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Senior writer @TheAthletic, contributor @FoulTerritoryTV and @NSideTerritory.

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1Feb 18, '25The Chicago Cubs are close to an agreement with Justin Turner, a source briefed on the negotiations told The Athletic. Turner, 40, is a highly accomplished hitter who wants to play27.8×402k1.3k21622
2Sep 22, '25Matt Shaw misses Cubs game to attend memorial service for Charlie Kirk18.3×263k3.2k16186
3Dec 19, '22Jameson Taillon said ex-Yankees teammate Anthony Rizzo gave him a heads-up that the Cubs were interested: “I guess he had heard from some of his Cubs sources. He said I would love 15.6×225k1.9k706
4May 8, '19Kris Bryant after hitting a walk-off, three-run homer to beat the Marlins at Wrigley Field: “Who wants to come sit through a 3-and-a-half-hour baseball game when it’s 35 degrees ou8.0×07.6k7126
5Mar 11, '25“Matt Shaw is going to Japan,” Cubs manager Craig Counsell said today in Arizona.6.5×93k1.1k7012
6Dec 2, '19The Cubs have cut ties with Addison Russell and will not offer him a contract for next season.6.2×04.1k7023
7Oct 19, '17Jake Arrieta: “Hopefully, it’s not a goodbye. I still intend to have another start in this ballpark."5.7×05.3k5470
8Aug 2, '18Cole Hamels: “This team’s awesome. They really have some great guys, the young personalities and the veterans keeping a good team morale. The energy is up and that’s just something5.3×04.7k6093
9Jun 27, '18Joe Maddon on Javier Baez: “Listen, I’ve been saying it for a couple years, the moment he stops swinging at sliders in the dirt, he becomes Manny Ramirez. He’s getting closer. Exce4.6×03.9k6404
10Oct 2, '16Mets or Giants? Jake Arrieta: "Who gives a s---?"4.2×01.9k1.2k0
11Jul 12, '25Cubs manager Craig Counsell: “I talked to Ian (Happ) and we’re going to make a change at the leadoff spot against lefties. For now, Nico (Hoerner) will lead off. He’s been producti4.0×58k992504
12Apr 25, '19Jason Heyward: “You can’t read about Javy. You got to watch him. You got to watch what he’s doing. You got to watch how he’s thinking on the field. He’s always thinking ahead. He’s3.6×03.4k3549
13Aug 27, '20Anthony Rizzo, drawing upon his experience as a graduate of Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida: “Shit doesn’t change. It’s just the fact of the matter. Politicians d3.5×02.7k4637
14Jul 30, '22Source: The Cubs are receiving Zach McKinstry in the Chris Martin trade with the Dodgers.3.3×02.2k34811
15Feb 17, '20Kris Bryant's takeaway from David Ross' speech to the 2020 Cubs this morning: "I wanted to run through a wall."3.2×02.7k2884
16Sep 17, '20An emotional Jon Lester after what might have been his last start at Wrigley Field: "I didn't think six years would go this fast."3.1×02.8k1779
17Dec 21, '22View post on X2.9×41k1k781
18Sep 27, '20Anthony Rizzo: “You see the Reds celebrating. You see the Marlins celebrating, the Padres. They’re happy to be in the playoffs, right? With our expectations, we’re very grateful to2.8×02.3k1659
19Oct 7, '17Willson Contreras on Kyle Hendricks: “He didn’t miss a spot. He didn’t miss a pitch. We did everything that we wanted to."2.7×02.5k2750
20Jul 9, '18An emotional Willson Contreras will be going to his first All-Star Game: “My first reaction was no words. I started crying when I went down to the cage. I worked for it. I’ve been 2.5×02.3k2693
21Jun 20, '18Javier Baez after #Cubs beat LA with a series of spectacular defensive plays: “That’s what we do, man.”2.5×02.3k2473
22Mar 11, '18Anthony Rizzo on Jake Arrieta to #Phillies: “When we play them, I would expect nothing but loud standing ovations, videos, because he deserves all of it. He’s part of the #Cubs’ fa2.5×02.1k3180
23Jun 12, '18Anthony Rizzo: “I don’t think there’s ever any sense of panic with whatever happens. They have a guy that’s unhittable come in the game and we somehow scratch a run off of him and 2.4×02.3k2452
24May 19, '21Kris Bryant on the Twix bar he left Kyle Schwarber in left field on Monday night: “I had about eight or nine pieces of candy in my pocket that whole inning and just left him a pres2.4×02.4k13511
25May 1, '18Albert Almora Jr. after #Cubs move to top of NL Central: "It's where we belong. We’re just playing Cub baseball right now and we’ve yet to explode-explode the way we can and we’re 2.4×02.1k2923
26Apr 11, '21Cubs catcher Willson Contreras said MLB fined him $7,500 after benches-clearing incident last week vs. Brewers: “They said I broke the COVID rules. But I was trying to defend my he2.4×02.3k1446
27May 13, '19The first-place Cubs have won eight straight series for the first time since the middle of the 2008 season. Every opponent during that stretch – except for the Miami Marlins – was 2.4×02k3014
28Jul 31, '21Willson Contreras will listen if the Cubs want to discuss an extension after the fire sale: “I would love to stay here. I love Chicago. I love my city. I love the team. This is the2.2×02.1k1352
29Aug 26, '20Jason Heyward, one of the most respected players in the Cubs clubhouse, made a personal choice to sit out but encouraged the rest of his teammates to play tonight in Detroit.2.2×01.8k1934
30Oct 11, '17Are any of your pitchers under the weather? Joe Maddon: “Everybody is, actually. Theoretically, everybody’s under the weather.”2.2×01.4k3970
31Jul 30, '21Javier Báez is open to signing back with the Cubs: “To be honest, I would love to, but I don’t know what will happen this offseason with all these moves and the plan that this orga2.1×02k1449
32Jul 29, '21Cubs manager David Ross says Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant will be available off the bench today at Wrigley Field. Rizzo gets his first day off since the All-Star break and Bryant 2.1×01.7k16110
33Sep 27, '20"I don't give a shit," Kris Bryant said when asked about any recent criticism of his performance or questions about his injuries. "I could go 4-for-4 and it's not good enough for s2.1×01.7k1569
34Apr 13, '18Joe Maddon: "Whenever you want to be hyper-critical of somebody, just understand you're pretty much revealing yourself and what your beliefs are more than you are evaluating somebo2.1×01.4k3792
35Sep 27, '20When Kris Bryant hit a home run today, Cubs manager David Ross heard somebody scream out of the dugout, “I don’t give a shit, either!”2.0×02.1k1057
36Jul 8, '18Context for Jon Lester, Javier Baez and Willson Contreras going to the All-Star Game: The #Cubs are a season-high 15 games over .500 while getting one win from Yu Darvish and playi2.0×01.4k3911
37Sep 3, '18Cole Hamels, not feeling the rivalry after a walk-off loss to the #Brewers: "When you have majority #Cubs fans in the stands, I don’t know if that’s a rivalry yet. I’ve been in riv2.0×01.4k2942
38Oct 3, '18With #Cubs holding a $20 million option, Cole Hamels clearly wants to return next season after saving this year's rotation: "Hopefully, I did everything I can to convince them that2.0×01.8k1532
39Oct 12, '16Grandpa Rossy yells out in #Cubs clubhouse: "Let's take this party to the plane, people! It's past my bedtime!"2.0×01.1k5190
40Aug 18, '20David Ross: “With a 7-run lead, I’m probably not even looking at my coach and telling the guys to take or not. I’m just letting the game play out at that point. If the guy wants to1.9×01.8k1454
41Jan 4, '21The Cubs and Marquee Sports Network are hiring Jon “Boog” Sciambi as Len Kasper's replacement.1.9×01.3k1284
42Jan 12, '22Putting down his credit card at four Division Street bars, buying Cubs fans 4,838 Miller Lites and leaving a 34 percent tip pretty much sums up the Jon Lester experience in Chicago1.9×01.9k13012
43Jun 7, '21Ian Happ sums up the new Cubs Way: “If we can just get it to Wisdom with guys on base, we’ll be all right.”1.9×01.9k994
44Jun 20, '18Mike Montgomery is the first Cub since at least 1908 to allow one run or fewer while pitching at least five innings in the first five starts of a season: “I love being in that spot1.8×01.6k1811
45Aug 24, '19“Woof,” Joe Maddon said when asked about the Cubs’ all-white Players’ Weekend uniforms. “I’d just like to know who said this was a good idea.”1.7×01.5k1770
46Jun 9, '21Anthony Rizzo raises his arms in disbelief while Yu Darvish uses his walk-up music.1.7×01.7k9011
47Jun 16, '18Jon Lester: "Our offense will be fine. Our defense and bullpen have done an unbelievable job of keeping us in games. If we can contribute as a starting five, it’s even better. And 1.7×01.6k1552
48Nov 21, '17View post on X1.7×01.2k890
49Jul 30, '22Ex-Cub/Giants outfielder Joc Pederson confirmed David Ross’ double middle fingers were directed at him last night. Pederson made a big impression before getting traded to Atlanta l1.7×01.6k10711
50Aug 2, '19Jon Lester after Jack Flaherty and the Cardinals combined for a one-hitter in an 8-0 shutout: “He pretty much shoved it right up our asses.”1.7×01.3k2361
51Apr 23, '21Longtime Cubs radio announcer Pat Hughes will call his first regular season TV game for the Cubs on Sunday. Hughes will work alongside Jim Deshaies for the Marquee Sports Network b1.6×01.6k932
52Oct 19, '17Lineup from Arrieta's 1st start as Cub (7/30/13): DeJesus Junior Lake Rizzo Dioner Navarro Luis Valbuena Starlin Cody Ransom Cole Gillespie1.6×09213390
53Aug 5, '18Theme trip for #Cubs road trip to KC: Dress Like Pedro Strop. Gold chains required.1.6×01.1k1930
54May 2, '17After passing U.S. citizenship test, Miguel Montero said he saw Ryan Dempster: “I told him, ‘Hey, get out of my country.’”1.6×01.1k3140
55Sep 26, '20Willson Contreras: “I’m not going to change anything. I play hard for my team. I always want to do the best for my team. But if they don’t like me, that’s fine. I don’t play for ot1.6×01.5k1077
56Aug 8, '22Jason Heyward, who’s on the injured list with a knee issue, will not play again this season or for the Cubs next year, team president Jed Hoyer said.1.6×09861615
57Apr 12, '18Javier Baez: “You know what I really got out of today? You know what I learned? How ugly I looked on that fly ball. I tossed the bat really high. I didn’t run to first base. A lot 1.6×01.4k1853
58Jul 30, '21Jed Hoyer to ex-Cubs Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant and Javier Báez: “There’s nothing that’s stopping us at all from negotiating with any of those players this winter. The door has not1.6×01.2k1275
59Aug 8, '22Per Jed Hoyer, the Cubs are planning to release Jason Heyward, who’s on the injured list, from the final year (2023) of his $184 million contract, but will keep him around as an in1.5×01.3k1396
60Feb 19, '21If the San Diego Padres can invest $784 million in three infielders, then the Cubs don’t have to choose between Javier Báez or Anthony Rizzo or Kris Bryant and make this another lo1.5×01.2k1396
61Jul 31, '21Is Willson Contreras the player the Cubs build around or the next All-Star to get traded in the offseason? “I’m not thinking of getting moved,” Contreras said. “I’m thinking of gui1.5×01.5k713
62Apr 26, '18"Whoever says solo homers can't beat you is full of shit." --Jon Lester1.5×01.3k1821
63Jan 11, '19Source: The Cubs have reached agreements with Kris Bryant ($12.9 million) and Javier Baez ($5.2 million), avoiding arbitration hearings against two of their biggest stars.1.5×01.3k1600
64Jul 30, '18Yu's agent fires back at A-Rod: "Darvish was right there on the top step in the dugout cheering on his teammates. He wasn’t hiding out in Mesa at the spring-training complex or bac1.5×09832311
65Mar 2, '17Maddon on Hendricks not being Opening Day starter: “Kyle was throwing things...all of a sudden stuff was flying all over the weight room."1.5×01k2460
66May 4, '19The Cubs are: 7-0-1 in their last eight series; a plus-43 in run differential; a half-game out of first place (Cardinals have played three more games); and 18-12 overall, their bes1.5×01.2k1944
67Jun 6, '19Jon Lester believes the team's performance pushed Cubs management to be aggressive and sign Craig Kimbrel: "We maybe raised some awareness that we are a lot better than whatever th1.4×01.3k1403
68Mar 12, '20Jason Heyward: “I’m more worried about going and saying hello to my parents. They’re 62, 63 years old. I got teammates with kids. Relatives. I’m just more worried about that – the 1.4×01.1k1670
69Sep 28, '17Theo: "Our guys love adrenaline. They love big games. They love competition at the highest level. It’s an opportunity to make some history.”1.4×01.3k1680
70Oct 20, '17Jon Jay told Almora: "Look at the expressions on their face when they’re celebrating on your field. Let that sink in and learn from that."1.4×01k2080
71Jul 14, '17Is Theo working on more deals after Quintana trade? "Ask Wetbutt."1.4×09252540
72Jul 9, '18Javier Baez – who has 17 homers, 65 RBIs, a .295 batting average, an .893 OPS, 16 stolen bases and 56 runs scored – says: “I get loose or warm up during the second half, so hopeful1.3×01.2k1253
73Apr 8, '21Craig Kimbrel after notching his 350th career save: “I still have a lot of goals and things that I came to Chicago to do. That was not just to go out there and perform and do my jo1.3×01.3k673
74Aug 1, '19How Tony Kemp envisions his role with the Cubs: “To be honest with you, I don’t care. I’m just here to help in any way possible, whether that be off the bench or if they want me to1.3×01.2k843
75Jan 11, '19Source: Kyle Hendricks has agreed to a one-year, $7.405 million deal with the Cubs, avoiding arbitration before today's deadline to submit salary figures.1.2×01.2k940
76May 31, '21Kohl Stewart, the No. 4 pick in the 2013 draft, opted out of last season and feels “extremely blessed” to have landed with the Cubs: “The information that I’ve gotten here and the 1.2×01.2k653
77Aug 1, '22“I just want this to be over,” Willson Contreras said Sunday night, with less than 48 hours remaining until the trade deadline, after what appeared to be his final game in a Cubs u1.2×01.1k665
78Jul 4, '19Joe Maddon: “You watch Javy play, who happens to play almost every day, to criticize his effort or his heart, I can’t go there. If he made a mistake last night, he did, and he woul1.2×01.1k961
79Apr 27, '21Cubs catcher Willson Contreras is a Nico Hoerner fan: “This guy needs to be in the lineup on a daily basis. He’s a high-energy guy. He takes good at-bats and he’s always looking fo1.2×01.1k825
80Jan 4, '18Excited to announce I'm joining @TheAthleticChi next week as a senior writer. Hope you follow along for wall-to-wall #Cubs coverage. Subscribe here:1.2×0989722
81Jul 31, '20David Ross confirms the Cubs have not had a player test positive for COVID-19 since the screening process began on June 27: “I don’t know that I have an objection to pinning things1.2×01.1k936
82Jun 21, '20Source: Ed Howard, the first-round pick out of Mount Carmel, has agreed to terms at slot value ($3.75 million) and is on the verge of finalizing his deal with the Cubs, as @itstheb1.2×01.1k1081
83Jan 18, '20Javier Báez on possibility of signing a long-term extension: “I got my mind more on (bringing) the team to the playoffs again. This is a team that should be in the playoffs every y1.2×01.1k800
84May 14, '21Guess who the Cubs should target as a free agent? There's this MVP winner with a 1.050 OPS who's playing five different defensive positions. Good clubhouse guy with deep connection1.1×01.1k896
85Aug 28, '21Cubs manager David Ross explains the decision to promote right-hander Scott Effross from Triple-A Iowa: “I just wanted to get him here as fast as we could so I could decipher wheth1.1×01.1k928
86Oct 30, '20While teams have declined options on some big-name players across baseball, the Cubs are planning to pick up the final season of Anthony Rizzo’s contract ($16.5 million).1.1×01k652
87Aug 23, '20Anthony Rizzo tips his hat to José Abreu and the White Sox: "The team has been building and there’s been a lot of hype. It's obviously tough to be on the losing side of it. But whe1.1×09991073
88Apr 21, '21The Cubs played a video board tribute for Albert Almora Jr., the former first-round pick and 2016 World Series contributor who is back at Wrigley Field with the Mets.1.1×01.2k312
89May 30, '22The Cubs promoted Pete Crow-Armstrong, the center fielder acquired from the Mets in the Javier Báez trade, to High-A South Bend.1.1×0997821
90Jun 12, '19Vintage Joe Maddon on the back-and-forth with the Rockies: “We get hit a lot. Rizzo gets hit a lot. KB gets hit a lot. I’ve always (said): You got two options. Go to the mound or g1.1×09791093
91Feb 16, '18Joe Maddon texted Anthony Rizzo after watching his speech last night in Parkland: "I could never be more proud of you than I am at this moment."1.1×09291400
92Jun 18, '18"I'm good," says Javier Baez, who isn't sure if his left elbow will even need an X-ray and won't rule out playing Monday night at Wrigley.1.1×09471091
93Jul 16, '19Theo Epstein: “I want to thank Mike Montgomery for everything he did in a Cubs uniform. Obviously, you can’t talk about his contributions without talking about getting the last out1.0×01.1k650
94Jul 30, '21Javier Báez sums up the Cubs' massive sell-off: “Oof, it’s been a lot.”1.0×01k613
95May 27, '21Cubs manager David Ross: “(Javy) plays the game like a kid. That’s why a lot of people fall in love with him. He plays it like the kid in Little League that’s better than everybody1.0×01k593
96Jul 20, '19Joe Maddon on Javier Báez: “He’s got the biggest hard drive, the most RAM. He’s got everything going on every day. He’s got great vision. What he sees in advance, it’s like the bes1.0×0936960
97Feb 22, '21Anthony Rizzo remains hopeful about signing a long-term extension with the Cubs at some point: “Everything that I love about this city, I kind of wear on my sleeve. I still love it1.0×0972512
98Aug 1, '20Jon Lester's response to Manfred’s the-players-need-to-be-better messaging: “I don’t know Rob’s situation and I don’t want to put my foot in my mouth on that one. But I do know we 1.0×0896903
99Sep 26, '20“Zero regrets.” – Willson Contreras1.0×0946671
100Feb 15, '22Cubs broadcasters Jon Sciambi and Jim Deshaies will continue working together in the Wrigley Field TV booth after signing multiyear contract extensions, Marquee Sports Network anno0.9×0922301

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