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The 2012 Chicago Cubs season was the 141st season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 137th in the National League and the 97th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished fifth in the National League Central with a record of 61–101, their worst record since 1966 .
Steve Berthiaume: host (2004–2005, 2007–2012) Baseball Tonight (TV play-by-play for the Arizona D'Backs) Dusty Baker: analyst (2007) Baseball Tonight; Aaron Boone: analyst (2010–2017) Baseball Tonight, Sunday Night Baseball and Monday Night Baseball; Larry Bowa: analyst (2005) Baseball Tonight; Jim Bowden: analyst (2012–2017) Baseball ...
Pitcher Kerry Wood of the Chicago Cubs announced his retirement on May 18, 2012. [148] Detroit Tigers outfielder Magglio Ordóñez retired from baseball on June 3, 2012. [149] Shortstop Omar Vizquel stated on June 26 that he plans to retire at the end of the season after a 24-year career. [150] Pitcher Dontrelle Willis announced his retirement ...
The MLB on Fox pre- and post-game broadcast set at Progressive Field in Cleveland during its coverage of the 2016 World Series. Major League Baseball (MLB) has been broadcast on American television since the 1950s, with initial broadcasts on the experimental station W2XBS, the predecessor of the modern WNBC in New York City.
The networks had exclusive rights for the twelve regular season dates, in that no regional or national cable service (such as ESPN or superstations like Chicago's WGN-TV [55] or Atlanta's WTBS) or over-the-air [56] broadcaster was allowed [57] to telecast a Major League Baseball game on those dates.
Chicago Cubs: Inning 5; innings 3–4, 7 (for spring training games broadcast on MLB.com) Formerly innings 4-6 for select spring training games; Cincinnati: Innings 3–4, 7 and even extra innings; Colorado: Innings 2–3, 6–7, and even extra innings; Miami: None; Formerly Innings 3–4, 7–8, and even extra innings (through the 2020 season)
On January 5, 1989, Major League Baseball signed a $400 million deal with ESPN, who would show over 175 games beginning in 1990.For the next four years, ESPN would televise six games a week (Sunday Night Baseball, Wednesday Night Baseball and doubleheaders on Tuesdays and Fridays), as well as multiple games on Opening Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day.
The broadcasts that air on WGN-TV in the Chicago market are available nationally through MLB Extra Innings on DirecTV and other select providers. The Cubs later ended their association with WGN-TV after the 2019 season; since 2020, the Marquee Sports Network has aired all Cubs games that are not exclusive to one of MLB's national broadcasters.