Chicago Cubs 2020 Schedule Pdf
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Chicago cubs 2020 schedule pdf Continue Major League Baseball season 2020 Chicago CubsNational League Central Champions League Major League Affiliations National League (since 1876) Central Division (since 1994) LocationVerley Field (since 1916)Chicago (from 1870)ResultsRecord34-26 (.56 ) Division place1stOther informationOwner (s)Tom RickettsPresident of Baseball OperationsTheo EpsteinGeneral Manager (s) Jed HoyerManager (s) David RossLocal televisionMarquee Sports Network (Len Casper, Jim Deshaies)Local RadioWSCRChicago Radio Network (Pat Hughes, Ron Coomera The previous season of the 2020 Chicago Cubs season was the 149th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 145th in the National League and the Cubs' 105th season at Wrigley Field. The Cubs were managed by David Ross, the Cubs' first-year manager, and played their home games at Wrigley Field as a member of the National Baseball League's Central Division. The Cubs opened the season July 24 against the Milwaukee Brewers and finished the season on the road against the Chicago White Sox. The Cubs clinch a playoff berth on September 22, 2020, when the Philadelphia Phillies were swept by a doubleheader. It was the Cubs' fifth playoff appearance in six years. Four days later, they won the National League Central Division title for the first time since 2017. They finished the regular season 34-26 to win the division in three games. They got the No.3 seed in the newly expanded playoffs. However, they were swept away in the Miami Marlins Wild Card series. The season was shortened to a 60- game schedule due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The previous season the Cubs finished the 2019 season 84-78 to finish in third place in the Central Division. The Cubs failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2014. The season marked the final year with Joe Maddon as Cubs manager. Coaching changes until the end of the 2019 season, the Cubs announced that Joe Maddon will not return as Cubs manager in 2020. On October 24, 2019, the team announced that former Cube David Ross had been hired as the team's next manager. Maddon was later appointed manager of the Los Angeles Angels. Third coach Brian Butterfield and power and conditioning coach Tim Bass left the Cubs to join Maddon in Anaheim. Former San Diego Padres manager Andy Green has been hired as bench coach. Craig Driver has been hired to coach first base with Will Veneble moving to coach third. The Cubs also added Mike Napoli (quality coach) and Chris Young (bullpen coach). COVID-19 affects the season on March 12, 2020, MLB announced that due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the regular season will be delayed by at least two weeks in addition to the remainder of spring training being canceled. Four days later, it was that the start of the season will be delayed indefinitely because of the CDC's recommendation to limit events to more than 50 people for eight weeks. On June 23, Commissioner Rob Manfred unilaterally implemented a 60-match program. The players reported to the training camps at their home stadiums on July 1 to resume spring training and prepare for the Opening Day on July 24. Television program Season marked the debut season for the team's new cable television network, Marquee Sports Network, which debuted in February 2020. All Cubs games, except those subject to national broadcasts (on Fox, TBS and ESPN), were shown on Marquee. Previously, the Cubs games were split between NBC Sports Chicago, WGN-TV and ABC 7. On the day of the scheduled start of the shortened season, Marquee announced an agreement with Comcast, which had more than one million cable subscribers in the Chicago area and which represented half of the market share for the home television market, on the day of the first game of the season. In an offseason rule change for the 2020 season, MLB has introduced several new rule changes, including: Single Trade Deadline - No More Will Be Denied Trade Deadline Later this year. 26-man roster - The roster will expand with 25 players, but no team can carry more than 13 pitchers. Three batters minimum for pitchers - a pitcher must face three batters in a game before they can be removed if there is no injury or late in the inning. Further rule changes went into effect in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the use of DH in the National League, a shortened schedule, and the start of additional innings with a runner at second base. After the start of the season, MLB also introduced seven innings for doubleheaders. The October 2019 deal on October 11 signed free agents Gabriel Disla and RHP Edgar Mercedes on minor league contracts. On October 31, Nicolas Castellanos, LHP Xavier Cedeno, RHP Steve Cishek, LHP Cole Hamels, C Jonathan Lucroy, RHP Brandon Kinzler, RHP Pedro Strop, and 2B Ben Sobrist elected a free agency. Source November 2019 2 2 LHP Derek Holland elected free agency November 4 RHP Tony Barnett, RHP Kendall Graveman, RHP Brandon Morrow, and RHP David Phelps elected free agency. RHP Allen Webster sent straight to the Iowa Cubs. November 20 Selected Contracts C Miguel Amaya, RHP Tyson Miller, RHP Colin Rea, RHP Manuel Rodriguez, and SS zack Short. November 23 traded cash considerations to the Oakland Athletics for RHP Jharel Cotton. November 27 declared LHP CD Pelham off waivers from the Texas Rangers. Source December 22, 2019 2 LHP Danny Haltzen and 2B Addison Russell elected free agency. RHP Dan Winkler is signed by free agent RHP Dan Winkler on December 6. RHP Trevor Megill of El Paso Chihuahuas was reported off December 12. December 14 Signed free agents RHP Taylor, CF Ian Miller, RHP Brandon Morrow are on minor league contracts and have invited them to spring training. On December 15, RHP Caleb Simpson signed free agent Caleb Simpson to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. On December 16, LHP free agent Danny Hultzen signed a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. On December 18, LHP rex Brothers signed a contract with the minor champion and invited him to spring training. On December 19, 2B free agent Hernan Perez signed a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. RHP Ryan Tetera was signed by free agent RHP Ryan Tetera on December 20. Signed free agent LF Noel Cuevas on a minor league contract and invited him to spring training. Source January 2020 January 13 Traded CF Tony Kemp in Auckland Athletics for 1B Alfonso Rivas. January 17 traded 2B Clayton Daniel to the Los Angeles Dodgers for RHP Casey Sadler. January 21 traded future considerations boston Red Sox for RHP Travis Lakins. On January 24, he sent Pelham's LHP CD straight to Iowa. On January 27, LHP Adam Choplich of the southern Maryland Blue Crabs selected the contract. January 28 Signed by free agent RF Steven Souza Jr. Source 23 February 2020 1 February signed by free agent RHP Jeremy Jeffress. On February 5, RHP Dakota Mequez, RHP Brock Stewart, LHP CD Pelham, 2B Trent Giambrone, C PJ Higgins, RHP Oscar De La Cruz, and LHP Wyatt Short spring training were invited. The source of the regular season because of the pandemic and shortened season, Major League Baseball introduced certain rule changes that included the use of a versatile designated hitter, a runner at second base to start additional innings, and a revised schedule. On July 30, the league and the union agreed that all remaining doubleheaders in the season would be seven innings. The league and players have also agreed to an extended postseason, giving eight teams in each league a playoff berth. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the regular season was reduced to 60 games with teams playing 10 games against each other in their division, and played four games against each team in the respective division in the other league. The Cubs, therefore, played 10 games against each team in their division and four games against each team in the American League Central Division. On July 6, 2020, MLB announced a 60-game Cubs schedule that began July 24 and ended September 27. 2020 regular season games: 34-26 (.567) (Home: 19-14; Away: 15-12) July: 5-2 (.714) (Home: 3-1; Sidelined: 2-1) - Date Rival Score Win Loss Save Stadium Record Box/Streak 1 July 24 Brewers 3-0 Hendrix (1-0) Woodruff (0-1) - Wrigley Field 1-0 W1 25 25 Brewers 3-8 Su (1-0) Darvish (1-0) Darvish (0-1) - Wrigley Field 1-1 L1 3 July 26 Brewers 9-1 Chatwood (1-0) Peralta (0-1) - Wrigley Field W1 4 July 27 - Reds 8-7 Leicester (1-0) Miley (0-1) Jeffress Jeffress Великий американский Ball Park 3-1 W2 5 июля 28 - Красные 8-5 Миллс (1-0) Рид (0-1) - Великий американский ball Park 4-1 W3 6 июля 29 - Красные 7-12 Серый (2-0) Хендрикс (1-1) - Великий американский Ball Park 4-12 2 L1 - 30 июля - Красные Отложено (ненастная погода) (Дата макияжа: 29 августа) 7 июля 31 Пираты 6-3 Дарвиш (1-1) Уильямс (0-2) - Wrigley Field 5-2 W1 Август: 15-12 (.538) (Главная: 8-7; В стороне: 7-5) - Дата Соперник Оценка Win Победа Сохранить стадион Запись Box / Полоса 8 Август 1 Пираты 4-3 Чатвуд (2-0) Келлер (1-1) Вик (1) Ригли поле 6-2 W2 9 Август 2 Пираты 2-1 (11) Джеффресс (1-0) Понсе (0-1) - Ригли Филд 7-2 W3 10 Август 3 Роялс 2-0 Миллс (2-0) Даффи (0-2) Вик (2) Ригли Филд 8-2 W4 11 4 августа Роялс 5-4 Хендрикс (2-1) Сингер (0-1) Райан (1) Ригли Филд 9-2 W5 12 Августа 5 - Роялс 6-1 Дарвиш (2-1) Бубич (0-2) - Кауффман 10-2 W6 13 Августа 6 - Роялс 2-13 Келлер (1-0) Чатвуд (2-1) - Кауффман Стадион 10-3 L1 - 7 августа - Кардиналы Отложено (Вспышка COVID-19 кардиналов) (Дата макияжа : 17 августа - 8 августа - Кардиналы Отложено (Вспышка COVID-19 кардиналов) (Дата макияжа: