News about Ian Happ

After Chicago's thrilling extra-inning victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday, infuriated about the plate umpire and the ballpark roof, Chicago Cubs boss David Ross let loose. The Cubs blew a late four-run lead but beat the Brewers 7-6 in 11 innings, but left fielder Ian Happ threw out two runners at the plate in extra innings. Ross lauded his team's resilience, but many of his postgame remarks focused on a sequence of "frustrating" events from the game.

When baseball returns to London next season, Chicago Cubs slugger Ian Happ has told British fans that they should be expecting a fast-action show. The St Louis Cardinals will meet the Cubs at West Ham's London Stadium in a two-match series that was originally scheduled for June 2020 but then postponed due to the Covid pandemic. Fans of the first London Series in 2019, between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, at almost 60,000, the highest attendance in MLB since 2003.

In Chicago's 4-1 victory over New York at Citi Field on Tuesday, Alonso, 27, slammed his bat after drawing a walk from a foul play. The batter was furious that he missed a two-run homer. However, the mover ticked off Sampson, and the two opponents were caught in a brawl before umpires were compelled to split them up. 'I was just like, 'Just don't do that.' It doesn't look promising. In a postgame interview, Sampson said it's not part of our game. It was a non-issue.' I have a lot of respect for the guy. [...] In a post-game interview, Sampson said there are no bad feelings.