Chicago Cubs
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Austin Romine, Cubs finalize $1.5 million, 1-year contract
Jan 23, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Cubs finalized a $1.5 million, one-year contract with catcher Austin Romine on Saturday. Romine can earn an additional $700,000 in performance bonuses...
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10 free agents the Cubs could sign before sprint trainingJan 23, 2021 12:00 am - It's not a signing that signals much of anything, but at least it's something. With multiple roster holes to fill and spring training just a few weeks away, the Cubs add...
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AP source: Cubs, C Romine agree to $1.5 million, 1-year deal
Jan 22, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Cubs added a veteran catcher, agreeing to a $1.5 million, one-year contract with Austin Romine, a person with direct knowledge of the situation told T...
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Why the legendary Hank Aaron meant so much to MilwaukeeJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - Sitting in the upper deck of old County Stadium, I had to peek around a pillar to get a glimpse of Hank Aaron as he was introduced to the Milwaukee crowd of 51,480 at th...
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Billy Williams reflects on Hank Aaron's legacy, Alabama baseball rootsJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - Such was Henry Aaron's aura of endurance and the legacy of his indomitable spirit that his death came as a shock not only to fans but to contemporaries like Cubs legend ...
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Ricketts hears it from critics after Lester, Chatwood are latest Cubs to exitJan 19, 2021 12:00 am - George McCaskey's run as the most loathed owner in Chicago professional sports lasted less than a week. That baton has quickly passed from the Bears' beleaguered chairma...
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Mets fire former Cubs executive for sending explicit texts to reporter in 2016
Jan 19, 2021 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Jared Porter went from rising star to unemployed - literally overnight. Just more than a month after joining the New York Mets as general manager, Porter was ...
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Reports: Lester joining Nationals on one-year contractJan 18, 2021 12:00 am - There was no way the Cubs were going to bring Jon Lester back for the 2021 season on the original $25 million option in his contract. Still, they did seem interested in ...
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Cubs avoid arbitration with Bryant, Báez, Contreras
Jan 16, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Cubs avoided arbitration with three of their biggest stars, agreeing to one-year deals with third baseman Kris Bryant, shortstop Javier Báez and catc...
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Baseball Way Back: Stirring up baseball memories with 'the Straw'Jan 16, 2021 12:00 am - Last of 2 parts WBEZ radio sports journalist Cheryl Raye-Stout's career has come full circle. She began her career in the 1980s producing the Tony La Russa Show for WMAQ...