In five years as the Cubs’ manager, Maddon reached the postseason four times and helped the club break a 108-year World Series drought.
Author: Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY
Manager Joe Maddon, who led Chicago Cubs to a World Series title, will not return in 2020
Manager Joe Maddon, who led the Cubs to a World Series title in 2016, will not return next season.
Opinion: Giants manager Bruce Bochy isn’t sure how he’ll like retirement. But ‘it’s been some ride’
Future Hall of Fame manager Bruce Bochy will walk away on Sunday. But Giants’ leader wonders whether he’ll have second thoughts down the road.
Opinion: Cody Bellinger, Alex Bregman for MVP, AL Cy Young award remains a tight race
USA TODAY Sports’ Bob Nightengale makes his picks for the 2019 award winners.
Opinion: Astros’ Alex Bregman the AL MVP, not Angels’ Mike Trout
Alex Bregman, not Mike Trout, is the AL MVP. Yet, despite the glossy resume, Trout is still expected to win the American League MVP in a landslide.
‘We were all delirious’: Diamondbacks outlast Cardinals in historic 19-inning marathon
The Diamondbacks outlasted the Cardinals in a 19-inning game that lasted 6 hours and 53 minutes and featured 24 pitchers and 48 strikeouts.
The fresh prince of Chavez Ravine: Rookie catcher Will Smith makes his mark as Dodgers push for a title
Running away with their seventh consecutive NL West crown, the Dodgers have yet another youngster making an instant impact.
Owner David Glass agrees to sell Kansas City Royals to local businessman for $1 billion
Kansas City businessman John Sherman has finalized an agreement with David Glass to purchase the Royals for $1 billion.
Nick Castellanos gets last laugh as he exposes the flaws of analytics in Cubs’ deadline coup
Cubs outfielder Nick Castellanos, an impending free agent, has had the greatest impact of any player traded at the July 31 trade deadline.
Enter Sandman: Hall of Fame weekend in Cooperstown belongs to Mariano Rivera
Rivera, whose 652 career saves are the most of all time, was the first player to ever receive 100 percent of the Hall of Fame vote.