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Preview the July 11 matchup between the New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.

Two top MLB contenders face off this weekend when the Yankees host the Cubs for three games before the All-Star Break

The Cubs have the prospect capital to shop at the top of the shelf, and if they are eyeing long-term additions as well as short-term rentals, then this could be a deadline that pushes them over the top. This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/cubs as Cubs Looking Into Acquiring Long-Term Pieces Ahead of Trade Deadline.

The Chicago Cubs will be active at the trade deadline, and these teams have the pieces they need to make a playoff push.

Lee Elia, known for managing the Cubs and Phillies during a decades-long career (and for an epic, expletive-filled postgame rant), has died.

Former Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies manager Lee Elia died Wednesday, the Phillies announced. He was 87 years old. Elia managed each of his two teams for two seasons, the Cubs from 1982 to 1983 and the Phillies from 1987 to 1988.