There wasn’t really much of a doubt, but today it became official: The Iowa Cubs will be the Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs through the 2030 season.
The Iowa Cubs have signed their Professional Baseball License to remain a Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. More of a formality but it extends Iowa s working relationship with Chicago for 10 more years. Tommy Birch (@TommyBirch) January 28, 2021
Iowa Cubs president and general manager Sam Bernabe: We ve been with the Cubs for 40 years. We look forward to being with them for 50 years. https://t.co/jYm63416ub Tommy Birch (@TommyBirch) January 28, 2021
The Iowa Cubs have been the Cubs top affiliate since 1981, making them now the fifth-longest continuous affiliation in baseball. (Or the fourth-longest, if you consider the newly-relocated Worcester Red Sox to be a different team than the Pawtucket Red Sox.) The 2020 season would have been their 40th year playing Cubs baseball. Now, this upcoming 2021 season will be.