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Expectations soar as Cubs try to end championship drought
CHICAGO - The last time the Chicago Cubs faced expectations this high, the Model T was hitting the market.
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Orioles start spring training with unfinished business
SARASOTA, Florida - The Baltimore Orioles began spring training hoping that they may add even more quality players after a productive offseason where they retained three of their mainstays.
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Manfred says free agents on market due to supply vs demand
BONITA SPRINGS, Florida - The large number of free agents still looking for jobs with spring training under way is due to supply and demand, according to baseball commissioner Rob Manfred.
View ArticleUnion will defend players' rights in domestic violence cases
FORT MYERS, Florida - Baseball union head Tony Clark began his tour of the 30 spring training camps by pointing out that his group will defend the rights of players under investigation for domestic...
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Cubs, Dexter Fowler agree to $13M, 1-year contract
MESA, Arizona - Outfielder Dexter Fowler agreed to stay with the Cubs, spurning a $33 million, three-year offer from the Baltimore Orioles to accept a $13 million, one-year deal with Chicago on...
View ArticleCubs sign outfielder Shane Victorino to minor league deal
MESA, Arizona - The Chicago Cubs have signed veteran outfielder Shane Victorino to a minor league contract.
View ArticleFowler homers, Corbin solid as Diamondbacks beat Cubs 8-3
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona - Dexter Fowler showed with one big swing how happy he is to be back with the Chicago Cubs.
View ArticleFowler homers as Cubs beat White Sox 9-2
MESA, Arizona - Dexter Fowler hit his second spring homer and Jason Hammel pitched four scoreless innings, leading a split-squad of Chicago Cubs to a 9-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday.
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Heyward leads Cubs in 11-1 romp over Padres
PEORIA, Arizona - Jason Heyward went 2-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI in the Chicago Cubs' 11-1 win over San Diego on Tuesday.
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Lester solid, Soler hits homer in Cubs 5-2 win over Royals
MESA, Arizona - Jon Lester allowed one earned run in five innings and Jorge Soler hit a two-run home run Sunday and the Cubs beat the Royals 5-2.
View ArticleArrieta leaves game early in Cubs 16-14 win over Giants
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona - Jake Arrieta left the game in the first inning with a blister and Madison Bumgarner left in the fourth as the Chicago Cubs outlasted the San Francisco Giants 16-14 on Thursday night.
View ArticleCano has 3 HRs, 7 RBIs in Mariners' 12-9 win over Cubs
MESA, Arizona - After Robinson Cano homered in each of his first two at-bats, Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais heard a fan throw out a challenge:
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Lester strikes out 10, homers to lead Cubs over Rockies 10-0
MESA, Arizona - Jon Lester struck out 10 in five innings and hit a two-run home run to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 10-0 win over a Colorado Rockies split squad on Wednesday.
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BASEBALL 2016: Framing pitches a subtle, yet crucial skill
KISSIMMEE, Florida - For Tyler Flowers and his fellow catchers, the slightest flex of the hand, the smallest twitch of the arm, can make the difference between a ball and a strike.
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Cubs hit 3 homers for Lester in 6-1 win over Angels
ANAHEIM, California - Last season, Jon Lester brought to the Chicago Cubs an impressive resume that included the two World Series rings he won with the Boston Red Sox in 2007 and 2013.
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Heaney can't stop the bleeding, Angels lose 6-1 to Cubs
ANAHEIM, California - Andrew Heaney had to make a pit stop in the dugout after throwing his first pitch of the second inning because his nose was bleeding.
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Cubs LF Schwarber hurt on Segura's inside-park HR
PHOENIX - Chicago Cubs left fielder Kyle Schwarber was carted off the field Thursday night after colliding with center fielder Dexter Fowler on a play that resulted in an inside-the-park home run for...
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Cubs beat Diamondbacks 14-6, Schwarber hurt in collision
PHOENIX - The Chicago Cubs have come out slugging this season and the hits kept coming Thursday night. Only a scary outfield collision marred the show.
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Hale 'embarrassed' by D-backs' 14-6 loss to Cubs
PHOENIX - The start of the season has not been pretty for the Arizona Diamondbacks and a 14-6 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Thursday night was the ugliest yet.
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Cubs slugger Kyle Schwarber out for season with knee injury
PHOENIX - Chicago Cubs slugger Kyle Schwarber is out for the season after tearing two knee ligaments in an outfield collision, a major setback for a team that many picked to win the World Series.
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