ESPN says sources tell them the Chicago Cubs have fired David Ross as team manager and hired Craig Counsell.
The Chicago Cubs have fired David Ross and hired Craig Counsell to manage the team, sources tell ESPN.The Cubs finished second in the NL Central at 83-79 and missed the playoffs by a game after faltering down the stretch in a season full of big swings. They went from being 10 games below .500 in June to 12 above in early September, only to go 7-15 the rest of the way.
In early October, the Cubs' president of baseball operations, Jed Hoyer, said he was "very pleased" with Ross in his fourth season of manager. He said some criticism of Ross was over the top.This is a breaking news story. Check back with ABC7 Chicago for updates
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