MLB June 29, 2020 No paychecks for 11 big leaguers: advance larger than salary Grant Dayton will notice one glaring absence this season after he reports to the Atlanta Braves: his twice-a-month salary.
MLB June 15, 2020 Sammy Sosa was 'one of the worst teammates ever', ex-teammate says Former Chicago Cubs pitcher Turk Wendell unleashed on Sammy Sosa after baseball fans relived the 1998 home run race between Sosa and Mark McGwire in ESPN’s “Long Gone Summer” documentary.
MLB June 15, 2020 Sammy Sosa at peace with not making Hall of Fame even after 1998 home-run chase Sammy Sosa said during the ESPN documentary “Long Gone Summer” he was at peace with not making the Baseball Hall of Fame despite finishing his career with more than 600 home runs.
MLB June 12, 2020 Ex-Mets pitcher appreciates Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa's home run race: 'I was just lucky to be where I was' The story of Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa’s home run race during the 1998 season is about to be rehashed in an upcoming ESPN documentary on Sunday.
MLB June 11, 2020 Theo Epstein's 2014 prediction came true when the Cubs picked Ed Howard in MLB Draft Back in 2014, Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein congratulated the Jackie Robinson West team on its United States title in the Little League World Series.
MLB June 11, 2020 Cubs take local star Ed Howard with 1st-round draft pick Ed Howard lost his senior season because of the coronavirus pandemic. Prom was canceled. Same for graduation at Mount Carmel High School on Chicago’s South Side.
MLB June 9, 2020 Epstein says Cubs planning to create diversity committee The Chicago Cubs are creating a diversity committee to help improve the organization's standards and practices
MLB May 22, 2020 Cubs institute pay cuts, Pirates announce furloughs The Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates are trimming payroll while they await word on the fate of the Major League Baseball season.
MLB May 6, 2020 Jon Lester open to possible Red Sox reunion should he hit free agency Jon Lester spent more than eight seasons with the Boston Red Sox and won two World Series with the team early in his career and the possibility of finishing there has crossed his mind.
MLB April 14, 2020 Jim Frey, former Royals and Cubs manager, dies at 88 Former MLB manager Jim Frey, who led the Kansas City Royals to the 1980 World Series, died Sunday. He was 88.
MLB April 2, 2020 MLB cancels London Series in June: 'We are facing an unprecedented situation' Major League Baseball announced Wednesday that the London Series scheduled for June 13-14 between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals would be canceled in response to the coronavirus pandemic.