somebody scream out of the dugout, “I don’t give a shit, either!”

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5 years

The first-place Cubs have won eight straight series for the first time since the middle of the 2008 season. Every opponent during that stretch – except for the Miami Marlins – was above .500 when the series began. The Cubs are now a season-high 10 games over .500.

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3 years

Javier Báez is open to signing back with the Cubs: “To be honest, I would love to, but I don’t know what will happen this offseason with all these moves and the plan that this organization has. Obviously, I’m grateful for everything they’ve done for me.”

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3 years

Ian Happ sums up the new Cubs Way: “If we can just get it to Wisdom with guys on base, we’ll be all right.”

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8 years

Mets or Giants? Jake Arrieta: "Who gives a s---?"

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4 years

Jason Heyward, one of the most respected players in the Cubs clubhouse, made a personal choice to sit out but encouraged the rest of his teammates to play tonight in Detroit.

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2 years

Putting down his credit card at four Division Street bars, buying Cubs fans 4,838 Miller Lites and leaving a 34 percent tip pretty much sums up the Jon Lester experience in Chicago. Lester's walk-off story from 2020:

Jon Lester's toast to Cubs fans after six years in Chicago

One month ago, Jon Lester bought 4,838 Miller Lites for Cubs fans, tipping 34 percent -- a nod to his jersey number.

theathletic.com

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1 year

Jameson Taillon said ex-Yankees teammate Anthony Rizzo gave him a heads-up that the Cubs were interested: “I guess he had heard from some of his Cubs sources. He said I would love it there, and if I ever had any questions to kind of run it by him. He had great things to say.”

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4 years

David Ross: “With a 7-run lead, I’m probably not even looking at my coach and telling the guys to take or not. I’m just letting the game play out at that point. If the guy wants to swing, I don’t have a problem with it. Especially when he’s one of the best players in the game.”

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@PJ_Mooney

6 years

With #Cubs holding a $20 million option, Cole Hamels clearly wants to return next season after saving this year's rotation: "Hopefully, I did everything I can to convince them that would be something that would be valuable. This organization’s an amazing organization.”

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Patrick Mooney

@PJ_Mooney

3 years

Cubs manager David Ross says Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant will be available off the bench today at Wrigley Field. Rizzo gets his first day off since the All-Star break and Bryant is coming off a recent hamstring issue. Ross ends his pregame media session: “Stay off Twitter.”

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4 years

"I don't give a shit," Kris Bryant said when asked about any recent criticism of his performance or questions about his injuries. "I could go 4-for-4 and it's not good enough for some people, so...I. Don't. Give. A. Shit. How bout that?"

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3 years

Anthony Rizzo raises his arms in disbelief while Yu Darvish uses his walk-up music.

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6 years

Mike Montgomery is the first Cub since at least 1908 to allow one run or fewer while pitching at least five innings in the first five starts of a season: “I love being in that spot where I play an important role.”

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@PJ_Mooney

6 years

Jon Lester: "Our offense will be fine. Our defense and bullpen have done an unbelievable job of keeping us in games. If we can contribute as a starting five, it’s even better. And then you have the games where our guys get feeling sexy about themselves and score some runs."

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2 years

Ex-Cub/Giants outfielder Joc Pederson confirmed David Ross’ double middle fingers were directed at him last night. Pederson made a big impression before getting traded to Atlanta last season. Pederson also praised Ross as a good manager/communicator: “He was just making a joke.”

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3 years

Longtime Cubs radio announcer Pat Hughes will call his first regular season TV game for the Cubs on Sunday. Hughes will work alongside Jim Deshaies for the Marquee Sports Network broadcast.

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5 years

“Woof,” Joe Maddon said when asked about the Cubs’ all-white Players’ Weekend uniforms. “I’d just like to know who said this was a good idea.”

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4 years

Willson Contreras: “I’m not going to change anything. I play hard for my team. I always want to do the best for my team. But if they don’t like me, that’s fine. I don’t play for other teams to like me, anyways. And if I have to do it again, I will do it again.”

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7 years

Are any of your pitchers under the weather? Joe Maddon: “Everybody is, actually. Theoretically, everybody’s under the weather.”

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3 years

Is Willson Contreras the player the Cubs build around or the next All-Star to get traded in the offseason? “I’m not thinking of getting moved,” Contreras said. “I’m thinking of guiding these guys in the right way. I’m trying to be the leader. I’m going to do my best.”

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6 years

Joe Maddon: "Whenever you want to be hyper-critical of somebody, just understand you're pretty much revealing yourself and what your beliefs are more than you are evaluating somebody (when) you have not spent one second in that person's skin."

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6 years

Context for Jon Lester, Javier Baez and Willson Contreras going to the All-Star Game: The #Cubs are a season-high 15 games over .500 while getting one win from Yu Darvish and playing 30 games without Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant in the starting lineup together.

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6 years

Cole Hamels, not feeling the rivalry after a walk-off loss to the #Brewers : "When you have majority #Cubs fans in the stands, I don’t know if that’s a rivalry yet. I’ve been in rivalries. They’re not going to like me for the comment, but you can look at the ticket sales."

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5 years

Source: The Cubs have reached agreements with Kris Bryant ($12.9 million) and Javier Baez ($5.2 million), avoiding arbitration hearings against two of their biggest stars.

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6 years

"Whoever says solo homers can't beat you is full of shit." --Jon Lester

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6 years

Javier Baez: “You know what I really got out of today? You know what I learned? How ugly I looked on that fly ball. I tossed the bat really high. I didn’t run to first base. A lot of teammates came up to me and they said it in a good way. You learn from it."

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Patrick Mooney

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3 years

The Cubs and Marquee Sports Network are hiring Jon “Boog” Sciambi as Len Kasper's replacement.

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3 years

Craig Kimbrel after notching his 350th career save: “I still have a lot of goals and things that I came to Chicago to do. That was not just to go out there and perform and do my job. It was to do that to help this team go through the playoffs and win a World Series.”

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5 years

Jon Lester after Jack Flaherty and the Cardinals combined for a one-hitter in an 8-0 shutout: “He pretty much shoved it right up our asses.”

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5 years

Jon Lester believes the team's performance pushed Cubs management to be aggressive and sign Craig Kimbrel: "We maybe raised some awareness that we are a lot better than whatever that computer program said we were going to be." #PECOTA

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Patrick Mooney

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7 years

Theo: "Our guys love adrenaline. They love big games. They love competition at the highest level. It’s an opportunity to make some history.”

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3 years

Kohl Stewart, the No. 4 pick in the 2013 draft, opted out of last season and feels “extremely blessed” to have landed with the Cubs: “The information that I’ve gotten here and the coaching that I’ve gotten here has been the best of my career.”

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6 years

Javier Baez – who has 17 homers, 65 RBIs, a .295 batting average, an .893 OPS, 16 stolen bases and 56 runs scored – says: “I get loose or warm up during the second half, so hopefully I keep doing what I’m doing.”

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6 years

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3 years

If the San Diego Padres can invest $784 million in three infielders, then the Cubs don’t have to choose between Javier Báez or Anthony Rizzo or Kris Bryant and make this another long rebuild at Wrigley Field.

Fernando Tatis Jr.'s megadeal from the Cubs' perspective

What does Javy Báez think about Tatis' extension?

theathletic.com

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2 years

Per Jed Hoyer, the Cubs are planning to release Jason Heyward, who’s on the injured list, from the final year (2023) of his $184 million contract, but will keep him around as an inactive player for the rest of this season because he’s highly respected in the clubhouse.

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5 years

The Cubs are: 7-0-1 in their last eight series; a plus-43 in run differential; a half-game out of first place (Cardinals have played three more games); and 18-12 overall, their best record through 30 games since the 2016 World Series season.

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3 years

Jed Hoyer to ex-Cubs Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant and Javier Báez: “There’s nothing that’s stopping us at all from negotiating with any of those players this winter. The door has not been closed on any of those guys. And I’ve told every one of those guys that.”

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3 years

The Cubs played a video board tribute for Albert Almora Jr., the former first-round pick and 2016 World Series contributor who is back at Wrigley Field with the Mets.

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8 years

Grandpa Rossy yells out in #Cubs clubhouse: "Let's take this party to the plane, people! It's past my bedtime!"

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5 years

Source: Kyle Hendricks has agreed to a one-year, $7.405 million deal with the Cubs, avoiding arbitration before today's deadline to submit salary figures.

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4 years

Jason Heyward: “I’m more worried about going and saying hello to my parents. They’re 62, 63 years old. I got teammates with kids. Relatives. I’m just more worried about that – the safety of everyone else that may not be able to fight it off.”

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5 years

How Tony Kemp envisions his role with the Cubs: “To be honest with you, I don’t care. I’m just here to help in any way possible, whether that be off the bench or if they want me to serve water to the guys.”

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6 years

Theme trip for #Cubs road trip to KC: Dress Like Pedro Strop. Gold chains required.

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5 years

Joe Maddon: “You watch Javy play, who happens to play almost every day, to criticize his effort or his heart, I can’t go there. If he made a mistake last night, he did, and he would own up to it. Nobody plays harder or means more to this team than he does.”

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7 years

After passing U.S. citizenship test, Miguel Montero said he saw Ryan Dempster: “I told him, ‘Hey, get out of my country.’”

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4 years

Javier Báez on possibility of signing a long-term extension: “I got my mind more on (bringing) the team to the playoffs again. This is a team that should be in the playoffs every year with the talent that we have. If it happens, I’d be grateful to be a Cub for my entire career.”

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3 years

Cubs catcher Willson Contreras is a Nico Hoerner fan: “This guy needs to be in the lineup on a daily basis. He’s a high-energy guy. He takes good at-bats and he’s always looking for ways to win the game. That’s Nico Hoerner.”

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2 years

“I just want this to be over,” Willson Contreras said Sunday night, with less than 48 hours remaining until the trade deadline, after what appeared to be his final game in a Cubs uniform.

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4 years

David Ross confirms the Cubs have not had a player test positive for COVID-19 since the screening process began on June 27: “I don’t know that I have an objection to pinning things on the players. I have an objection to pinning things on my players, who haven’t done anything.”

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5 years

Theo Epstein: “I want to thank Mike Montgomery for everything he did in a Cubs uniform. Obviously, you can’t talk about his contributions without talking about getting the last out of that World Series that changed everybody’s life.”

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7 years

Jon Jay told Almora: "Look at the expressions on their face when they’re celebrating on your field. Let that sink in and learn from that."

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Patrick Mooney

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3 years

Guess who the Cubs should target as a free agent? There's this MVP winner with a 1.050 OPS who's playing five different defensive positions. Good clubhouse guy with deep connections to the Chicago front office and coaching staff. Checks a lot of boxes...

Kris Bryant keeps showing the Cubs (and every other team) why he’s a player to build around

“Kris is a really underrated baseball player,” teammate Anthony Rizzo said.

theathletic.com

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3 years

Cubs manager David Ross explains the decision to promote right-hander Scott Effross from Triple-A Iowa: “I just wanted to get him here as fast as we could so I could decipher whether it was ‘F-Ross’ or ‘Effross.’ Now I can blame it on him. It’s not everybody yelling at me.”

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4 years

While teams have declined options on some big-name players across baseball, the Cubs are planning to pick up the final season of Anthony Rizzo’s contract ($16.5 million).

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7 years

Maddon on Hendricks not being Opening Day starter: “Kyle was throwing things...all of a sudden stuff was flying all over the weight room."

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4 years

Source: Ed Howard, the first-round pick out of Mount Carmel, has agreed to terms at slot value ($3.75 million) and is on the verge of finalizing his deal with the Cubs, as @itsthebigs first reported.

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3 years

Cubs manager David Ross: “(Javy) plays the game like a kid. That’s why a lot of people fall in love with him. He plays it like the kid in Little League that’s better than everybody else. He just keeps running and nobody can tag him. Something bad happens for the opponent.”

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3 years

Javier Báez sums up the Cubs' massive sell-off: “Oof, it’s been a lot.”

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6 years

Yu's agent fires back at A-Rod: "Darvish was right there on the top step in the dugout cheering on his teammates. He wasn’t hiding out in Mesa at the spring-training complex or back home like A-Rod was when he was suspended."

'I think it was classless': Yu Darvish's agent fires back at A-Rod

Alex Rodriguez delivered a viral moment of this Cubs season on “Sunday Night Baseball,” casually questioning Yu Darvish’s heart and commitment while the ESPN camera crew focused on the $126 million...

theathletic.com

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Patrick Mooney

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6 years

Excited to announce I'm joining @TheAthleticChi next week as a senior writer. Hope you follow along for wall-to-wall #Cubs coverage. Subscribe here:

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4 years

Anthony Rizzo tips his hat to José Abreu and the White Sox: "The team has been building and there’s been a lot of hype. It's obviously tough to be on the losing side of it. But when you see teams come together like that, it's pretty scary."

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6 years

"I'm good," says Javier Baez, who isn't sure if his left elbow will even need an X-ray and won't rule out playing Monday night at Wrigley.

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2 years

Jason Heyward, who’s on the injured list with a knee issue, will not play again this season or for the Cubs next year, team president Jed Hoyer said.

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5 years

Vintage Joe Maddon on the back-and-forth with the Rockies: “We get hit a lot. Rizzo gets hit a lot. KB gets hit a lot. I’ve always (said): You got two options. Go to the mound or go to first base. But don’t sit there and jabber. Make up your mind. Do one or the other.”

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2 years

The Cubs promoted Pete Crow-Armstrong, the center fielder acquired from the Mets in the Javier Báez trade, to High-A South Bend.

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3 years

Anthony Rizzo remains hopeful about signing a long-term extension with the Cubs at some point: “Everything that I love about this city, I kind of wear on my sleeve. I still love it. I still love our team. I still love what we have going on here.”

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6 years

Joe Maddon texted Anthony Rizzo after watching his speech last night in Parkland: "I could never be more proud of you than I am at this moment."

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2 years

Cubs broadcasters Jon Sciambi and Jim Deshaies will continue working together in the Wrigley Field TV booth after signing multiyear contract extensions, Marquee Sports Network announced Tuesday.

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5 years

Joe Maddon on Javier Báez: “He’s got the biggest hard drive, the most RAM. He’s got everything going on every day. He’s got great vision. What he sees in advance, it’s like the best running back. It’s the best point guard you’ve ever seen. It’s all of that as a shortstop.”

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7 years

Is Theo working on more deals after Quintana trade? "Ask Wetbutt."

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4 years

“Zero regrets.” – Willson Contreras

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7 years

Lineup from Arrieta's 1st start as Cub (7/30/13): DeJesus Junior Lake Rizzo Dioner Navarro Luis Valbuena Starlin Cody Ransom Cole Gillespie

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5 years

Yu Darvish believes this 2-1 comeback win at Dodger Stadium was an important step in burying his 2017 World Series experience and proving something to the Cubs: “Now I can move forward.”

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4 years

Jon Lester's response to Manfred’s the-players-need-to-be-better messaging: “I don’t know Rob’s situation and I don’t want to put my foot in my mouth on that one. But I do know we – not only the players, but families – are making sacrifices, day in and day out...I’ll stop there.”

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3 years

The Cubs can keep saying this isn't a rebuild and it won't be 2012 all over again at Wrigley Field. Or they can prove it by extending Willson Contreras and building around their All-Star catcher.