The Chicago Cubs, based in Chicago, Ill., participate in Major League Baseball (MLB) and are a member of the National League Central Division. The Cubs were founded as the Chicago White Stockings in 1876.
02/27/10 4:40 PM EST MESA, Ariz. — Aramis Ramirez decided to skip the live batting-practice session on Saturday against Cubs teammate and countryman Carlos Marmol. "I don't blame him," Cubs manager Lou Piniella said. "Would you want to hit against Marmol?" Apparently, Ramirez doesn't do live BP, preferring to hit in the batting cages or [...]
02/26/10 6:24 PM EST MESA, Ariz. — Esmailin Caridad was in the right place, right time for the Cubs, and may be the right-handed setup pitcher the team needs. Caridad signed his first pro contract with a Japanese team when he was 16 years old. He didn't get a call up to the Japan big [...]
02/25/10 4:33 PM EST MESA, Ariz. — Carlos Zambrano will likely be the Cubs' Opening Day starter for the sixth straight year. "We haven't even gone there yet," manager Lou Piniella said Thursday when asked if he'd named his starter for the April 5 season opener in Atlanta. "I've been here three years and Zambrano [...]
02/24/10 5:38 PM EST MESA, Ariz. — Mike Fontenot is more than willing to take a few grounders at shortstop. Whether or not he can handle the position could determine who will make up the Cubs' bench. Bench coach Alan Trammell didn't waste any time, telling Fontenot on the first day of camp that the [...]
02/23/10 6:18 PM EST MESA, Ariz. — Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts spoke to the players and staff prior to Tuesday's first full-squad workout, signed a few autographs for fans along with his sister Laura and brother Todd, and then went to look at possible Spring Training sites. It's quite a change for the Ricketts family. [...]
02/22/10 2:52 PM EST MESA, Ariz. — Alfonso Soriano, coming back from arthroscopic surgery on his left knee, said Monday he hasn't run full speed yet but expects to be 100 percent by Opening Day. The Cubs outfielder reported to Fitch Park a day before the first full-squad workout to unpack, say hello to old [...]
02/21/10 3:20 PM EST MESA, Ariz. — Angel Guzman was sleeping. He was in Venezuela to visit family, and his brother Daniel nudged him awake to tell him he was going to leave with two of their friends. The brothers always said, "I love you," when they said goodbye, and they did it again as [...]
02/20/10 2:49 PM EST MESA, Ariz. — Ryan Theriot lost his arbitration hearing but still came out a winner. The Cubs won their case with the shortstop and will pay him $2.6 million this season, the team announced Saturday. Theriot, who made $500,000 last year, was seeking $3.4 million. Even though he lost, he will [...]
02/19/10 6:17 PM EST MESA, Ariz. — Carlos Silva says he feels like a rookie again. The 30-year-old right-hander, whom the Cubs acquired from the Seattle Mariners in December for Milton Bradley, has wiped the last two seasons out of his mind. They were two years any pitcher would want to forget. He was a [...]
02/18/10 4:50 PM EST MESA, Ariz. — Cubs pitchers and catchers got to work in earnest on Thursday at Fitch Park with several position players getting a head start as well. Select a team:AL East Baltimore OriolesBoston Red SoxNew York YankeesTampa Bay RaysToronto Blue JaysAL Central Chicago White SoxCleveland IndiansDetroit TigersKansas City RoyalsMinnesota TwinsAL West [...]