Bruce Levine issues apology to Cubs after wild accidental social media post

There was inevitably going to be fallout for Marquee Sport Network's Bruce Levine accidentally shared a tweet that was meant to be a private exchange on Monday night. The tweet was accusatory of the efforts of Jed Hoyer and Carter Hawkins at the end of the Chicago Cubs 2025 season, and the story may now have closure.

Chicago Sun-Times' Jeff Agrest reports that Levine has offered an apology to Hoyer and Hawkins over the incident. In response, a Cubs spokesperson confirmed that Hoyer and Hawkins were receptive of the apology and all sides were ready to move forward.

“Bruce has apologized to Jed and Carter, and they’ve accepted his apology. We’ve moved on, and we’re focused on an exciting second half of the season.”

At the time of Levine's tweet, it was unclear who exactly "twinkle dee" and "twinkle dum" were. It wasn't a huge leap of faith to suggested Levin was talking about Hoyer and Hawkins.

Along those lines, the story didn't specify who exactly Levine was talking to. Fans certainly want to know that information, but that brings on a conversation of journalistic integrity. Whoever Levine was talking was doing with the impression that the conversation was private. Regardless of how Levine accidentally posted his response, the source still needs to be protected.

Though, if a coach is randomly dismissed at the start of the offseason, that might be our answer.

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This was likely always going to be the extent with which the Cubs responded to the incident with Bruce. For as bad as Levine's gaffe was, it would have looked worse for the Cubs had they offered some form of punishment for Levine that threatened his job. That would have been a bad look for the Cubs.

In the aftermath of the 2026 MLB Draft and the MLB trade deadline a few weeks away, it wouldn't have been in the team's best interest to engage in a public back-and-fort with one of the city's most tenured sports reporters.

Larger questions remain of Levine's access. Moving forward, it would be fair to suggest that the Cubs may take cautious approach with conversations they have with Levine off the record.

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