Ku dhammee weedha soo socota: Ricketts wuxuu sidoo kale ku jiraa guddiga maamulka ee Chicago Cubs. Bishii Abriil 2007, Sam Zell wuxuu ku dhawaaqay inuu damacsan yahay inuu iibsado Shirkadda Tribune ee fadhigeedu yahay Chicago. Kadib markii uu iibsaday Tribune, Zell wuxuu ku dhawaaqay inuu iibin doono Cubs iyo hay'adaha la xiriira oo ay ku jiraan Wrigley Field iyo saamiga 25% ee SportsNet Chicago. Dalbashada qoyska Ricketts ayaa loo doortay inay tahay dalabka guuleysta Janaayo 22, 2009. Abaalmarinta qoyska waxaa ku jiray afarta walaalo ah (Peter, Tom, Laura, iyo Todd) iyo labada waalid. "Forbes" waxay ku qiyaastay in saamiga milkiilaha ee Chicago Cubs uu matalayo $642 milyan oo ka mid ah wadarta $900 milyan ee la dalbaday. Ricketts waxa uu heystaa horyaalka aduunka, sida Cubs ay ku guuleysteen
wuxuu ku guuleystay horyaalka 2016 isagoo ka adkaaday Cleveland Indians afar kulan oo seddex ah.