Maddie Lee/Sun-Times Share TOKYO — Retired Cubs star Derrek Lee looked out from the school gymnasium stage at a sea of children who were about the same age as he was in the latter years of his ...

The Cubs home opener on April 14, 1978, is famous for its massive crowd, which topped out at 45,777 — a record for a home ...

Cubs players Anthony Rizzo front, Dexter Fowler back left, Jason Heyward back far left, and Kris Bryant back right, celebrate ...

Kosuke Fukudome, the Chicago Cubs’ first Japanese player, reconnects with team in Tokyo. Says he's "proud and honored" to be ...

Chicago Cubs in Tokyo ... Clark the Cub was an especially big hit with the kids. Lee’s dad, Leon, played 10 seasons in Japan, and as a kid Derrek spent parts of ages 2-11 living there, including ...

Fukudome, the Cubs’ first Japanese player ... school visit Wednesday with former teammate Derrek Lee. In a conversation with the Chicago Tribune, Fukudome expressed appreciation for his ...

But that didn’t feel tangible until the following year as he watched the Chicago Cubs and New York Mets open the ... a local elementary school visit Wednesday with former teammate Derrek Lee. In a ...