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The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Cubs are members of the National League (NL) Central Division in Major League Baseball (MLB). In baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager, or more formally, the field manager. The duties of the team manager include team strategy and leadership on ...
The Cubs have had 13 general managers. [4] The general manager controls player transactions, hiring and firing of the coaching staff, and negotiates with players and agents regarding contracts. [5] [6] The first person to officially hold the title of general manager for the Cubs was Charles Weber, who assumed the title in 1934. [4] #
Preston Gómez (born Pedro Gómez Martínez; April 20, 1923 – January 13, 2009) was a Cuban-born infielder, manager, coach and front-office official in Major League Baseball (MLB), best known for managing three major league clubs: the San Diego Padres (1969–72), Houston Astros (1974–75) and Chicago Cubs (1980). Born in Central Preston ...
The 2018 Chicago Cubs season was the 147th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 143rd in the National League and the Cubs' 103rd season at Wrigley Field.The Cubs were managed by Joe Maddon, in his fourth year as Cubs manager, and played their home games at Wrigley Field as members of Major League Baseball's National League Central.
Counsell, the manager of the Brewers from 2015 to 2023, became the Chicago Cubs' manager last November.. Both the Brewers and the Cubs are in the National League Central with the Reds.
A nine-year stint leading the Milwaukee Brewers comes full circle now as Counsell, the first-year manager of the Chicago Cubs, prepares for his first spring training with the team.
MESA, Ariz. — Justin Steele couldn’t help but reminisce about his journey to the majors. His contemplative mood was inspired by a meeting with Craig Counsell in the Chicago Cubs manager’s ...
December 15 – Stan Hack, 70, five-time All-Star third baseman for the Chicago Cubs who batted .301 lifetime and posted a .394 career on-base percentage, the highest of any 20th-century third baseman; scored 100 runs seven times and led NL in hits and steals twice each; as Cubs' manager (1954–1956) and interim skipper of St. Louis Cardinals ...