WGN-TV has announced its 69th season as home of Chicago Cubs baseball with the release of its 2016 broadcast schedule.
WGN-TV Sports will produce 48 Chicago Cubs baseball telecasts, including three preseason and 40 regular season games to air on WGN-TV and five regular season games to air on WPWR.
WGN-TV will also present the Leadoff Man pregame and 10th Inning postgame shows for select games.
Len Kasper returns for his 12th season in the Cubs television booth and will be joined by Jim Deshaies for their fourth season together. Chicago Cubs games have been televised by WGN since 1948.
Highlights of this year’s schedule include the home opener on Monday, April 11th against the Cincinnati Reds, an NLCS rematch in July with two games against the New York Mets, an early season matchup against NL Central division rival St. Louis Cardinals, and the regular season finale against the Cincinnati Reds.