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The Cubs are hoping 2025 will be a much better year for them.
They went into 2024 with high hopes as well, but an 83-79 record for the second consecutive season left them comfortably out of the playoffs, looking up at a steep climb to catch up with the Brewers, who won the division by 10 games.
“Last year, the shape of the season was disappointing,” president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer reiterated last month. “We felt like we were a little better team than our record.