In his first spring at-bat Thursday, Jake Arrieta crushed a 465-foot home run. If he’s not pitching that day, Arrieta may be the Cubs pitcher who manager Joe Maddon uses if he needs an extra pinch-hitter. Read More Here (4)
On some of Joe Maddon’s new T-shirts this year there’s a simple image of an umbrella with a couple of raindrops over “8-7.” Cubs fans know that’s the score from Game 7 of the World Series. The umbrella is a reminder of the 17-minute rain delay when Jason Heyward gave the players a pep talk […]
Jake Arrieta’s 465-foot homer off Zack Greinke may have stolen the show, but the pair of pitchers also put on a pretty good display on the mound in a game that ended in a 5-5 tie in front of a record crowd of 14,002 at Salt River Fields. Read More Here (1)
The Cubs released pitcher Jim Henderson on Thursday, and optioned Jake Buchanan, Alec Mills and Jeimer Candelario to Triple-A Iowa. Williams Perez, Dylan Floro and David Rollins also were assigned to Minor League camp, trimming the number of players in camp to 36. Read More Here (1)
Following a thrilling World Baseball Classic that culminated in the United States winning its first title thanks to Wednesday’s 8-0 win over Puerto Rico, World Baseball Classic, Inc. (WBCI) announced the All-World Baseball Classic Team. Read More Here (4)