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Maybe it was more than a coincidence the Chicago Cubs and the City of Chicago finally announced an official plan on Sunday night for renovating Wrigley Field just hours after arguably the worst loss of the young season. A distraction was needed. ...

MESA, Ariz. -- Saturday marks the official start of Chicago Cubs manager Dale Sveum's annual spring training bunting tournament. Brackets were posted outside the locker room, with 61 players, a bullpen coach and a yet-to-be named 64th participant all...

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs officially announced the signing of third baseman Ian Stewart to a one-year contract on Monday. Stewart played in only 55 games for the Cubs last season due to a wrist injury, hitting .201 with five home runs and 17 R...

Major League Baseball Advanced Media and StubHub.com announced a new five-year deal Monday that continues the website's role as the official secondary ticket market for the sport while eliminating the cheap listings that had become an eyesore for some clu

The Chicago Cubs agreed to a deal Thursday with Japanese relief pitcher Kyuji Fujikawa.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Chicago Cubs made one minor move (signing outfielder Nate Schierholtz) -- which they haven't even made official yet -- at the winter meetings this week. But they had already signed pitchers Scott Feldman and Scott Baker an...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Geovany Soto, whose one-year, $2.75 million deal with up to $250,000 in incentives was made official Monday, plans on coming to spring training with plenty to prove. "I feel that I have a lot more to offer," Soto said in a conf...

An official with one of the teams chasing the top outfielders mused Monday about his own team's interest in one of the free agents. "We really like him," the official said. "But at those numbers he's talking about? That's crazy to me...

Blog | November 20, 2012

Curtis Granderson, Dexter Fowler could be trade targets for teams that don't want to pay for free-agent outfielders, writes Buster Olney.

Blog | Conversation | November 20, 2012

The Chicago Cubs made it official Friday by announcing the signing of catcher Dioner Navarro, and a source told ESPN Chicago's Bruce Levine that the one-year deal was for $1.75 million with a $250,000 incentive package. The 28-year-old Navarro was...

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs made it official Wednesday, announcing that the club's Single-A team in the Midwest League will now be located at Kane County in Geneva, Ill. The move ends the Cubs' seven-year stay in Peoria. They were also at Peoria f...

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs announced Tuesday that they have agreed to a seven-year contract with shortstop Starlin Castro. A source told ESPNChicago.com's Bruce Levine that the deal is worth $59 million. Read the entire story....

The Chicago Cubs announced their seven-year contract with shortstop Starlin Castro on Tuesday, which a source said is worth $60 million, including a $1 million buyout.

The Chicago Cubs and shortstop Starlin Castro have closed the gap on contract negotiations and could announce on Tuesday the official agreement on a seven-year, $59 million dollar deal, according to a major league source. The contract money was ag...

CINCINNATI -- Starlin Castro's reported seven-year, $60 million contract extension with the Chicago Cubs might not become official for another week and could take up to two weeks to complete, according to a source familiar with the situation. Read...

Starlin Castro's reported seven-year, $60 million contract extension with the Chicago Cubs might not become official for another week and could take up to two weeks to complete, according to a source familiar with the situation.