The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. The team plays its home games at Wrigley Field, located on the citys North Side.
History
The team was a founding member of the NL in 1876, becoming the Chicago Cubs in 1903. The Cubs are known as the North Siders, a reference to the location of Wrigley Field, and in contrast to the White Sox whose ballpark is on the South Side. The Cubs have a divisional rivalry with the St. Louis Cardinals, and an interleague rivalry with the Chicago White Sox.