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The 2016 Chicago Cubs season was the 145th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 141st in the National League and the Cubs' 101st season at Wrigley Field.The Cubs were managed by Joe Maddon in his second year as Cubs manager, and played their home games at Wrigley Field as members of the National League Central.
The 2016 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2016 season.The 112th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Chicago Cubs and the American League (AL) champion Cleveland Indians, the first meeting of those franchises in postseason history.
As the 2016 NL Championship Series was a back and forth between the two clubs, the 2017 version was a lopsided affair from the beginning. The Dodgers steamrolled through the Cubs in five games, with their 20-plus run differential for the entire series being tied for the fourth largest in a postseason series. [33]
The Cubs defeated the Indians in Game 7 of the 2016 World Series to win the team's first title since 1908.
Joe Maddon, Aaron Boone and Cliff Floyd talk about the significance of the Cubs winning the 2016 World Series
Chicago’s 2016 World Series run was built around the organization’s ability to draft, develop and identify talent. ... The 2016 championship came with a cost as the Cubs dealt some of their ...
The 2016 National League Division Series were two best-of-five-game series to determine the participating teams in the 2016 National League Championship Series.The three divisional winners (seeded 1–3) and a fourth team—the winner of a one-game Wild Card playoff— played in two series.
For fun, we took a look at how this team compares to the last World Series contender to play its home games at Wrigley.