{"id":4849,"date":"2019-10-24T18:09:50","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T18:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/?p=4849"},"modified":"2019-10-24T18:10:15","modified_gmt":"2019-10-24T18:10:15","slug":"mlb-news-and-notes-ross-takes-over-as-cubs-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/mlb-news-and-notes-ross-takes-over-as-cubs-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB News and Notes: Ross Takes Over As Cubs Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With the World Series in the middle of a travel day, this seems like the perfect opportunity to check in with<strong> the rest of the league<\/strong>. After all, it&#8217;s already the offseason for the 28 other teams, so let&#8217;s look at all of the non-World Series headlines from the past week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"always-a-cubbie\">Always a Cubbie<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After parting ways with Joe Maddon after the season, the Cubs have kept it in the family <strong>for their new manager<\/strong>. The team has hired former big league catcher David Ross to take over for Maddon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 42-year-old Ross <strong>was part of Chicago&#8217;s run <\/strong>to the World Series in 2016, making him a former teammate of many of the players still on Chicago&#8217;s roster. Ross retired after the Cubs won the World Series in 2016 and has spent time as a TV analyst and in the Cubs front office since then. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is obviously young and<strong> lacking in managerial experience<\/strong> but should command plenty of respect in the team&#8217;s clubhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"empty-seat\">Empty Seat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Pirates fired manager Clint Hurdle earlier this offseason and will now be<strong> looking for a new team president<\/strong> after Frank Coonelly and the club decided to part ways. A dreadful second half of the season for the Bucs made it &#8220;clear a change in the day-to-day leadership of the club is needed,&#8221; according to a statement from Bob Nutting, the Pirates&#8217; chairman of the board. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the team&#8217;s statement, the Pirates <strong>have a replacement lined up<\/strong>, who will be introduced on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"trouble-brewing\">Trouble Brewing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As the World Series is going on, the Astros <strong>are under fire<\/strong> for comments made by assistant general manager Brandon Taubman during the team&#8217;s American League Championship Series victory celebration. According to a Sports Illustrated report, Taubman yelled praise for closer Roberto Osuna in the direction of a group of female reporters, including one who was wearing a purple bracelet to bring attention to domestic violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Osuna <strong>was arrested for domestic violence<\/strong> in 2018 and was serving a 75-game suspension from Major League Baseball when the Astros traded for him. The Astros initially tried to say the report was fabricated before Taubman issued an apology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Major League Baseball is now<strong> looking into the matter<\/strong>, with commissioner Rob Manfred calling himself &#8220;really concerned&#8221; about reportedly what transpired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"airing-of-grievances\">Airing of Grievances<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A big day is coming for baseball&#8217;s young stars. The grievance Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant filed in 2015 <strong>is finally being heard<\/strong>. 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