December 3, 2020 Schwarber, Bradley, Duvall among 59 cut in pandemic fallout Kyle Schwarber and Albert Almora Jr. were cut loose by the Chicago Cubs after helping the team win its first World Series title in more than a century, among 59 players who became free agents as part of the fallout from the coranavirus pandemic when their teams declined to offer them 2021 contracts by Wednesday night’s deadline.
November 19, 2020 Wrigley Field gains National Historic Landmark status Wrigley Field was honored as a National Historic Landmark on Thursday.
November 17, 2020 Theo Epstein steps down after 9 seasons leading Cubs Theo Epstein, who transformed the long-suffering Chicago Cubs and helped bring home a drought-busting championship in 2016, is stepping down after nine seasons as the club's president of baseball operations.
November 17, 2020 Lindy McDaniel, MLB reliever for 21 seasons, dies at 84 Lindy McDaniel, an All-Star reliever who appeared in nearly 1,000 major league games over 21 seasons, has died. He was 84.
November 13, 2020 How Cubs reliever Ryan Tepera finished with more NL MVP votes than Bryce Harper, Jacob deGrom and other stars Ryan Tepera may not win any major awards during his Major League Baseball career, but at least he can say he received one National League MVP vote.
October 31, 2020 Lester, Kluber, Hand boost free agent total to 175 Jon Lester, Corey Kluber and Brad Hand were among 15 more major leaguers who became free agents Friday when teams declined their 2021 options, many the victims of budget cuts following a regular season without fans due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
October 31, 2020 Jon Lester option declined by Cubs, lefty becomes free agent Jon Lester’s $25 million mutual option for 2021 was declined Friday by the Chicago Cubs, completing a $155 million, six-year contract and allowing the 36-year-old left-hander to become a free agent.
October 29, 2020 Dozen MLB players have options turned down, go free What figures to be a down and perhaps brutal market for baseball free agents in the offseason following the pandemic began Wednesday when a dozen players were told their contract options had been declined, among them St. Louis Cardinals Gold Glove second baseman Kolten Wong.
October 2, 2020 Cooper homers, Sanchez dominates, Marlins knock out Cubs 2-0 The Miami Marlins didn't need a hand from a fan at Wrigley Field to knock the Chicago Cubs out of the playoffs this time. They did just fine on their own, and they showed they're hardly bottom feeders.
October 1, 2020 Game 2 of Marlins-Cubs wild-card series postponed The Chicago Cubs are counting on Yu Darvish to help them avoid a playoff sweep by the Miami Marlins.