| 2017 Chicago Cubs | ||
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| National League Central Champions | ||
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| League | National League | |
| Division | Central | |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |
| City | Chicago | |
| Record | 92–70 (.568) | |
| Divisional place | 1st | |
| Owners | Tom Ricketts | |
| President of baseball operations | Theo Epstein | |
| General managers | Jed Hoyer | |
| Managers | Joe Maddon | |
| Television | WGN-TV CSN Chicago CSN Chicago Plus WLS-TV (Len Kasper, Jim Deshaies) | |
| Radio | WSCR (AM) Chicago Cubs Radio Network (Pat Hughes, Ron Coomer, Mark Grote) | |
| Stats | ESPN.com Baseball Reference | |
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The 2017 Chicago Cubs season was the 146th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 142nd in the National League and the Cubs' 102nd season at Wrigley Field. The Cubs were managed by Joe Maddon, in his third year as Cubs manager, and played their home games at Wrigley Field as members of the National League Central.
The Cubs were the defending World Series champions, having defeated the Cleveland Indians in the 2016 World Series.
The Cubs began the season on April 2, 2017, at the St. Louis Cardinals and finished the regular season October 1 at home against the Cincinnati Reds. The Cubs finished the season 92–70 in first place in the Central Division. With a win over the Cardinals on September 27, the Cubs won the division title for the second consecutive year.[1]
The Cubs defeated the Washington Nationals in the NLDS three games to two to advance to face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS in a rematch of the previous year's series.[2] In the best of seven NLCS, the Cubs lost to the Dodgers four games to one.
- ^ Gonzales, Mark. "Cubs clinch National League Central title with 5–1 win over Cardinals". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
- ^ Zaldivar, Gabe. "2017 NLCS Schedule: Previewing Compelling Cubs Vs. Dodgers Grudge Match". Forbes. Retrieved October 13, 2017.