Cubs fire 3B coach Pat Listach

Pat Listach had been on the Cubs' coaching staff since 2010.

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CHICAGO (AP) -- The Chicago Cubs have fired third base coach Pat Listach.

Listach was dismissed after the Cubs beat Houston 5-4 in the season finale Wednesday. The Cubs finished at 61-101.

Listach served as the Cubs' bench coach in 2010 and 2011, and moved to the third base job this year.

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