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UNCOVERED: 5 - The Untold Story

Ian Happ agrees to 3-year, $61 million contract extension with Cubs through 2026

CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs left fielder Ian Happ has agreed to a three-year, $61 million extension.

Chicago Tribune

Cubs, Ian Happ reach three-year contract extension

The Cubs also signed Nico Hoerner to a contract extension this year.

Chicago Sun-Times

Nelson Velázquez’s first career grand slam powers Cubs to comeback win vs. Mariners

Velázquez went 3-for-4 Tuesday.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Cubs lefty Drew Smyly’s bounce-back lays groundwork for Nico Hoerner’s walk-off single

The Cubs beat the Mariners 3-2 in the 10th inning of their series opener Monday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Baseball by the Numbers: Defense hard to measure

dWAR, other metrics take into account that all positions aren’t created equal.

Chicago Sun-Times

How bigger bases, pitch clock affected Cubs’ Opening Day win vs. Brewers

The game lasted just two hours and 21 minutes. Marcus Stroman became the first Cub to commit a clock violation. Infielders abided by the shift limits. And the Cubs’ fourth run scored with a little help from the bigger bases.

Chicago Sun-Times

Paul Sullivan: Opening day at Wrigley Field melds Cubs’ past with future

CHICAGO — Every opening day brings a reminder of something from the past, and the past is a prologue when it comes to the Chicago Cubs.

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With an extension done, Cubs and Nico Hoerner show interest in revisiting a longer commitment

Hoerner and the Cubs agreed to a three-year, $35 million extension, but they could come back to the table later in the contract.

Chicago Sun-Times

Nico Hoerner and Cubs make short-term bet on each other with 3-year extension: ‘This is where I want to be’

CHICAGO — Within his locker in the Chicago Cubs clubhouse, Nico Hoerner keeps a physical reminder of his connection to the organization’s most successful stretch in the modern era.

Chicago Tribune

Opening Day: Dansby Swanson drives in Cubs’ first run of 2023 in 4-0 win over Brewers

Starter Marcus Stroman held Milwaukee scoreless through six innings.

Chicago Sun-Times

Report: Nico Hoerner, Cubs Agree to Three-Year Contract Extension

The infielder finished eighth in the National League in batting average in 2022.

Sports Illustrated

Cubs reportedly reach extension agreement with second baseman Nico Hoerner

Hoerner has been in the organization since the Cubs drafted him in 2018.

Chicago Sun-Times

Baseball by the numbers: Forecast is for average

PECOTA and Fangraphs projections for the Cubs and White Sox aren’t anything to get excited about.

Chicago Sun-Times

Dansby Swanson hits first spring training home run as a Cub: ‘Felt great’

Swanson has been searching for his timing this spring.

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Cubs’ Seiya Suzuki progressing smoothly, hitting home runs in batting practice

Suzuki will start the season on the injured list with a strained left oblique.

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Cubs’ Marcus Stroman sharp in last start before Opening Day

Stroman said his slider felt the best it has all spring.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs’ latest camp cuts include Nelson Velazquez, David Bote, Matt Mervis

The Cubs reduced their spring training roster to 41 players.

Chicago Sun-Times

Hayden Wesneski making his case for fifth-starter job

Righty throws four perfect innings Saturday vs. Dodgers

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Why Cubs’ Keegan Thompson made his 2023 spring-training debut a week after the opener

Lefty reliever Brandon Hughes also has been on a later game schedule after a heavy workload last season.

Chicago Sun-Times

Could Nico Hoerner end the Cubs’ revolving door in the leadoff spot?

Hoerner appears to be the frontrunner to hit first in the order for the Cubs.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs’ Dansby Swanson, Nico Hoerner pairing off to a smooth start

This spring training is about laying the groundwork for a pairing the Cubs will lean on for years to come.

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: Trey Mancini, a cancer survivor, is one of several new veterans who brings championship pedigree to Cubs

MESA, Ariz. — When the Cubs open the 2023 season March 30 at Wrigley Field, Ian Happ, Seiya Suzuki and Nico Hoerner might be the only position players back in the opening-day lineup.

Chicago Sun-Times

How Cubs outfielder Ian Happ is approaching extension talks

Will an extension Happ-en this spring?

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs president Jed Hoyer not setting deadline for extension talks with Ian Happ, Nico Hoerner

Cubs spring training Day 1 notes: Codi Heuer could be heading for 60-day IL, Marcus Stroman applauds WBC.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cubs pitchers enter spring training with head start on previous years

Lefty Justin Steele spent much of the offseason in Arizona, training at the Cubs’ complex in Mesa, something that wasn’t available to him during the lockout last year.

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