It’s February. Baseball will be played this month

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesFinally, we have reached the month in which baseball resumes after a long winter.

The Cubs will begin their 2023 Spring Training season three weeks from Saturday, February 25, at Sloan Park against the Giants.

What are some of the events upcoming before those first games happen? Here’s a brief list of what’s happening in baseball before those first spring games.

Through February 17: Arbitration hearings for eligible players who have not settled contracts for 2023. The Cubs don’t have any players headed to a hearing as all players agreed to terms before the deadline. Here’s a list of all eight Cubs who have had arbitration hearings:

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