The Chicago Cubs and right-handed pitcher Jason Hammel have agreed to terms on a two-year contract that includes a club option for the 2017 season.
-Jason Hammel, 32, joins the Cubs organization for the second time this year, as he signed a one-year deal with the club for the 2014 campaign last February. The righthander went 8-5 with a 2.98 ERA (36 ER/108.2 IP) in 17 starts with the Cubs, striking out 104 and walking only 23 in 108.2 innings pitched, before being traded to Oakland with fellow righthander Jeff Samardzija on July 5 for infielder Addison Russell, outfielder Billy McKinney and righthander Dan Straily. With the Cubs, Hammel limited opponents to a .222 batting average and turned in a 1.02 WHIP.
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-The Chicago Cubs and WLS-TV/ABC 7 Chicago today announced a partnership for television rights to Cubs games. ABC 7 will air 25 games per year through 2019. Starting in April of 2015, Cubs games will begin airing on ABC 7 Chicago in primetime, daytime and weekends. There are still 45 Cubs games out there that need a home about the Cubs claim that all games will be broadcast locally.
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