Baseball: Division Series between Brewers and Cubs

Baseball: Division Series between Brewers and Cubs

Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell watches his players practice in Chicago on Oct. 7, 2025, the eve of Game 3 of the best-of-five National League Division Series against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Baseball: Division Series between Brewers and Cubs

Baseball: Division Series between Brewers and Cubs

Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell watches his players practice in Chicago on Oct. 7, 2025, the eve of Game 3 of the best-of-five National League Division Series against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Baseball: Division Series between Brewers and Cubs

Baseball: Division Series between Brewers and Cubs

Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell watches his players practice in Chicago on Oct. 7, 2025, the eve of Game 3 of the best-of-five National League Division Series against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Baseball: Division Series between Brewers and Cubs

Baseball: Division Series between Brewers and Cubs

Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell watches his players practice in Chicago on Oct. 7, 2025, the eve of Game 3 of the best-of-five National League Division Series against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Baseball: Division Series between Cubs and Brewers

Baseball: Division Series between Cubs and Brewers

Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell holds a press conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Oct. 3, 2025, the eve of Game 1 of the Division Series against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Baseball: Wild Card Series between Padres and Cubs

Baseball: Wild Card Series between Padres and Cubs

Seiya Suzuki (L) of the Chicago Cubs high-fives team manager Craig Counsell during a ceremony held ahead of Game 1 of the Wild Card Series against the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 30, 2025.

Baseball: Wild Card Series between Padres and Cubs

Baseball: Wild Card Series between Padres and Cubs

Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell holds a press conference at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Sept. 29, 2025, the eve of Game 1 of the Wild Card Series against the San Diego Padres.

Baseball: MLB Tokyo Series

Baseball: MLB Tokyo Series

Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell (3rd from L) and his Hanshin Tigers counterpart Kyuji Fujikawa (2nd from R) pose for a photo with the umpires ahead of their exhibition game on March 15, 2025, at Tokyo Dome, prior to Major League Baseball's season-opening Tokyo Series between the Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 18 and 19. (Pool photo)

Baseball: MLB Tokyo Series

Baseball: MLB Tokyo Series

Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell (L) and his Hanshin Tigers counterpart Kyuji Fujikawa pose as they swap jerseys ahead of their exhibition game on March 15, 2025, at Tokyo Dome, prior to Major League Baseball's season-opening Tokyo Series between the Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 18 and 19.

Baseball: MLB Tokyo Series

Baseball: MLB Tokyo Series

Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell attends a press conference in Tokyo on March 14, 2025, while the team is in Tokyo for Major League Baseball's season-opening Tokyo Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Tokyo Dome.

Baseball: Japan baseball team manager Ibata

Baseball: Japan baseball team manager Ibata

Japan national baseball team manager Hirokazu Ibata (R) chats with Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell during a visit to the club's spring training in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 19, 2025.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell speaks to reporters at the team's spring training base in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 16, 2024.

Baseball: MLB spring training

Baseball: MLB spring training

Shota Imanaga (L) chats with manager Craig Counsell during the Chicago Cubs' spring training in Mesa, Arizona on Feb. 15, 2024.