The Cubs on Monday released the lineup for 2025 Cubs Convention, which runs from Jan. 17-19 at the Sheraton Grand Chicago.
They are introducing a “Backyard Baseball” station this year. The video game, which was a staple of the late 90’s and early 2000’s, will give fans the chance to test their skills against Cubs players.
The new installation will be available all three days, in the Exhibitor’s Hall on Friday and in the fourth-floor promenade on Saturday and Sunday.
The team is also bringing a series of “Cubs Chats” to Cubs Convention. Coaches will dole out their expertise in sessions called “Learning to Hit,” “How to Pitch,” and “Around the Diamond.” Another panel will be conducted in Spanish. Another will highlight women of the front office. And broadcasting will be the subject of yet another.
For the second straight year, Cubs Convention will not include owners or business-operation panels. When the team cut those sessions with the Ricketts family and president of business operations Crane Kenney last year, they cited a lack of participation reflected in surveys filled out by convention attendees. But again, chairman Tom Ricketts is scheduled to attend a reception late Saturday afternoon, where he will mingle with fans.
Here is the 2025 Cubs Convention lineup:
Friday
- Opening Ceremony
- “Off the Mound” with Ryan Dempster
- Harry Carayoke
- Archive rooms
- Cubs Authentics live auction
Saturday
- Baseball Operations Update with Jed Hoyer and Carter Hawkins
- A Sit Down with Craig Counsell
- Cubs Pitchers: On the Mound
- Cubs Hitters: At the Plate
- Road to Wrigley
- Cubs Chats
- Kids Only Press Conference
- “The Compound” podcast with Ian Happ
- Reception with Tom Ricketts
- Cubs Bingo
- Harry Carayoke
- Archive rooms
- Cubs Authentics live auction
Sunday
- Youth baseball and softball clinic
- Martin Luther King Jr. celebration and conversation with alumni