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Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jameson Taillon throws against the Cincinnati Reds during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley) ASSOCIATED PRESS
The 2016 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2016 season.The 112th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Chicago Cubs and the American League (AL) champion Cleveland Indians, the first meeting of those franchises in postseason history.
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga, of Japan, throws against the Washington Nationals during the first inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024.
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga, right, of Japan, is congratulated by catcher Miguel Amaya, left, as they walk to the dugout after the second inning of a baseball game against the ...
The Cubs also had their best two pitchers, Mark Prior and Kerry Wood, slated to start the final two games. [ 28 ] [ 15 ] With the Cubs leading 3–0 and just five outs away from their first World Series appearance since 1945 , Steve Bartman , a fan, reached for the foul ball hit by Luis Castillo off Prior, preventing Cubs outfielder Moisés ...
Five Cubs' Opening Day starting pitchers have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: Griffith, Alexander, Jenkins, Al Spalding and John Clarkson. [4] In addition, 300–game winner Greg Maddux was the Cubs' Opening Day starting pitcher in 1992. [5] The Cubs have won the modern World Series championship three times,in 1907, 1908 and 2016. [6]
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks acknowledger the crowds applause after the team's 3-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds in a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Chicago.
The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central Division . The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field , which is located on Chicago's North Side .