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Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong wins NL MVP award and Astros' Yordan Alvarez gets AL honor • Nov. 12, 2026, 10:08 PM ET (AP)
Bednar, Suzuki and Arozarena are among 8 MLB players receiving $23.15 million qualifying offers • Nov. 3, 2026, 5:46 PM ET (AP)
Seattle Mariners hire Chicago Cubs farm director Jason Kanzler as manager • Nov. 3, 2026, 12:46 PM ET (AP)

Facts

Also Known As North Siders • Chicago Orphans • Cubbies • Chicago White Stockings • Chicago Colts
Awards And Honors World Series (2016) • World Series (1908) • World Series (1907)
Date 1876 - present
Headquarters Chicago
Areas Of Involvement Baseball
Related People Tony Lazzeri • Hack Wilson • Billy Williams • Ryne Sandberg • Greg Maddux • Grover Cleveland Alexander • Sammy Sosa • Jimmie Foxx • Rogers Hornsby • Ernie Banks • Lou Boudreau • Fergie Jenkins • William Wrigley, Jr. • Leo Durocher • Lou Brock

Photos

Large red sign on the exterior of Wrigley Field in Chicago reads Wrigley Field Home of Chicago Cubs, with a scoreboard below showing Cubs 4, Pirates 1, top of the ninth inning.
View of Wrigley Field baseball stadium in Chicago during a game, with players on the field, fans in the stands, and city buildings in the background.
Alfonso Soriano of the Chicago Cubs, wearing jersey number 12, swings a bat during a baseball game with a crowd visible in the background.
Aramis Ramirez of the Chicago Cubs, wearing jersey number 16, stands at bat during a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.
Chicago Cubs players in blue uniforms celebrate on the field after winning Game 7 of the 2016 World Series.
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Ernie Banks of the Chicago Cubs swings a bat during a baseball game at Wrigley Field in 1970, wearing a pinstriped uniform with a crowd visible in the background.
Ten vintage baseball cards from the T206 series, featuring illustrated portraits of Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox players, with cigarette brand advertisements on the reverse sides.
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