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TO BROADCAST CUBS GAMES Network to air 14 live Triple-A Cubs games this season beginning May 6

April 21, 2021

MayCHICAGO 6 at 7 – p.m. Marquee CT as SportsIowa hosts Network Indianapolis. has reached an agreement with the , the Triple-A affiliate of the Cubs, to carry 14 Iowa Cubs games this season. The first broadcast will be on Thursday,

throughIowa has the been 2030 a Chicago season, Cubs guaranteeing affiliate since 50 years 1981, of marking partnership the third-longest between Iowa arrangement and Chicago. between a major league club and a Triple-A team. This past February, Iowa agreed to terms to remain a Cubs affiliate “When Marquee launched, it was our pledge to provide Cubs fans with as much live Cubs programming as possible,” said Marquee Sports Network General , Mike McCarthy. “We’re thrilled that minor league is back and we look forward to watching the future Cubs this season.”

“We are so excited to start this partnership with Marquee Sports Network and bring Iowa Cubs games into the homes of Cubs fans all across the Marquee viewing area,” said Iowa Cubs President/GM, Sam Bernabe. “We’re thrilled to show more fans the beauty of while they check out the prospects and players that will be helping the major league club throughout the year.”

Including and the addition of these Iowa Cubs broadcasts, Marquee Sports Network will air more than 175 live baseball games this year, in addition to extensive pregame and postgame coverage, additional Cubs programming and original interview shows.

“We look forward to adding 14 Iowa Cubs games to our busy in-season programming lineup, including seven days this season in which Cubs fans can enjoy both and Iowa Cubs games, all on Marquee Sports Network,” said Marquee Sports Network Programming Director, Allison Bertucci.

IOWA CUBS GAMES ON MARQUEE SPORTS NETWORK (Subject to change) Date Time (CT) Opponent Date Time (CT) Opponent

Thursday, May 6 7:00 p.m. Indianapolis Friday, July 9 7:00 p.m. St. Paul Sunday,Friday, May May 7 23 1:007:00 p.m. OmahaIndianapolis Saturday,Thursday, August July 29 7 7:00 p.m. IndianapolisLouisville Thursday,Wednesday, June May 10 19 7:0012:00 p.m. p.m. ColumbusOmaha Thursday,Friday, August August 6 26 7:00 p.m. OmahaIndianapolis

Friday, June 11 7:00 p.m. Columbus Wednesday, Sept. 8 12:00 p.m. Toledo MarqueeWednesday, Sports June Network 23 6:30 is p.m.available Omaha within the Cubs homeThursday, television Sept. territory 9 7:00 in portions p.m. ofToledo , , Iowa and Wisconsin, and is carried on more than 50 cable providers, as well as streaming platforms AT&T TV and fuboTV. For a full listing of providers, visit https://www.marqueesportsnetwork. com/providers/.

Marquee Sports Network is jointly owned by , Inc. and the Chicago Cubs. For more information, visit www.marqueesportsnetwork.com/about, follow the network on social media at @WatchMarquee and download the Marquee Sports Network app. ###

MARQUEE SPORTS NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Alex Wilcox • PHONE: 773.634.2298 • EMAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: www.MarqueeSportsNetwork.com • SOCIAL MEDIA: @WatchMarquee