When Sosa was last at Cubs spring training he was a player working out at their old facilities at Hohokam Stadium. A decade later, the Cubs got a much-needed upgrade and moved to a different part of Mesa. “This looks like Disney World,” Sosa said. “It’s incredible, beautiful. We didn’t have that when we played.”

The Chicago Cubs have formalized their 2025 Spring Training schedule, which begins Thursday, Feb. 20, at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz., against the Los Angeles Dodgers, followed by the Sloan Park opener Friday,

One of the goals of the Chicago Cubs when entering the offseason was to upgrade their pitching staff. They were on the lookout for some help in the bullpen, which was overhauled in the middle of the 2024 campaign.