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16 Mar, 2015

Opening night starter

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Gray will be the opening night starter against the Texas Rangers for second consecutive year. Coach Melvin:

I do have a big announcement today. You guys may want to sit down…It was a matter of letting [Gray] know for sure. But I mean, he’s made for this. It’s who he is. He’s extremely competitive. He’s talented. He loves the spotlight games. If anyone was made for it, it was him.

3 Nov, 2014

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The team announces Maddon as their manager.

At the end of the day, unless we are aligned perfectly it’s not going to work. It just can’t work. That’s the way the game has evolved to this point. The autocratic manager of yesteryear has gone. It’s not just about one guy any more…to be philosophically aligned with these guys is important to me.

Maddon officially announced as Cubs manager