Maddie Lee/Sun-Times Share TOKYO — Retired Cubs star Derrek Lee looked out from the school gymnasium stage at a sea of children who were about the same age as he was in the latter years of his ...

Derrek Lee can still recite some of the chants that fans created to cheer on his dad during his days playing baseball in Japan. He remembers heading to the amusement park outside Korakuen Stadium – wh ...

The Cubs home opener on April 14, 1978, is famous for its massive crowd, which topped out at 45,777 — a record for a home ...

Cubs players Anthony Rizzo front, Dexter Fowler back left, Jason Heyward back far left, and Kris Bryant back right, celebrate ...

Chicago Cubs in Tokyo: High prices — and firm resale ... Clark the Cub was an especially big hit with the kids. Lee’s dad, Leon, played 10 seasons in Japan, and as a kid Derrek spent parts of ages ...

Kosuke Fukudome, the Chicago Cubs’ first Japanese player, reconnects with team in Tokyo. Says he's "proud and honored" to be ...

Fukudome, the Cubs’ first Japanese player ... school visit Wednesday with former teammate Derrek Lee. In a conversation with the Chicago Tribune, Fukudome expressed appreciation for his ...