The Chicago Cubs trading Derrek Lee ranks as the CBSSports.com's Rumors blog's second-best August trade-deadline deal since 2001.

Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts, from left, welcomes former players Derrek Lee and Sammy Sosa to the stage during the opening ceremony of the Cubs Convention at the Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk on ...

Sammy Sosa and Derrek Lee to join Cubs Hall Of Fame in 2025 01:37. ... Sosa's final season with the Cubs was Lee's first season in Chicago, after the Cubs acquired him from the Marlins via trade.

HOUSTON -- Chicago Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee has told the organization he prefers to remain a Cub rather than accept a trade, general manager Jim Hendry told ESPNChicago.com on Wednesday.

The Chicago Cubs have had many standouts this season, with Pete Crow-Armstrong and Kyle Tucker being the Cubs’ top players and their top run producers.

The Chicago Cubs traded first baseman Derrek Lee to the Atlanta Braves for three pitching prospects, the team announced Wednesday. "It just felt right," Lee said. "The main thing is we have six ...

ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch The Cubs did more than just welcome Sosa back; they announced the legend will be inducted into the team's hall of fame. Former Cub Derrek Lee ...

CHICAGO - JULY 03: Derrek Lee #25 of the Chicago Cubs stands and waits for a teammate to bring him his hat and glove after flying out to end an inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field ...

Before I get into this article, I want to admit a few things. I didn't necessarily disagree with the Mark DeRosa trade, nor the Milton Bradley signing. That being said, I think there was a better ...

ATLANTA — Derrek Lee passed up the chance to get on the fringe of the playoff race. ... acquiring the slugging first baseman from the Chicago Cubs for three minor league pitchers.

TOKYO — Retired Cubs star Derrek Lee looked out from the school gymnasium stage at a sea of children who were about the same age as he was in the latter years of his dad’s Nippon Professional ...

CHICAGO - Derrek Lee's first homer in almost three months came at the best possible time for the reeling Chicago Cubs. His long, two-run shot into the left-field bleachers tied the score in the ...