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Braves skipper Walt Weiss has fond memories of Craig Counsell, Dansby Swanson

Chicago Sun-Times 15 May 2026
He remembers the first time he met Cubs manager Craig Counsell ... Counsell was the 11th-round draft pick out of Notre Dame, in his first big-league camp ... The day before, Counsell had told reporters that ...
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As Cubs join salute to Ted Turner, manager Craig Counsell appreciates the moxie of mogul’s ...

Chicago Sun-Times 13 May 2026
Almost 59 years to the day after Turner named himself manager, and six days after he died at the age of 87, Cubs manager Craig Counsell offered “Captain Outrageous” a figurative tip of the cap.
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Cubs manager Craig Counsell isn't target for clickbait these days — but he once was

Chicago Sun-Times 11 May 2026
ARLINGTON, Texas — The pregame banter Sunday between Cubs manager Craig Counsell and media members drifted to the way some players, such as Pete Crow-Armstrong, draw attention anytime their name appears in a headline.
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Manager Craig Counsell unconcerned about underperforming Alex Bregman

Chicago Sun-Times 10 May 2026
Alex is probably off to a slower start by his standards,’’ Counsell said at the outset of the weekend ... Does Counsell believe in going with the hot hand?. “Yeah,’’ Counsell said ... “ is not quite on it, so it makes it a little bit easier,’’ Counsell said.
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Cubs manager Craig Counsell stands in the dugout before a game against the Phillies on ...

Dispatch Argus 08 May 2026
Cubs manager Craig Counsell stands in the dugout before a game against the Phillies on April 22, 2026, at Wrigley Field ... .
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Craig Counsell reveals when injured Matthew Boyd will return to mound for Cubs

Sportingnews 07 May 2026
"Craig Counsell called Matthew Boyd’s surgery 'minor, ' and they’re hopeful he will miss around 6 weeks," Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reported Thursday.
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Cubs manager Craig Counsell celebrates 900th MLB victory

Chicago Sun-Times 30 Apr 2026
How else to describe the shot of Jeppson’s Malört that Cubs players and staff insisted Craig Counsell share with them on the occasion of his 900th win as a major-league manager Tuesday night ... Cubs manager Craig Counsell celebrates 900th MLB victory.
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Dodgers fire back at Cubs manager Craig Counsell over criticism of 'bizarre' Shohei Ohtani rule

Fox News 26 Apr 2026
This, again, was enacted when Ohtani was with the Angels.  For some reason, Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell decided to criticize these years-old rules in April 2026.
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Cubs manager Craig Counsell doubles down, calls Shohei Ohtani exemption ‘a bad rule’

The Los Angeles Times 25 Apr 2026
Days after Cubs manager Criag Counsell alluded to the rule that designates Shohei Ohtani as a “two-way player,” who doesn’t count against the 13-pitcher roster limit (14 in September), his team came face to face with Ohtani and the Dodgers.
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Cubs’ Craig Counsell maintains ‘Shohei Ohtani Rule’ is ‘bad rule’

New York Post 25 Apr 2026
Cubs manager Craig Counsell emphasized on Friday that his earlier remarks questioning the so-called “Shohei Ohtani Rule” had nothing to do with the team or player it benefits ... Cubs manager Craig ...
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Halfway to the Hall? Cubs' Craig Counsell's mini-milestone is reason to wonder

Chicago Sun-Times 24 Apr 2026
The CubsCraig Counsell clocked in for work Thursday needing three more wins to hit the not-so-major milestone of 900 for his managerial career and had to work overtime to get No.
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Craig Counsell's Cubs, riding 7-game winning streak, will stick with Mois�s Ballesteros plan

The Athletic 22 Apr 2026
Ballesteros is "doing really well, but there's a lot of adjustments back and forth to be made," Counsell said Tuesday ....
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Cubs Manager Craig Counsell Thinks the Ohtani Rule is 'Bizarre'

Fox Sports 22 Apr 2026
Cubs manager Craig Counsell thinks a Major League Baseball rule that allows the Los Angeles Dodgers to carry 14 pitchers because of Shohei Ohtani is "bizarre." ... anything, if you ask me," Counsell said.
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