Chicago Cubs

It's opening day in Major League Baseball and a new season has brought a new look. The Cleveland team took the field for the first time as the rechristened Guardians.

A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that Anthony Rizzo is staying with the New York Yankees, agreeing to a $32 million, two-year contract.

Jon Lester, a durable left-hander who won three World Series titles during 16 years in the majors, has announced his retirement.

Major league baseball’s postseason continues today on ESPN 99.1 with the Chicago Cubs and Miami Marlins.

The Chicago Cubs will host the St. Louis Cardinals in the Sunday night major league opener on April 5.

Chicago Cubs President Theo Epstein says the team is totally fine with Major League Baseball checking into whether there was anything improper about the way it hired new manager Joe Maddon.

The Chicago Cubs have fired manager Rick Renteria after one season to pursue former Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon.

Baseball's lone day game features two teams from the National League Central Division.

Adam Wainwright of the Cardinals can become the National League's first seven-game winner of the season tonight. He and his St. Louis teammates are home to the Cubs this evening in an NL Central Division game. Wainwright is 6-2 with a 2.02 earned run average.

There are likely to be some tired players on the field this afternoon in Pittsburgh, where the Pirates and Cubs close out their season-opening series.