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Padres set to acquire Yu Darvish from Cubs in seven-player trade, per reports
The San Diego Padres have made another offseason splash, as they’re set to acquire ace right-hander Yu Darvish from the Cubs as part of a seven-player trade, MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand reports. Jon Heyman adds that the deal is agreed to pending the customary review of medical records of the players involved and should soon be finalized. CBS …
Theo Epstein leaving Cubs after nine seasons, World Series title; Jed Hoyer to take over in Chicago
The Chicago Cubs announced Tuesday that Theo Epstein will step down as the team’s president of baseball operations. Epstein’s last day with the Cubs will be Friday. The Cubs announced that general manager Jed Hoyer will replace Epstein, whose five-year contract with the Cubs was set to expire following the 2021 season. Epstein, 46, spent …
Joe Maddon out as Cubs manager after five-season run that included four postseason trips, 2016 World Series title
One of the final loose threads concerning the Chicago Cubs’ season was addressed on Sunday, as the club announced manager Joe Maddon would not return next season. Maddon, whose contract ran only through this season, had managed the Cubs since the 2015 season. In those five seasons, his teams won at least 90 games four …
Cubs acquire Holland from Giants, recall Happ
The Chicago Cubs, in the market for a left-handed reliever, acquired Derek Holland from the San Francisco Giants for cash, it was announced Friday. The team also recalled versatile Ian Happ from Triple-A Iowa, and he will start in left field against the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night. As part of the Holland trade announced …
Ten Arctic fox cubs born at Highland Wildlife Park
Ten Arctic fox cubs have been born at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s (RZSS) Highland Wildlife Park near Aviemore. The cubs will stay with their parents May and Bard, who arrived at the park in November 2018, for about five to six months. Arctic fox cubs are born with grey or brown fur for …