The Cubs Say Goodbye Joe

He led the Cubs to the World Series Championship in 2016. He holds the second-highest winning percentage in franchise history, but Joe Maddon’s career with the Chicago Cubs is over.

It was announced earlier today that he would not be offered a contract extension as manager of the Cubs.

Here’s the story of his transition from savior to scapegoat from ESPN’s Jesse Rogers:

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27716588/from-savior-scapegoat-why-cubs-moving-joe-maddon