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Newsweek
3 hours ago
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- Newsweek
Cubs Reportedly In 'Constant Contact' In Pursuit Of MLB Trade Deadline's Top Slugger
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The Chicago Cubs could be on the hunt for a league-altering trade addition after suffering a second straight loss to the division rival Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday. After an all-in offseason that landed superstar outfielder Kyle Tucker in his final year before free agency, the Cubs might have little choice but to upgrade however they can ahead of the trade deadline to put the finishing touches on a playoff roster. That seems most likely to mean the addition of a starting pitcher and reliever, but it could also include the most coveted player on the block, Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suarez. "Chicago is in constant contact with the Arizona Diamondbacks about possibly acquiring third baseman Eugenio Suarez and (Merrill) Kelly in what likely would be the biggest blockbuster of this deadline," according to Jesse Rogers of ESPN. "It's probably a long shot because Chicago's biggest need is on the mound, but it's not impossible." The Cubs are in clear need for a top-line starter addition after losing Justin Steele for the season with an injury. Like virtually every other contender, the Cubs should be on the lookout for another bullpen arm as well. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JANUARY 12: Chicago Cubs President Jed Hoyer introduces Shōta Imanaga during a press conference at Lowes Hotel on January 12, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by) CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JANUARY 12: Chicago Cubs President Jed Hoyer introduces Shōta Imanaga during a press conference at Lowes Hotel on January 12, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by) DiNuzzo/Getty The need at third base, where Suarez would be an upgrade for virtually every team, is less pronounced. The Cubs have rookie Matt Shaw slotted in at the hot corner, and although he has had hit struggles this season, he has slashed .387/.406/.839 since the All-Star break. As a result, a shocker that brings Suarez to the Cubs could be out of reach, but the team is surely continuing to negotiate around Diamondbacks pitchers like Kelly and Zac Gallen. Though the Cubs have enjoyed a strong season so far after adding Tucker, they are unlikely to be content with a second place standing in the division as the Brewers perform like the best team in all of baseball. Facing a final chance to add some talent, the Cubs seem to be working the phones in preparation for another dramatic trade or two. More MLB: Yankees Rumors: Pirates Emerging As Likely Pitching Trade Partner?
Fox News
4 hours ago
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- Fox News
Cubs Honor Ryne Sandberg With Ceremonial Patch on Uniform
The Chicago Cubs have unveiled a ceremonial patch on their uniform in memory of Ryne Sandberg one day after the Hall of Famer's death. Sandberg, who made 10 All-Star teams with the Cubs before his retirement in 1997, died Monday at the age of 65. The blue patch has a red 23 – Sandberg's uniform number – and features his signature in white lettering. It sits over the Cubs logo on an arm sleeve. The Cubs posted a video on social media of the patch being sewn onto the uniforms before Tuesday night's game at Milwaukee. During pregame warmups, the Cubs wore T-shirts with the message, "FO23VER." "It's sad because it kind of hits home I think a little more, but in the other way, you want to honor Ryno the best we can and shine a spotlight on a great life lived, for all the great things he represented as a man and as a Chicago Cub," Cubs manager Craig Counsell said. As Sandberg fought cancer last year, the Cubs unveiled a statue outside Wrigley Field that showed the second baseman in his familiar defensive crouch. As he talked about Sandberg before Tuesday's game, Counsell looked back on that ceremony from June 2024. "I was thinking about the day the statue was unveiled," Counsell said. "That's my favorite day as a Chicago Cub, just the team being there and fans in a different setting than in the ballpark, and watching Ryno and his family and knowing what he was going through and everything." Sandberg hit .285 with 282 homers, 1,061 RBIs and 344 steals in 15 years with the Cubs and was named NL MVP in 1984. The second baseman played 13 games for Philadelphia in 1981 but got traded to Chicago the following January. The Cubs also designated Chris Flexen for assignment before their matchup with the Brewers. Fellow right-hander Gavin Hollowell was recalled from Triple-A Iowa. The 31-year-old Flexen got off to a strong start this year, but he had surrendered 15 runs and 22 hits in 14 2/3 innings over his last five appearances at the time of the move. "It wasn't a fun conversation," Counsell said. "It never is. Chris has been a contributor on this team. He's contributed in some big ways to this team. Sometimes it doesn't feel fair." Reporting by The Associated Press. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account and follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily!
Reuters
5 hours ago
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- Reuters
Cubs turn to Shota Imanaga in finale vs. Brewers
July 30 - Left-hander Shota Imanaga will try to help the visiting Chicago Cubs avoid a sweep of their three-game series against division rival Milwaukee on Wednesday afternoon. Imanaga (7-4, 3.12 ERA) will start the contest opposite Milwaukee right-hander Freddy Peralta (12-4, 2.81). The Brewers followed an 8-4 victory over the Cubs in the series opener on Monday with a 9-3 win Tuesday. Andrew Vaughn hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs on Tuesday, and Quinn Priester threw 5 2/3 innings to win his ninth consecutive decision. By taking the first two contests of the series, first-place Milwaukee moved two games ahead of Chicago in the National League Central and is a season-high 21 games above .500. "Fortunately, we play these guys again tomorrow and then again at home in a couple weeks," Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner said Tuesday. "There's plenty of opportunities, but it's on us to seize them." Imanaga missed 1 1/2 months of the season with a left hamstring strain and is 4-2 in six starts since leaving the injured list in late June. He is coming off his worst start of the season, allowing seven runs on 12 hits -- including three homers -- in three innings in a 12-5 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Friday. Imanaga has lost his only two career starts versus Milwaukee, allowing nine runs on 12 hits in 10 innings. He lost to Peralta and the Brewers on May 4, giving up two runs on four hits in 5 2/3 innings of a 4-0 setback. Cubs left fielder Ian Happ came out of Tuesday's game in the eighth inning after fouling a pitch off his left shin. X-rays were negative, Happ said afterward, adding that he left the game because he felt light-headed. His status for Wednesday was uncertain, but the Cubs are off Thursday before a weekend series versus Baltimore. Peralta is 6-0 with a 3.26 ERA over his last seven starts and has not lost since June 3, a span of nine outings. In his most recent effort, he allowed one run in five innings but did not get the decision in a 5-1 loss at Miami on Friday. Peralta is 8-2 with a 3.07 ERA in 20 career games (15 starts) against the Cubs. He is 2-0 with a 2.45 ERA in two starts versus them this season, allowing three earned runs in 11 innings. Vaughn was acquired from the White Sox in mid-June for pitcher Aaron Civale. Vaughn was called up from Triple-A Nashville earlier this month when first baseman Rhys Hoskins was injured. Vaughn had five homers and 19 RBIs in 48 games with the White Sox. He has five homers and 21 RBIs in 15 games with the Brewers, hitting .375 over that span. "It's a special group here right now," Vaughn said. "We're playing really good baseball. It's fun to be a part of it. ... Helping the team win any way I can, and winning's fun. And we've been doing it a lot. So got to keep it going." Jackson Chourio was removed from Tuesday's game after a leadoff triple in the fifth inning with a right hamstring spasm. The Brewers did not have an update on his status following the contest. --Field Level Media
Fox News
5 hours ago
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- Fox News
Milwaukee Brewers Extend Lead in National League Central with Win Over Chicago Cubs
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Chicago Tribune
6 hours ago
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- Chicago Tribune
‘A generation connector': Ryne Sandberg's statue brings Chicago Cubs fans together following Hall of Famer's death
Chicago Cubs fan Janet Falcone knew where she needed to be on Tuesday. Making the short walk with her husband, Paul, from their home on Addison Street to Wrigley Field around noon, the Falcones, dressed in their Cubs gear, stopped by Ryne Sandberg's statue to take in the scene. Throughout the day, fans and team employees visited monument row in Gallagher Way to pay their respects to Sandberg, who passed away at age 65 on Monday following a battle with prostate cancer. By Tuesday afternoon, the roped-off area around Sandberg's statue featured piles of flowers already stacking up. Visitors also left Cubs hats, baseballs with written messages, notes, and even a Sandberg baseball card. 'He meant so much to everybody in the city that we just wanted to pay tribute to him,' Janet Falcone, 67, said. 'He was a Cub through and through. He loved Chicago. He loved the fans. He stayed connected all these years, and that's what I look for in the players, the players who really see themselves as a lifelong Cub. And he did, and he was a great role model to the kids, he played so well. I just liked everything about him, what he stood for.' Despite his status as a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan, David Cort, 71, felt it was important to bring his granddaughter Marnie, 7, who is a Cubs fan. Cort was watching the Cardinals game Monday night when he learned the news of Sandberg's passing. He tuned into WGN and NBC 5 to watch the tributes to Sandberg's career. Cort noted how even Cardinals fans call it 'The Sandberg Game,' a testament to the lasting impact Sandberg's memorable performance in a 1984 regular-season game had on his legacy and the Cubs-Cardinals rivalry. 'I thought it's historic, and I feel sad,' Cort said as he became emotional. 'It's a sad day for baseball and a sad day for the city of Chicago.' Andrew Woodruff, 38, is a third-generation Cubs fan whose dad, Steve, loved watching Sandberg and considered the Hall of Famer his favorite player. His father and grandfather, Russell, owned a rooftop on Sheffield Avenue for a couple of decades, 'so it's been in my DNA.' Woodruff felt compelled to visit the statue, bringing his aptly-named dog, Ivy. Photos: Remembering Chicago Cubs Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg'There's no better ambassador for both the game of baseball and someone that you could have representing the city of Chicago, and it's so sad that he's gone, but just have to be grateful that we had him,' Woodruff said. 'He just is a generation connector. It's a generational sport. It is my grandpa's favorite sport, and he was a Cubs fan his whole life. Never got to see him win, he died a couple years before '16. 'Every generation gets to have their heroes, but Ryne was one that crossed generations.' Some fans approached Sandberg's statue and stood taking it in with a moment of silence or a sign of the cross. Others took a picture of the icon in his bronzed fielding pose with the No. 23 set up next to the statue. People stopped in front of Wrigley's marquee where his name — Ryne 'Ryno' Sandberg — was on display. A Chicago native, Greg Morris, 51, happened to be in town visiting family from Washington, D.C. with his 13-year-old son Sebastian. Now that his son is playing travel baseball, Morris wanted to give him a sense of baseball history. They went to the Cubs' City Series game Saturday at Rate Field and came to see Sandberg's statue Tuesday. Sebastian said he appreciated the exposure of understanding what Sandberg means to Cubs fans and the city. 'Genuine athleticism representing the spirit of Chicago, you couldn't ask for a better champion for the city and the sport of baseball and the Cubs,' Morris said. The distance from home to Wrigley wasn't going to prevent Michele Holifield, 61, from making the trek from Arlington Heights. She put on her Cubs shirt and took the train into the city to take in the scene. When her kids were younger, in the early 2000s, Holifield remembers always telling them about Sandberg, who became her favorite player during his 15-year career on the North Side. One year, she took her son to spring training where he got Sandberg's autograph. 'One of the all-time greats': Baseball world reacts to Ryne Sandberg's death at 65Kate Krasney felt pulled to bring her kids, Duke, 10, and Quinn, 8, to Wrigley on Tuesday. They often attend Cubs games, making the short trip from their home down the street. After seeing the videos the Cubs posted on Instagram in honor Sandberg, Krasney, 41, wanted to see how they honored him at the ballpark. 'What they did for him was pretty cool,' Duke said. 'I know pretty much all about him, he's my favorite player of all time.' The scope of Cubs fans' love and admiration of Sandberg is apparent from the diverse demographic who were drawn to Wrigley on Tuesday. Wearing a blue Cubs jersey, Alan Placek, 73, drove over from his home on the northwest side so he could take a moment at his statue to acknowledge one more time what Sandberg, his favorite player, meant. 'One of the best ever,' Placek said. 'Number 23, rest in peace.'
