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Can a change of scenery and a familiar face with the Cubs turn around Cody Bellinger’s offensive production?

CHICAGO — Four seasons ago Cody Bellinger reached the height of personal accolades as one of the best young players in Major League Baseball. He amassed multiple awards — National League MVP, Silver Slugger, Gold Glove — to validate his all-around performance for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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‘Big year’: How Cody Bellinger, Cubs are trying to recapture MVP swing

Bellinger’s offensive numbers have tumbled since his 2019 MVP season.

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Migrants celebrate their first Christmas in Chicago, major winter storm forecast and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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Reds pitcher Tom Browning, who once left a game at Wrigley to sit with Cubs fans, dies at 62

The left-hander’s biggest individual moment on the mound was his perfect game in a 1-0 victory over the Dodgers in 1988.

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Inside the meeting that set the Cubs apart in their pursuit of Jameson Taillon

The Cubs made Taillon’s four-year deal official on Monday.

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Cubs’ Swanson Signing Pries Open New Contention Window

Chicago may not yet have enough to qualify for the playoffs, but adding Dansby Swanson provides a clue as to how this team can succeed in the near future.

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Illinois’ Bret Bielema on old friend Mike Leach — and one last, laugh-filled conversation

They weren’t just colleagues and counterparts, after all. They were pals from the coaching road.

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Shortstop Dansby Swanson and Cubs reportedly agree to 7-year, $177 million contract

CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs landed their new shortstop.

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Cubs agree to 7-year deal with All-Star shortstop Dansby Swanson

Swanson’s signing sends a message about the Cubs’ trajectory in 2023.

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Cubs Add SS Dansby Swanson on Seven-Year Deal, per Reports

Chicago lands the final big shortstop name on the market.

Sports Illustrated

Why Cubs individualized one-knee stances — for current catchers and any they may add

Catching has been in the headlines this week, thanks to free-agent signings and a three-team trade.

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Baseball quiz: They’re more than just numbers

Just as Harwell told Hughes, the Quizmaster tries to turn stats into stories. So give these a read.

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The Yankees Are Having a Great Offseason—but They Still Need More

The Yankees are having one heck of an offseason. Last night, they agreed to a six-year, $162 million contract with lefthander Carlos Rodón, giving them the best rotation in the American League, if not in all of baseball. And they did so in addition to re-signing both Aaron Judge and…

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ComEd’s $40M plan to rid homes of natural gas, City Council’s new ordinances and more in your Chicago news roundup

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Cubs, reliever Brad Boxberger agree to one-year deal

Boxberger’s signing follows a pattern the Cubs are expected to embrace again this offseason.

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2023 Cubs Convention full schedule released

The schedule includes sessions with the Ricketts family, Jed Hoyer and David Ross.

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: 2022 was the year of the sports apology, from Josh Donaldson to Kyrie Irving to Rocky Wirtz

CHICAGO — Sorry seems to be the hardest word, as the great philosopher Elton John once noted.

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Paul Sullivan: The Chicago Cubs’ front-office intrigue is much more interesting than their offseason

I’m admittedly a sucker for any story that includes the words “internal tensions between the business and baseball sides,” no matter what organization is being discussed.

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Then there was 1: What Dansby Swanson’s free agency means for the Cubs’ offseason

Carlos Correa agreeing to a record-setting deal with the Giants made Swanson the last of the Big 4 free agent shortstops left on the market.

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Cubs agree to minor-league deal with ex-Cardinal Ben DeLuzio

The Cubs will continue to make similar signings, adding depth to their roster, throughout the offseason.

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: Is one-time MVP Cody Bellinger a sleeper signing for the Chicago Cubs? Only time will tell.

It was 12 years ago that agent Scott Boras introduced us to the concept of the pillow contract.

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More than just the Tumblers

As he nears retirement, Jesse White reflects on his time in baseball, the military, 1955 Montgomery, as secretary of state and his work with a certain well-known gymnastics group.

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Just Sayin’: Call the Heisman Trophy what it is — a quarterbacks’ award. But should it be?

Most of the electorate could look harder than it does for the “best” player out there, who might be a linebacker, a cornerback or an offensive tackle.

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Polling Place: Will Cubs sign Carlos Correa? Will White Sox make a splash with anybody?

These things are going to happen, aren’t they?

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