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If Joe Maddon wants the Chicago Cubs to get him Craig Kimbrel, he isn’t being overt about it. Amid reports that the Cubs have explored the possibility of signing Kimbrel, Maddon said Sunday he has had “zero” discussions with the …
Sean Doolittle jabbed Joe Maddon after the Chicago Cubs manager filed a protest following Saturday’s game. Doolittle pitched a scoreless ninth to pick up the save in his Washington Nationals’ 5-2 win over the Cubs. Maddon came out twice …
Joe Maddon was ejected from Thursday night’s Chicago Cubs-Pittsburgh Pirates game for arguing balls and strikes. Maddon was upset with a strike call on Victor Caratini in bottom of the fifth. Joe Musgrove threw a breaking ball that crossed at …
Even with the regular season weeks away, we know which MLB teams are facing heightened expectations in 2019. While much was made of a very slow offseason, the truth is there were certain teams that invested and will now have the expectation of …
You can count the Chicago Cubs out of the Bryce Harper sweepstakes. Prior to this offseason, there was a lot of talk about the Cubs being contenders to sign Harper. After all, there had been rumors about wanting to play with the franchise. Fast …
The Chicago Cubs are not planning to address Joe Maddon’s contract status until late next year. Maddon is entering the final year of his contract as the Cubs’ manager and set to make $6 million in 2019. Managers typically don’t like …
The future of Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon looks murky. Maddon will enter the final season of his four-year deal with the Cubs in 2019, and according to MLB.com’s Jon Morosi, there are currently no plans to try to extend his contract. Maddon …
Joe Maddon has enjoyed tremendous success in his four seasons as manager of the Chicago Cubs, but there has been some talk about his World Series championship and NL Manager of the Year Award not being enough for him to keep his job next year. At …
It’s safe to say that one key for the Chicago Cubs in Monday’s NL Central tiebreaker will be minimizing the damage done by Christian Yelich. The Milwaukee Brewers outfielder is the likely National League MVP, and Cubs manager Joe Maddon. …
Joe Maddon on Tuesday brushed aside a report that said his job status could be in question. USA Today’s Bob Nightengale said in a column about manager salaries published on Monday that Maddon needs a big postseason to maintain job security. …
Joe Maddon and Alex Rodriguez may have cleared the air regarding the Yu Darvish issue, but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t some fire before that. In fact, one reporter says the two had a “heated argument” over the matter. …
Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon has apparently settled things with Alex Rodriguez over what he felt was unfair criticism of one of his players. During an ESPN Sunday Night Baseball telecast in July, Rodriguez hinted as clubhouse dissent toward Yu …
Chicago Cubs slugger Kris Bryant continues to be hampered by a left shoulder injury, and manager Joe Maddon isn’t sounding very reassuring. Speaking with reporters on Tuesday, Maddon offered a fairly concerning quote about Bryant’s …
Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo was at the center of controversy on Monday, and manager Joe Maddon was not having it. Rizzo slid into Pirates catcher Elias Diaz on a force play at home and appeared to go well out of the baseline to try to …
Things got a bit heated between the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds on Saturday, and Cubs manager Joe Maddon thinks he knows why. Reds left-hander Amir Garrett celebrated after striking out Chicago second baseman Javier Baez to end the sixth inning, …
Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon isn’t reading much into Monday’s Supreme Court ruling about sports gambling. After the high court repealed the ban on sports betting at a federal level, Maddon was underwhelmed, stating that gambling has …
