<table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td width=5> </td><td align=center><a target=_blank href="/update/Cubs-hire-director-of-high-performance-25875"><img id="story-photo" src="https://images.cubshq.com/stories/16/baseball/wrigley_opener.jpg"></a><br><font size=2></font></td></tr></table><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td><a target=_blank href="/update/Cubs-hire-director-of-high-performance-25875" class=newstitle><font style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Helv, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #D12325; text-decoration: none">Cubs hire director of high performance</font></a><br><br><font class=newsbody>CHICAGO – The Chicago Cubs today named Adam Beard as Director of High Performance. Beard joins the Cubs after spending the last four years in the same role with</font> <a target=_blank href="/update/Cubs-hire-director-of-high-performance-25875"><font class=fullstory><b>Read Update »</b></font></a></td></tr></table>