Chicago Cubs
baseball team and Major League Baseball franchise in Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Summary
Chicago Cubs is a baseball team[1]. It ranks in the top 0.95% of baseball team entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26,331 views/month, #11 of 1,162).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United States[3]
- Home venue: Wrigley Field[4]
- League or competition: Major League Baseball[5], National League[6]
- Owned by: Thomas S. Ricketts[7], Laura Ricketts[8], Pete Ricketts[9], Todd Ricketts[10], Joe Ricketts[11]
- Headquarters location: Chicago[12]
- Head coach: Craig Counsell[13]
- Commons category: Chicago Cubs[14]
- General manager: Jed Hoyer[15]
- Inception: 1870[16]
- Sport: baseball[17]
- Official website: http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com[18], https://www.mlb.com/cubs[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Chicago Cubs[20]
- Short name: Cubs[21]
- Owner of: Wrigley Field[22], West Side Park[23]
- Category for members of a team: Category:Chicago Cubs players[24]
- Social media followers: 2,554,562[25], 2,515,593[26], 2,574,159[27], 2,616,252[28], 234,000[29], 249,000[30]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Chicago Cubs include Chicago Bears[31], an American football team[32], in United States[33], founded in 1919[34].
Why It Matters
Chicago Cubs has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]
Entities named for it include Chicago Bears[31], an American football team[32], in United States[33], founded in 1919[34].