Archive for 'Spring Training'
Cubs’ New Mesa Stadium in Doubt
Chicago Cubs ownership have threatened to move the team’s spring training base camp out of Mesa unless they can build a new $80 million stadium. The proposal to issue a tax on all Cactus League tickets was nixed this week with a number of teams rejecting the idea of having their fans pay extra to […]
Posted: March 11th, 2010 under Cubs News, Spring Training.
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Cubs Sign 21-Year-Old Cuban Juan Yasser Serrano
After defecting from Cuba in April of 2009, pitcher Juan Yasser Serrano has signed with the Chicago Cubs. The deal will not be finalized for up to a month due to paperwork issues, but the right hander will be joining the team in Arizona soon. The Cubs official press release states that Serrano will start […]
Posted: March 4th, 2010 under Chicago Cubs, Farm System, Spring Training.
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Spring
For some of the team, the Chicago Cubs spring training began a day or two early. Several of the players were especially interested in getting started and now they are practicing up for the preseason. Next week, the Cubs will start playing real games against teams. Can you believe that the year is already starting? […]
Posted: February 13th, 2009 under Chicago Cubs, Chicago Cubs player, Spring Training.
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