Chicago Cubs

The Cubs identify 1869 as their founding year and were originally called the White Stockings. They joined the National League as a charter member in 1876 and are the only club from the league’s inaugural season still playing in its original city.⁠[1][2][2][1]

On March 27, 1902, the Chicago Daily News first referred to the team as the Cubs, reflecting its many young players. The name became official in 1907.⁠[1][3]

The Cubs finished the 1906 regular season 116–36 but lost the World Series to the Chicago White SoxChicago White SoxThe Chicago White Sox are a professional baseball team based in Chicago, competing in MLB’s American League Central and playing at Rate Field.Open the full entry. They won consecutive World Series championships in 1907 and 1908, becoming the first team to win the competition twice.⁠[3][3][3][4]

The Cubs began playing at Weeghman Park on Chicago’s North Side in 1916. Built in 1914 for a Federal League team, the ballpark became known as Cubs Park around 1920. Following its acquisition by William Wrigley Jr., it was renamed Wrigley Field in 1926. The Chicago BearsChicago BearsThe Chicago Bears are a professional American football team in the National Football League (NFL), competing in the NFC North. They play at Soldier Field in Chicago and are headquartered at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Illinois. The franchise originated as the Staley Starch Company's team in Decatur, Illinois, and joined the American Professional Football Association, later renamed the NFL, as a charter member on September 17, 1920. One of two surviving NFL charter franchises, the team adopted its current name in 1922. The Bears have won nine league championships, including Super Bowl XX following the 1985 season. The McCaskey family has controlled the team since founder George Halas died in 1983.Open the full entry also played there from 1921 through 1970.⁠[5][5][5][5][5]

In 1981, the Wrigley family sold the team to the Tribune Company, publisher of the Chicago Tribune, ending the family’s 65-year relationship with the Cubs.⁠[6][3]

The sale of the Cubs, Wrigley Field and other assets by the Tribune Company to the Ricketts family closed on October 27, 2009. The family acquired a 95% controlling interest in the team and ballpark, while Tribune retained 5%. Tom Ricketts became chairman.⁠[6][6][6][7]

After the 2011 season, Tom Ricketts recruited Theo Epstein from the Boston Red Sox to become president of baseball operations. Epstein then brought in Jed Hoyer from the San Diego PadresSan Diego PadresThe San Diego Padres are a professional baseball club in San Diego, playing in Major League Baseball’s National League at Petco Park.Open the full entry as general manager, beginning a rebuild of the club.⁠[8][9][10]

In Game 7 of the World Series, which began on November 2, 2016, the Cubs defeated the Cleveland IndiansCleveland GuardiansThe Cleveland Guardians are an MLB team in Cleveland, Ohio, belonging to the American League and playing at Progressive Field.Open the full entry 8–7 in ten innings. The victory delivered their first World Series title since 1908, ending a 108-year championship drought. Earlier that year, the team had also ended a 71-year National League pennant drought.⁠[11][11][3]

Craig Counsell, who had managed the Milwaukee BrewersMilwaukee BrewersThe Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball club in Milwaukee, playing in Major League Baseball’s National League Central.Open the full entry from 2015 through 2023, became the fifty-sixth manager in Cubs history on November 6, 2023. In 2025, he led the team to a 92–70 record and a National League Wild Card berth.⁠[12][1][1][1]

The Cubs compete in the National League Central Division, play at Wrigley Field and have been controlled by the Ricketts family since 2009. As of Opening Day 2026, the franchise had won 17 National League pennants and three World Series titles. The 2026 season was its 151st in the National League.⁠[3][7][4][1][5]

Chicago Cubs: Official website: https://www.mlb.com/cubs (opens in a new window)⁠[2]

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