The Chicago Cubs are moving on from Joe Maddon, the manager who led them to their first World Series title in 108 years, team president Theo Epstein and Maddon announced Sunday.
Maddon, 65, is officially a free agent after the Cubs missed the postseason for the first time in five years. A nine-game losing streak in late September sealed the fate of the Cubs, and possibly Maddon, as well.
Maddon and Epstein made the announcement in St. Louis where the Cubs are trying to play the recently rare role of spoiler in keeping the Cardinals from clinching the NL Central.