Former Cubs catcher David Ross was introduced as the team’s 55th manager in franchise history on Monday.
Ross, 42, who has been an ESPN analyst and special assistant with the Cubs since retiring after the 2016 World Series, will be the team’s youngest manager since Jim Riggleman was hired a couple of weeks before his 42nd birthday in 1994.
Ross has not been a manager at any level and has no coaching experience.
Here are highlights from his introductory news conference Monday at the Cubs headquarters:
- Team president Theo Epstein praised Ross had natural gifts as a player to connect and motivate his teammates.