The Chicago Cubs signed manager David Ross to a contract extension through the 2024 season on Friday. The deal includes a team option for the 2025 campaign. Ross' previous contract was set to expire after this season. The 44-year-old has gone 105-117 in his two seasons as the skipper in Chicago, including a National League Central title in the shortened 2020 season. "Our hope certainly is David's here for a long time," president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said in October. The Cubs traded ...

Chicago Cubs manager David Ross didn't sound very confident on the status of first baseman Anthony Rizzo (back) after he received treatment on Monday. "He's sore," Ross said. Rizzo left the game early on Sunday with back issues and also sat out on Monday, so this is a situation worth keeping a close eye on. The 31-year-old could need to go on the 10-day injured list if the back issue doesn't clear up soon. It might be affecting his performance, too, as he's hit just .147/.256/.353 with two ...

Chicago Cubs manager David Ross mentioned that his team could experiment with lineup changes with the team hitting a poor .124 over the first six games of the season. Ross spoke about the Cubs always looking to put the best lineup on the field. Ross benched leadoff hitter Ian Happ on Thursday and promoted catcher Willson Contreras to the top spot in the lineup. Happ will likely remain at the top of the order, but Ross has spoken about keeping his players fresh. Ross has echoed that by starting ...

Chicago Cubs manager David Ross has been impressed with second baseman Jason Kipnis. Ross raved about the second basemans baserunning and said in regards to his fielding that Kipnis is moving better than he was in Spring Training. Kipnis signed a minor league deal this offseason and will compete with infielders Nico Hoerner, David Bote and Daniel Descalso for the Opening Day start. Hoerner offers the most competition against Kipnis, but the Cubs may want him to have more seasoning before ...

The Chicago Cubs are hiring David Ross as their next manager on Wednesday, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation. An official announcement is expected to come on Thursday. The 42-year-old former catcher played under former manager, Joe Maddon, in 2015 and 2016 and helped the Cubbies win the World Series. Ross has no managerial experience but played with many of the Cubs current players and should be a good fit for a talented club looking to get back to the postseason.

The afternoon after his game-winning hit against the San Francisco Giants, Cubs shortstop Addison Russell will be given a game off. The 22-year-old will be replaced by super utility man Javier Baez, who returns to the lineup after missing yesterday’s game. Baez will be at short and bat seventh. Da[...]

As the Cubs get set to begin the second half of the season, they’re receiving some good news on a couple of team veterans. First, 39-year-old catcher David Ross, who’ll be retiring at the end of the season, could be activated from the disabled list today. Ross was placed on the list after suffer[...]

Retiring veteran David Ross is being evaluated for a possible concussion today after taking a foul ball to the catcher’s mask yesterday. The 39-year-old has seen periods of being a starter due to injuries, but is mostly a backup. Through 43 games this season, he’s hitting .234 with six home runs[...]

After scoring 17 runs in a series sweep of the Phillies over the weekend, the Chicago Cubs’ offense went into decline in the ensuing three-game set against the Dodgers. After scoring two runs on Monday, they were shut out yesterday and today things weren’t much better. The club once again only m[...]

As he continues to develop into a Chicago sports cult hero, 39-year-old David Ross reached an important milestone during this afternoon’s victory against the Philadelphia Phillies. [...]