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CHICAGO -- With Chicago Cubs core players Starlin Castro and Anthony Rizzo now signed to long-term contracts, will starter Jeff Samardzija be next on the list? Samardzija's agent Mark Rogers told ESPNChicago.com there is nothing to report on a pot...

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs surged ahead early in a 6-2 victory over the San Diego Padres in the third of a four-game set at Wrigley Field on Wednesday. How it happened: Former Cub and No. 1 draft pick Andrew Cashner started for the first time aga...

CHICAGO -- Although nine games is just a sample size of the 162-game schedule, the Chicago Cubs appear to have some work to do on defense. After a 7-6 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Thursday, the Cubs have committed 10 errors, the most in baseba...

Chicago Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro, who led the National League in hits in 2011, may be poised to challenge for the NL batting title as the 23-year-old is working on a new approach he adopted at the beginning of spring training. Castro told me ...

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- With a little more than three weeks until Opening Day, Chicago Cubs manager Dale Sveum seems to spend as much time with the team training staff as he does with his coaches. Two of the Cubs' star players are injured and other pl...

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Chicago Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro is targeting this weekend in hopes of returning to the lineup from a strained left hamstring. Castro suffered the injury on Feb. 27 while running out a ground ball, and the Cubs have taken e...

MESA, Ariz. -- Chicago Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro will be held out of game action for at least four more days to protect against reinjuring his strained left hamstring. The team decided on Monday to slow down the process with four weeks remain...

MESA, Ariz. -- Chicago Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro said he is feeling fine after coming out of a Cactus League game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Wednesday with a left hamstring strain. Castro was running to first base after hitting a ground ...

MESA, Ariz. -- Starlin Castro appears to have found a new home in the Chicago Cubs lineup. The two-time All-Star shortstop will bat in second, according to Cubs manager Dale Sveum. "I really don't look too far down the line, but the way things st...

The Chicago Cubs and the Arizona Diamondbacks recently discussed the feasibility of a trade that would have sent right fielder Justin Upton to the Cubs, according to two major league sources. Read the entire story....

Sources: Cubs, Diamondbacks discussed a Justin Upton trade.

The Chicago Cubs have an All-Star shortstop in 22-year-old Starlin Castro, but the organization has no plans to move top prospect Javier Baez to another position. "I think all of us who saw him play last year every day in the field, felt the same ...

The Gold Glove that was awarded Tuesday to Chicago Cubs second baseman Darwin Barney extends beyond the essence of what an individual award really means. In this case, a team player such as Barney found ways of sharing the honors with coaches who hav...

CHICAGO -- At first glance, the Starlin Castro deal may look like just another young ballplayer becoming rich at age 22. But it's more than that. The fact of the matter is Cubs executivesTheo Epstein and Jed Hoyer are making a policy statement for...

Former Chicago Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez is hoping that Starlin Castro is cautious in how he handles his soon-to-be millionaire status. The Brewers veteran infielder was in the same position as his ex-teammate Castro, who is expected to si...

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...