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.
The Cubs have signed two former stars of Cuba’s national junior team, and they now are in the process of obtaining visas in time to participate in the club’s February minicamp. A Major League source has confirmed the agreements with outfielder Rubi Silva, 21, and catcher Yaniel Cabeza, also 21. According to Baseball America, the [...]
Todd Wellemeyer has returned to the Chicago Cubs. According to a report from ESPNChicago, the Cubs and the veteran right-hander agreed upon a one-year, $800,000 Minor League contract. Wellemeyer could earn up to $400,000 in incentives, according to the same report. Wellemeyer posted a 3-5 record with a 5.68 ERA as part of the San [...]
Left-hander Tom Gorzelanny passed a physical exam in Washington on Wednesday, completing the trade that sent him to the Nationals for a trio of Minor League prospects. In a swap that was put in place Monday, pending Gorzelanny’s physical, the Cubs received 22-year-old outfielder Michael Burgess, 24-year-old right-hander A.J. Morris and 20-year-old lefty Graham Hicks. [...]
The Cubs offered long-distance condolences to outfielder Alfonso Soriano on Wednesday after his mother, Andrea, died in the city of San Pedro de Macoris from an apparent heart attack Tuesday night. “The Cubs offer our most sincere condolences to Alfonso and his family upon the sudden passing of his mother, Andrea,” the team said in [...]