About Gordon Wittenmyer

Gordon Wittenmyer is a longtime baseball writer. He most recently covered the Chicago Cubs for NBC Sports Chicago after a 13-year stint covering the team for the Chicago Sun-Times.

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Chicago Cubs
June 4, 2023
One of the most financially powerful teams in baseball was gobsmacked when Christian Vazquez turned down its three-year offer to
MLB: All Star-American League at National League
June 3, 2023
By the time Jeimer Candelario earned a big-league debut with the Chicago Cubs in 2016, he was a promising, switch-hitting
Randy Arozarena
June 1, 2023
CHICAGO — Two months after becoming the darling of March baseball on a world stage, Randy Arozarena of the Tampa
MLB
May 26, 2023
Everybody’s stealing more bases. Attempts are up across MLB by nearly one third since last year — successful steals by
MLB
May 18, 2023
Just past the quarter mark of the MLB season, the three defending division champs in the American League — all
Cleveland Guardians
May 18, 2023
If the Cleveland Guardians make a run at a repeat championship in the American League Central, rookie Tanner Bibee probably
jose abreu
May 16, 2023
CHICAGO — It was such an easy, tempting prediction to make that Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker jumped at the
Twins
May 15, 2023
Minnesota Twins general manager Thad Levine didn’t wait to hear the next part of the sentence when he was told
Cardinals
May 12, 2023
CHICAGO — One of the dirty little secrets of the St. Louis Cardinals’ throw-their-catcher-under-the-bus saga is that the Cardinals needed
atlanta braves
May 10, 2023
This is how much more formidable the Atlanta Braves look this year than even during the 2021 championship season or
willson contreras
May 9, 2023
CHICAGO — What’s wrong with the St. Louis Cardinals? How much time you got? “This first month was a perfect
liam hendriks
May 6, 2023
CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks on Friday pitched in a game for the first time since being
houston astros
May 5, 2023
CHICAGO — Talk to anyone involved on either side, and the prevailing public opinion in the game is that everyone
byron buxton
May 4, 2023
CHICAGO — The best center fielder in baseball hasn’t needed his glove for an inning of work this year. And
MLB
May 2, 2023
The Pittsburgh Pirates have the best record in the National League. The New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals are
Dodgers
April 29, 2023
If the Los Angeles Dodgers bounce all the way back from their tepid start and become a team to fear
Chicago White Sox
April 28, 2023
CHICAGO — Their pitchers don’t throw enough strikes. Their hitters don’t hit enough of them. Their guys in the field
fernando tatis jr.
April 26, 2023
CHICAGO — It wasn’t exactly music to his ears. But “they sang; I danced,” Fernando Tatis Jr. said the day
MLB
April 25, 2023
Something stinks in Oakland. And it’s not just the lingering stench of raw sewage in the clubhouse from a few
los angeles dodgers
April 23, 2023
CHICAGO — When the Los Angeles Dodgers stumbled into Chicago this week as losers of three of their last four
baltimore orioles
April 22, 2023
Baltimore Orioles manager Brandon Hyde has had so many top prospects debut in the past year or so that he
bryce harper
April 18, 2023
CHICAGO — When Bryce Harper lunged to his right and snared the grounder off the fungo bat Tuesday, he braced
mlb
April 18, 2023
The Tampa Bay Rays pitched, hit and caught the ball better than anybody in MLB the first two weeks of
texas rangers
April 17, 2023
Joe Maddon, the former manager who may wind up in the Hall of Fame someday, used to talk often about