DARK SECRETS: 6 - The Real Truth

Cubs’ Justin Steele pitches six scoreless innings in first start of season

Steele allowed three hits, struck out eight and walked one.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 1, 2023

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 · Mar 30, 2023

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 · Mar 30, 2023

Wrigley Field will host the ‘start of a new journey’ on Opening Day

Cubs debuts are on deck for the players who signed this offseason.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 30, 2023

We’re about to see a payoff for the Cubs’ second rebuild in a decade, right? RIGHT?

The team has a shot at .500 after going 74-88 last season.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 29, 2023

Michael Cunningham: It’s World Series or bust for Braves

ATLANTA — My lasting memory of the 2022 Braves: Standing in the visiting clubhouse in Philadelphia while Dansby Swanson, moisture in his eyes, declared the whole season a failure. In that moment, the 101 wins and fifth straight National League East title didn’t matter much to Swanson. They’d became irrelevant…

Tribune News Service · Mar 29, 2023

Paul Sullivan: Nico Hoerner’s 3-year, $35 million extension was a small step forward in Cubs’ future

CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs signed second baseman Nico Hoener to a three-year, $35 million extension, according to multiple reports — a small but important step toward the team’s future.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 28, 2023

David Ross finally feeling settled

After the havoc of COVID, a roster teardown and a lockout in his first three years at the helm, the Cubs’ manager is ready for a normal season.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 28, 2023

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 · Mar 28, 2023

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 · Mar 28, 2023