Cubs president Jed Hoyer faces a make-or-break ... Some lame ducks, you can hear quacking. Joe Maddon in 2019, his last season as manager, comes to mind. No one thought Maddon’s successor ...

I’m serious about managing. This game has done so much for me, and now I want to give back,” Albert Pujols told USA Today.

So Berry will switch to No. 0, becoming the first Cubs coach to wear that number. Joe Maddon’s No. 70 has been issued to Cade Horton this spring, the first time anyone has worn it since Maddon ...

PORT CHARLOTTE — Blame Ben Zobrist. Or, more accurately, Joe Maddon. It was Maddon who, as manager of the Rays in 2009, unleashed “Zorilla” by turning Zobrist into the most super of utility men.

Lackey, a starting pitcher, was added to the bullpen for the NLCS, and Cubs manager Joe Maddon inserted him in the ninth inning when closer Wade Davis was reportedly not available. The Cubs haven ...