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• Minor League Wrap: Pablo Aliendo leads Smokies past Barons, 5-2

Pablo Aliendo (and BJ Murray) | Lauren Witte/Clarion Ledger / USA TODAY NETWORK Both Cubs farm teams won tonight. Iowa Cubs Chase Strumpf hit a walk-off double in the bottom of the 11th as the Iowa Cubs broke the Louisville Bats (Reds), 5-4. Starter Connor Noland went five innings and allowed three runs on four hits, two of which were home runs—a solo home run in the first and a two-run ...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: South Bend and Myrtle Beach win their season finales

BJ Murray Jr. | Zachary BonDurant-USA TODAY Sports The Smokies stay hot as they head into their final week. South Bend and Myrtle Beach finish their seasons on a high note. It’s the final game of the season for South Bend and Myrtle Beach. The Smokies still have one six-game series and the playoffs. It will be their final six plus games at Smokies Stadium in Kodak before they move to a ne...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Pablo Aliendo and the Smokies clinch a playoff spot in extra innings

Pablo Aliendo | Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images The Smokies win their 9th-straight to clinch a playoff spot. Right-hander Brad Deppermann goes from High-A South Bend to Double-A Tennessee. The Tennessee Smokies are returning to the Southern League playoffs for the second straight season!The #Cubs' Double-A affiliate will have a chance to defend its 2023 champions...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Cam Smith sets record with another HR as Pelicans win 4-1

Cam Smith | Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images Cam Smith is the hottest player in the minors right now. The Smokies take one more step towards a second-half crown. We’re all just living in Cam Smith’s world at the moment. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs laid an egg against the Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers), 5-3. Adrian Houser started and got the loss. Houser allowed four runs on five hits over five ...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Kilian bounces back with solid rehab start as Iowa splits doubleheader

Caleb Kilian | Dylan Heuer Iowa finally plays and splits a doubleheader. The other three teams in the system come out on top. Everyone wins! OK, Iowa lost too. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs’ home field was playable tonight and they split a doubleheader with the Columbus Clippers, losing game one 9-5 and winning game two 5-1. Jordan Wicks started game one on a rehab assignment and went 2+ innin...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Owen Caissie homers as Iowa beats Omaha, 4-2

Owen Caissie | Lily Smith/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK Lots of movement in the system today. Wins for Iowa and Tennessee. There were a ton of moves in the minor league system today. I hope I catch them all for you. I’ve already mentioned that top prospects James Triantos, Kevin Alcántara and Matt Shaw all left Tennessee for Triple-A Iowa. The Cubs also signed right-hander Adrian Hous...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: South Bend and Myrtle Beach win their season finales
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• Minor League Wrap: Cam Smith sets record with another HR as Pelicans win 4-1
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• Minor League Wrap: Kilian bounces back with solid rehab start as Iowa splits doubleheader
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• Minor League Wrap: Ed Howard has 4 hits as South Bend blasts Quad Cities, 15-0

Ed Howard | GREG SWIERCZ / USA TODAY NETWORK Some worrying news for a top Cubs prospect, but Iowa wins anyway. South Bend has a big night. Right-hander Michael Arias was promoted to Triple-A Iowa from Double-A Tennessee. There’s some bad news about Cubs top pitching prospect Cade Horton tonight. But it’s the kind of news where you say “It could have been worse.” Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs ech...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Jefferson Rojas leads South Bend past Ft. Wayne in 11 innings

GREG SWIERCZ / USA TODAY NETWORK South Bend wins in extra innings. Alexander Canario hits a grand slam. Brennen Davis, Pablo Aliendo also go deep. There was a lot of movement in the system today. Right-hander Eduarniel Nunez was promoted to Triple-A Iowa from Double-A Tennessee. Shortstop Hayden Cantrelle promoted to Iowa from Tennessee. Outfielder Yohendrick Pinango promoted to Tennesse...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Seiya Suzuki singles twice in rehab appearance in Iowa

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Seiya Suzuki has a successful rehab appearance. South Bend and Myrtle Beach come up winners too. Right-hander Brody McCullough was promoted from Tennessee to South Bend. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth and sunk the Columbus Clippers (Guardians), 9-8. The win snapped a six-game losing streak for Iowa. Starter Julio ...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Felix Stevens homers twice as South Bend clobbers Wisconsin, 11-3

Jefferson Rojas | GREG SWIERCZ / USA TODAY NETWORK South Bend’s bats come alive in a romp. Matt Mervis continues to slug in an Iowa win. First, some news: Jameson Taillon’s next start will be with the Cubs, Counsell says. They are determining what date he will slot into the rotation. https://t.co/GBerRNlWKM— Meghan Montemurro (@M_Montemurro) April 13, 2024 So that’s good news. I’d e...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Smokies take game 1 of title series, 8-4

BJ Murray Jr. | Zachary BonDurant-USA TODAY Sports The Smokies are one win away from a title. Iowa’s season ends with two losses. It’s the final day of the year for the Iowa Cubs. Smokies go first today, since they’re in the playoffs. Tennessee Smokies The Tennessee Smokies reeled in the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Marlins), 8-4 to win game one of the best-of-three Southern League Championshi...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: A Pete Crow-Armstrong walk-off HR sends Iowa fans home happy

Photo by Jorden Dixon/MLB Photos via Getty Images Pete Crow-Armstrong is the hero against Louisville. The Pelicans hang on to top the Fireflies. Right-handed pitcher Dalbert Mosquea was suspended by MLB for 56 games after testing positive for Stanozolol, a banned substance. The 18-year-old Mosquea was having a good season for the Dominican Summer League Cubs Blue team. In 14.1 innings, Mos...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Caissie hits 2 HR as Smokies stop Lookouts, 9-2
Owen Caissie | Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images Lots of movement in the Cubs’ system, but Owen Caissie keeps blasting home runs. So a lot of stuff went down today. Including three first-round draft picks changing teams. (OK, one was a Mets first-round pick.) Outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong was promoted to Iowa from Tennessee. Right-hander Carlos Guzman was demoted ...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Kyle Hendricks makes rehab start in Iowa

David Banks-USA TODAY Sports All four full-season teams lost—two in extra innings. Rookie ball got off to a winning start. Right-hander Cam Sanders has been demoted to Tennessee from Iowa. The Cubs Arizona Complex League team in Mesa (aka Rookie Ball) started play this evening. (Edit: Oops. It was on Saturday. I missed that.) They moved the season up this year as it didn’t used to start u...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Jared Young homers in 4th-straight, but Iowa falls to Omaha 4-2

Jared Young | Bryon Houlgrave/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK Jared Young stays hot, but the Iowa bullpen blows a lead. South Bend stops Quad Cities. Shortstop Christian Olivo was promoted to Low-A Myrtle Beach. Olivo was the Cubs’ 17th-round draft pick in 2021. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were blow away by the Omaha Storm Chasers (Royals), 4-2. Starter Riley Thompson allowed one run on two ...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Caissie hits 2 HR as Smokies stop Lookouts, 9-2
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• Minor League Wrap: Ben Brown, Nelson Velázquez power Iowa past Indianapolis, 7-1
Nelson Velázquez | Dylan Heuer Iowa powers past Indianapolis. South Bend shuts down Whitecaps. Smokies walk past M-Braves. The Cubs today announced that they have signed ten more picks from the recently completed draft. They are: Josh Rivera SS (3rd round) Will Sanders RHP (4th round) Yahil Melendez SS (7th round) Carter Trice 2B (12th round) Grayson Moore RHP (14th round) Ty Johnson RHP (...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Pertuz powers South Bend past Sky Carp, 9-4
Fabian Pertuz | Greg Swiercz / USA TODAY NETWORK Just South Bend won today. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs fell to Indianapolis (Pirates), 9-1. It was the first bad start of the year for Ben Brown. Coming into tonight, Brown had allowed three runs, two earned, over six starts between Double-A Tennessee and Triple-A Iowa. Tonight, Brown allowed three solo home runs by the third inning. He’d only ...2023
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• White Sox Minor League Update: April 7, 2023
Luis Mieses led the charge, such as it was, with three hits (two doubles). | David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images The sole winners today were the Dash, who were rained out Box score link The Knights have already had a game rained out this year, making Friday the season’s inaugural doubleheader. Unfortunately, they forgot to tell their...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: August 28: South Bend stops West Michigan, 7-1
Daniel Palencia | Chloe Trofatter / USA TODAY NETWORK Daniel Palencia dominates in a South Bend win. PCA keeps hitting too. The Pelicans hold on to beat Augusta Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were excommunicated by the St. Paul Saints (Twins), 13-12. The I-Cubs won the six-game series, four games to two. It was a rough start for Caleb Kilian, who gave up seven runs, six earned, on five hits over ...2022
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• Chicago Cubs Minor League Wrap: August 25

Matt Shaw | Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images South Bend goes crazy and scores 18 runs. Great pitching in Iowa and Tennessee, but only the Smokies can score enough to win. Tonight was the first home football game for my cheerleader daughter, so I didn’t actually see any games tonight. It was kind of interesting having the Cubs/Pirates game on my phone with the new 3D Gameday. Other than...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Caissie hits 2 HR as Smokies stop Lookouts, 9-2
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• Minor League Wrap: South Bend pitching can’t hold a 5-0 lead, fall to Captains 11-8 in game 1 of title series
BJ Murray | Chloe Trofatter / USA TODAY NETWORK South Bend can’t hold on to a 5-0 lead and fall in game one of the Midwest League Championship Series. I’m glad the I-Cubs didn’t decide to wait out the storm last night like the Iowa Hawkeyes and Nevada Wolf Pack did in Iowa City. Of course, that meant a doubleheader for Iowa today. Not good news from South Bend as they try to win another Mi...2022
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• Minor League Wrap: Cam Smith sets record with another HR as Pelicans win 4-1
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• The Tennessee Smokies are Southern League Champions!

Tennessee Smokies The Smokies won their first undisputed Southern League title since 1978 The Tennessee Smokies completed a 2-0 sweep of the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Marlins) with a 10-3 shellacking. The win was the Smokies first title since 2004 and the first undisputed title since 1978 for the franchise. With a 8-4 win against Pensacola at home on Sunday, the Smokies traveled to Florida a...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: South Bend proves to River Bandits that crime does not pay, 6-1
Max Bain | Max Thoma/South Bend Cubs Myrtle Beach wins in a walkoff. South Bend just wins. The Cubs released right-handed pitcher Rowan Wick today. Outfielder Cristian More was promoted back to Myrtle Beach. He started this season with the Birds but was demoted to the complex league at the end of May. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were raided and boarded by the Columbus Clippers (Guardians), ...2023
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• South Bend Cubs are 2022 Midwest League Champions!
South Bend beat Lake County to take their 2nd title since 2019. South Bend Cubs The South Bend Cubs are the 2022 Midwest League Champions after a 7-4 win over the Lake County Captains (Guardians). They won both games at Lake County to win the series two games to one. All seven of South Bend’s runs came on three home runs. It started in the top of the third inning when right fielder Owen Caissie c...2022
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• Minor League Wrap: Iowa grounds the Redbirds, 8-0
Caleb Kilian | Dylan Heuer Iowa and Myrtle Beach combine good pitching and lots of offense to wins. Not so much for Tennessee and South Bend. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs tarred and feathered the Memphis Redbirds (Cardinals), 8-0. Starter Caleb Kilian picked up the win after allowing just three hits, all singles, and no runs over six innings. Kilian struck out four and walked one. The I-Cubs hi...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Pelicans pitchers strike out 19 as Birds beat RiverDogs, 7-1

Drew Gray | Myrtle Beach Pelicans Strong pitching in Myrtle Beach provides the only win of the evening. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs lost the Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers), 7-6 in ten innings. Steven Gonsalves started the bullpen game and allowed two runs on one hit and three walks over 1.2 innings. Gonsalves struck out three. Bailey Horn took the loss. He gave up two runs, one earned, on three hit...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Pablo Aliendo leads Smokies past Biscuits, 5-1

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Only the Smokies won tonight. Iowa got swept in a doubleheader. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were swept in a doubleheader by the Louisville Bats (Reds), 9-6 and 4-1. Julio Teheran made his Cubs debut in game one and did OK over the first four innings by allowing just one run in the second and one more in the third. But the wheels came of...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Ben Brown, Nelson Velázquez power Iowa past Indianapolis, 7-1
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• Minor League Wrap: Cade Horton dazzles as Smokies beat Lookouts, 13-4
Cade Horton | MATTIE NERETIN / USA TODAY NETWORK Cade Horton shines as the Smokies get the only win of the night. Iowa Cubs Postponed for wet grounds. Doubleheader on Thursday. Tennessee Smokies The Tennessee Smokies clouded the vision of the Chattanooga Lookouts (Reds), 13-4. Cade Horton went four innings in his Double-A debut and kept the Lookouts scoreless. He allowed just two hits, bot...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: South Bend and Myrtle Beach win their season finales
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• Minor League Wrap: Pablo Aliendo and the Smokies clinch a playoff spot in extra innings
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• Minor League Wrap: Kilian bounces back with solid rehab start as Iowa splits doubleheader
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• Minor League Wrap: Pablo Aliendo’s RBI single walks it off for Tennessee

Pablo Aliendo | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images The Smokies walk off a win. The Pelicans shut down Fredericksburg. Right-handed pitcher Ethan Roberts was promoted up to Iowa. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs lost to the Syracuse Mets, 12-5. Starter Dan Straily took the loss after getting hammered for six runs on seven hits over 5.1 innings. He walked four and struck out five Two of those hits we...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Smokies hit 7 home runs as they ground the Trash Pandas, 10-4

James Triantos | Angelina Alcantar/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK The Smokies show big power and the Pelicans stage a huge comeback. South Bend blows one. Iowa Cubs Rained out in Buffalo. A doubleheader is scheduled for Thursday. Tennessee Smokies The Tennessee Smokies compacted the Rocket City Trash Pandas (Angels), 10-4. Connor Noland was the beneficiary of all this offense, as he g...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Owen Caissie hits 1st Triple-A HR in Iowa’s 4-3 win

Owen Caissie | Lily Smith/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK Solid wins for Iowa and Tennessee. Embarrassing losses for South Bend and Myrtle Beach. It’s very disorienting looking at the I-Cubs box score and seeing Levi Jordan and P.J. Higgins in the lineup and not recognizing the rest of the names. And then you realize you’re looking at the Bats lineup. Baseball America has added South Ben...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Smokies take game 1 of title series, 8-4
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• Minor League Wrap: Smokies beat Trash Pandas 8-7, clinch division title

BJ Murray Jr. | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images Myrtle Beach falls behind 1-0 in their best-of-three series. Pablo Aliendo walks it off for the Smokies. There was lots of movement in the system today as the regular season ended for South Bend and Myrtle Beach. Outfielders Nelson Maldonado and Cole Roederer were promoted from Double-A Tennessee to Triple-A Iowa. RIght-handed pitcher Jer...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Mervis, Bote go back-to-back as Iowa stops Storm Chasers, 9-4

Matt Mervis | Dylan Heuer The I-Cubs win their sixth-straight game with Omaha. Smokies and Pelicans also win. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs rained on the Omaha Storm Chasers (Royals), 9-4. Michael Rucker started this contest and allowed just one run on four hits over three innings. Rucker walked two and struck out five. Anthony Kay relieved Rucker, pitched two perfect innings of relief and got ...2023
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