Will Ferrell to Play in Today’s Cubs and White Sox Spring Training Games
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Will Ferrell to Play in Today’s Cubs and White Sox Spring Training Games

Will Ferrell, the actor and comedian best known for roles in movies like Anchorman and Old School, is set to make an unusual appearance on a baseball diamond. Ferrell will take the field for ten different teams across five separate exhibition games on Thursday, including stints as a player for the Chicago Cubs and Chicago…

Chicago Cubs Sign Ace Starting Pitcher Jon Lester
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Chicago Cubs Sign Ace Starting Pitcher Jon Lester

The Chicago Cubs have acquired ace Oakland A’s pitcher Jon Lester through free agency. The news comes one day after the crosstown rival Chicago White Sox picked up Jeff Samardzija from the A’s. Samardzija is a former Cub and a star football and baseball player from Notre Dame. Lester helped lead the A’s to a…

Jeff Samardzija Returning to Chicago in Latest Aggressive Move for White Sox
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Jeff Samardzija Returning to Chicago in Latest Aggressive Move for White Sox

Starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija is returning to Chicago, but not in a Cubs uniform. Samardzija, who was traded to the Oakland A’s last year from the Chicago Cubs after a bruising 16 game winless streak due to a lack of offensive power, will be joining the Chicago White Sox. Samardzija of course has a strong…

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South Bend Silver Hawks Become Chicago Cubs Class A Affiliate

The South Bend Silver Hawks are officially a class A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. The deal, which is expected to run through 2018, will bring the Cubs organization to South Bend from Kane County, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. “Today is a turning point,” Silver Hawks owner Andrew Berlin said today. “I made a promise…