Chicago Cubs

Well ... THANK FREAKIN' GOD, EH? In case you weren't watching tonight, this was one of those games that FELT like the Cubs were up by five runs, even though it was 1-0 through the seventh inning. And that's because...

Oh my god, thank you, Michael Busch. After Shota Imanaga's stellar start was looking spoiled by a weak offensive showing, the Cubs were able to tie things up in the 8th inning and shut down the Padres in the top...

Cody Bellinger's first plate appearance of this game (and first PA since returning from two fractured ribs) may have ended in a fly out to right field, but that was after an impressive 12-pitch at-bat. That, alone, was a welcomed...

Oouuuuuch. Anyone who's watched Willson Contreras play - or has read the stories - knows that the former Cubs catcher is one of the toughest players in MLB. He always played through injuries and would hobble up to his post...

CUBS LINEUP — With Dylan Cease scheduled to pitch for the Padres in the finale tomorrow, the Cubs are really going to want to take this game tonight. Fortunately, they have Shota Imanaga on the mound ... and CODY BELLINGER...

Well, have yourself a day, Marcus Semien. The Rangers infielder is 3-3 with a home run, double, single, four RBI, and a run scored today against the Oakland Athletics, and they're only in the second inning! Semien led the game...

No point in burying the lede! The Chicago Cubs center fielder, Cody Bellinger, is officially back with the team just TWO WEEKS after fracturing multiple ribs on a collision with the center field wall. I'd say that's as "best case...

UPDATE: Cody Bellinger is officially back with the Chicago Cubs, having been called up after publication of this article. Original post follows. *** According to Taylor McGregor on last night's broadcast, we are maybe a day away from Cody Bellinger...

Sam Bernero has an eagle-eye and a steady camera, so when there are players newly in town around Wrigley Field, she is frequently the first person to have it. So it is today, with the return of Keegan Thompson to...

One of baseball's biggest surprises through six weeks? The AL Central has been pretty good this season. Plus, Walker Buehler returns to a major league mound after 22 months, Shōta Imanaga's four-seamer draws national attention, and more in today's MLB...

It's quite a jarring polarity right now between the Chicago Cubs' starting pitchers on the one hand, and the Chicago Cubs' relief pitchers on the other hand. The starters, obviously, have been unbelievably good. The relievers, by contrast, have struggled...

The Chicago Cubs minor league affiliates were off on Monday, so it's time to take stock of some recent hot (and not-so-hot) performers inside the Cubs Top 25 prospects down on the farm in today's Cubs Farm Report. Cubs Farm...

For the 5th time in his last 8 games, Christopher Morel homered last night. It was a particularly special one for the 24-year-old third baseman, as it was Morel's 50th career home run: https://twitter.com/WatchMarquee/status/1787657566895444414 https://twitter.com/WatchMarquee/status/1787829739496829379 Although the dinger did not...

It is not his main point. It is something he immediately tried to hedge as soon as he'd said it. BUT Jed Hoyer DID say it. So I'll lead with it. “I knew that trade was in the works,” Hoyer...

CUBS VS PADRES BETTING ODDS — Later tonight, the Cubs will host the Padres for the second of three games against San Diego at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL. Yu Darvish and the Padres took the opener last night, and...

The 2020s have been a tumultuous decade for anyone trying to understand the MLB postseason format and its many incentives/quirks. The 2020 season had 16(!) squads make the tournament, eight from each league (because of the pandemic) with all sorts...

Anyone watch 'Baby Reindeer'? That did not go where I thought it was going, and it wound up being far more impactful for it. Hard, hard watch, but I'll definitely recommend if you are able to handle the mature themes...

When the Padres went up 6-0, I allowed myself to wonder whether maybe the Cubs could get a little shocking revenge for the huge lead they blew in San Diego in that one game. No dice. It was a solid...

CUBS LINEUP — Justin Steele is officially back, and the Padres are in town. Here's a look at Craig Counsell's lineup against our old friend Yu Darvish, whom the Cubs will face tonight for the second time this season. Chicago...

As expected, Justin Steele officially returns tonight to start for the Cubs for the first time since Opening Day, when he suffered a hamstring strain. He'll take the 26-man roster spot of Keegan Thompson, who has been optioned to Triple-A...