Chicago, IL (Sports Network) – The Chicago Cubs have placed infielder Luis Valbuena on the 15-day disabled list with a right oblique strain. Valbuena is batting .225 with nine homers and 31 RBI through 89 games this season. The Cubs […]
Chicago, IL (Sports Network) – The Chicago Cubs designated outfielder Julio Borbon for assignment prior to Saturday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Borbon, a supplemental first-round pick of Texas in the 2007 MLB Draft, had been claimed off waivers […]
Bourbonnais, IL (Sports Network) – The Chicago Bears signed tight end Leonard Pope to a one-year contract on Saturday. Pope, who turns 30 next month, has totaled 105 receptions for 982 yards and 11 touchdowns in 103 career games with […]
Chicago, IL (Sports Network) – The Chicago Cubs signed 16-year-old Dominican outfielder Eloy Jimenez, who is regarded as the top international prospect by Baseball America. Jimenez reportedly signed for $2.8 million and a $250,000 scholarship plan for college, according to […]
Chicago, IL (Sports Network) – The Chicago Cubs recalled pitcher Jake Arrieta from Triple-A Iowa prior to Tuesday’s doubleheader against the Milwaukee Brewers. Arrieta will make his first start in a Chicago uniform in the second game of the twinbill. […]
Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) – Former major league pitcher Frank Castillo, who spent the majority of his 13-year career with the Chicago Cubs, drowned on Sunday. He was 44. A dive team from the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office recovered Castillo’s […]
Bourbonnais, IL (Sports Network) – The Chicago Bears have lost defensive end Turk McBride for the season. McBride was carted off the practice field on Monday with a ruptured Achilles tendon. He was signed by the Bears in the offseason. […]
San Francisco, CA (Sports Network) – The San Francisco Giants have acquired minor league right-handed pitcher Guillermo Moscoso from the Chicago Cubs for a player to be named later or cash considerations. Moscoso has appeared in 57 games (24 starts) […]
Bronx, NY (Sports Network) – Alfonso Soriano has officially returned to the franchise with which he began his major league career. The New York Yankees acquired the 37-year-old outfielder from the Chicago Cubs on Friday in exchange for Corey Black, […]
Lake Forest, IL (Sports Network) – The Chicago Bears signed defensive lineman Jamaal Anderson to a one-year contract on Thursday. Anderson was released by the Cincinnati Bengals on July 10 after one injury- shortened season with the team. The 27-year-old […]