Major League Baseball season
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, 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 and ended it at the St. Louis Cardinals on September 29. 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. Prior to the end of the season, the Cubs announced that Joe Maddon would not return as manager for the 2020 season.
Previous season.
The Cubs finished the 2018 season 95–67 to earn a tie with the Milwaukee Brewers for the division. They lost to the Brewers in a 163rd game to determine the Central Division champions, failing in their quest to win the division for a third consecutive year. Instead, they hosted the Wild Card Game against the Colorado Rockies, but the Cubs lost 2–1 in 13 innings.
Television broadcasts.
The 2019 season marked the last full year of Cubs' television broadcasts on WGN-TV, the FTA broadcaster for over 71 straight years beginning in 1948. It was announced that, effective from the spring training season of 2020, the Cubs were moving to a new regional cable TV channel, the Marquee Sports Network, making them the fourth team overall to have their own cable station. WLS-TV Channel 7 was the team's secondary over-the-air broadcaster for the season, but did not extend its contract. It was also the final season to be aired over NBC Sports Chicago.
Offseason.
Transactions.
October 2018.
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November 2018.
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December 2018.
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January 2019.
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February 2019.
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March 2019.
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Regular season.
Season standings.
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Roster.
"(Contains all players who played in a game for the Cubs during the 2019 season.)"
Statistics.
Batting.
"(Final season statistics)"
"Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; K = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; OBP = On-base percentage; SLG = Slugging percentage; TB = Total bases"
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Pitching.
"(Final season statistics)"
"Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts"
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Major League Baseball draft.
The 2019 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft began on Monday, June 3, 2019, and ended June 5. The draft will assign amateur baseball players to MLB teams.
2019 Draft Order 
2019 Draft Tracker (Chicago Cubs)
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