Topic: Chicago Cubs

Epstein move to Cubs

The anticipated move of Theo Epstein from the front office of the Boston Red Sox to the Chicago Cubs was made official.Epstein, whose move had been rumored and reported for more than a week, officially resigned as Red Sox general manager to ...

Epstein leaves Red Sox to take charge of the Cubs

(Reuters) - Theo Epstein, who helped the Boston Red Sox snap an 86-year World Series drought, has agreed to become president of baseball operations for the Chicago Cubs where he will try to lead the team to their first championship in over ...

Cubs pitcher Zambrano to sit out rest of season

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Volatile Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano will miss the rest of the season after his 30-day suspension ends on September 11, the Major League Baseball (MLB) team said on Friday.The Cubs, whose regular season ends September 28, will resume ...

Struggling Cubs fire general manager Hendry

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Jim Hendry, the only general manager to lead the Chicago Cubs to consecutive post-season berths, has been fired, the struggling Major League Baseball team said on Friday.Hendry had been the third longest tenured general manager in the National League ...

Indians beat White Sox ahead of key series in Detroit

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Cleveland Indians kept the pressure on American League East leaders Detroit on Thursday, moving to within 1.5 games with a 4-2 win over the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field.The victory sets the stage for a key ...

Cubs snap Uggla's hitting streak

Dan Uggla had his league-leading 33-game hitting streak halted by the Chicago Cubs Sunday who rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Atlanta Braves 6-5 on Sunday.Uggla went 0-for-3 Sunday with one RBI, but his streak is the longest in the ...

Uggla's hitting streak ends at 33 games in Braves' loss

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Atlanta slugger Dan Uggla saw his Major League-best 33-game hitting streak come to an end as the Braves fell to the Chicago Cubs 6-5 on Sunday.Uggla nearly kept his red-hot stretch going in the fifth inning when he sent ...

Gretzky's son signs with Chicago Cubs

Trevor Gretzky, the son of hockey icon Wayne Gretzky, has agreed to terms on a contract with the Chicago Cubs.The six-foot-four Trevor Gretzky was a seventh round draft pick out of a Los Angeles area high school by the Major League Baseball ...

Pujols gets 2,000th career hit

St. Louis slugger Albert Pujols has notched the 2,000th hit of his career, becoming the 263rd Major League Baseball player to reach the milestone.The hit was a double down the third-base line in the eighth inning of the Cardinals' 9-2 victory over ...

Cubs send Japan's Fukudome to Indians

Japanese outfielder Kosuke Fukudome was obtained by the Cleveland Indians on Thursday in a trade with the Chicago Cubs, bolstering an outfield hurt by the absence of South Korean Choo Shin-Soo.Fukudome joined the Indians one day after they were no-hit losers to ...