Chicago Cubs: Charlie Kirk's Lifelong Baseball Fandom

Showing 8 Chicago Cubs videos from Charlie Kirk's video collection.

The Chicago Cubs were one of Charlie Kirk's enduring personal passions, mentioned repeatedly by those closest to him as part of his identity outside of politics. In her eulogy, Erika Kirk listed the Cubs alongside nature and the Oregon Ducks as things her husband loved deeply, and colleagues who worked alongside him on his show described him regularly checking scores and watching games on his phone or iPad even during broadcasts. Kirk built the Cubs directly into his own parenting approach, telling one audience that Cubs games were one of the few pieces of screen time approved for his household alongside programs like Mr. Rogers, allowed at any time of day specifically because the team was having a strong season. The connection extended into his public legacy after his death: the Chicago Cubs organization held a public moment of mourning for Kirk, and Cubs rookie Matt Shaw drew national sports-media attention, including being called weird by broadcasters, for attending Kirk's memorial service and speaking publicly about how his Christian faith shaped his response to Kirk's assassination. A petition asking Kirk's former high school district to formally honor him cited the Cubs' gesture directly as evidence of the scale of his public recognition.