| 2019 Chicago Cubs | ||
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| League | National League | |
| Division | Central | |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field | |
| City | Chicago | |
| Record | 84–78 (.519) | |
| Divisional place | 3rd | |
| Owners | Tom Ricketts | |
| President of baseball operations | Theo Epstein | |
| General managers | Jed Hoyer | |
| Managers | Joe Maddon | |
| Television | NBC Sports Chicago NBC Sports Chicago Plus WGN-TV WLS-TV (Len Kasper, Jim Deshaies) | |
| Radio | WSCR Chicago Cubs Radio Network (Pat Hughes, Ron Coomer, Zach Zaidman) | |
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The 2019 Chicago Cubs season was the 148th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 144th in the National League and the Cubs' 104th season at Wrigley Field. The Cubs were managed by Joe Maddon,[1] in his fifth year as Cubs manager, and played their home games at Wrigley Field as members of Major League Baseball's National League Central.
The Cubs began the season on the road against the Texas Rangers on March 28[2] and ended it at the St. Louis Cardinals on September 29.[3] They finished the season 84–78 to finish in third place in the Central Division. The Cubs failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2014, after a historic late season collapse.[4] Prior to the end of the season, the Cubs announced that Joe Maddon would not return as manager for the 2020 season.[5]
- ^ Muskat, Carrie (August 28, 2018). "Maddon wants to manage Cubs beyond 2019". Major League Baseball. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
- ^ MLB Schedule 3/28–3/30/2019
- ^ MLB Schedule 9/27–9/29/2019
- ^ The @Cubs fail to make the playoffs for the first time since 2014. That snaps their consecutive streak of playoff appearances at 4, which was the longest streak in franchise history. Chicago will also finish with fewer than 90 wins for the first time since 2014., ESPN Stats & Info, Twitter, September 25, 2019
- ^ "Joe Maddon out as Cubs manager after five-season run that included four postseason trips, 2016 World Series title". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 9, 2019.