Dempster retires with Cubs, joins front office

Ryan Dempster doesn’t have an office yet at the Cubs’ complex near Wrigley Field but he lives close enough to the ballpark that it will be no problem for him to come over whenever he’s needed in his new role. Dempster, 37, who did not pitch in 2014, officially announced his retirement as a player on Friday, but he also has a new job as a special assistant to Cubs president Theo Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer.