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• Minor League Wrap: Kenta Maeda dazzles, but Iowa falls to Nashville 1-0

Kenta Maeda | Iowa Cubs A low-scoring day all around, but only Myrtle Beach won. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were silenced by the Nashville Sounds (Brewers), 1-0. Iowa wasted a magnificent start by Kenta Maeda, who allowed no runs and just one hit over seven innings. He had a no-hitter going through six innings. Maeda walked three and struck out three. Porter Hodge came on to pitch the bottom...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: Shōta sings in rehab appearance for Iowa in Nashville

Michael McLoone-Imagn Images Shōta Imanaga has a strong rehab appearance. Porter Hodge did not. BJ Murray sends Knoxville home happy. Wins for South Bend and Myrtle Beach. It depends on how he feels tonight and tomorrow morning, but there was nothing on the mound in Nashville today that indicates that Shōta Imanaga is not ready to return to the Cubs. It was the first game of the second ha...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: Jaxon Wiggins, A.J. Puckett, Sam Armstrong combine on Knoxville no-hitter

Jaxon Wiggins | Angelina Alcantar/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Knoxville and South Bend both complete doubleheader sweeps. Iowa gets blasted and Myrtle Beach is rained out. The second no-hitter this week in the system! Shōta Imanaga had a successful rehab appearance in Mesa. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were battered by the Louisville Bats (Reds), 14-2. Tommy Romero got ...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: Iowa sweeps doubleheader from Louisville

Owen Caissie | Cody Scanlan/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Everyone wins! Iowa wins twice. Everyone wins! Even the major league team and the ACL team! The Cubs system was 7-0 tonight. (The two Dominican Summer League teams went 1-1 if you want to be pedantic about it.) Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs swept a doubleheader from the Louisville Bats (Reds), 10-2 and 5-4 in nine in...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: Jonathon Long, Christian Franklin lead I-Cubs to 7-5 win

Jonathon Long | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Iowa slugs past Columbus. Myrtle Beach outlasts Hickory. Right-hander Keegan Thompson went on the injured list. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs impounded the Columbus Clippers (Guardians), 7-5. Kenta Maeda made his second Cubs start and like his first one, he struggled badly in the first inning. Tonight Maeda got hammered for five ...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: Shaw’s 2 HRs bookend a thrilling Iowa doubleheader sweep

Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images The I-Cubs sweep a doubleheader in one of the best games of the year. The rest of the system lost. The day after he started for Iowa, right-hander Tommy Romero goes back on the developmental list. Game two of the doubleheader was the game of the year so far in the minor league system. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs swept a doubleheader from the St. Paul Saints (Twi...2025
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• Cubs Minor League Wrap: Smokies Rally to beat Barons, 6-4

Ethan Hearn | MANDATORY CREDIT: Austin Hough / South Bend Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK The Smokies rally to win with three runs in the ninth. The Pelicans go to 2-0. The Iowa Cubs placed right-hander Caleb Kilian on the injured list. Right-hander Connor Noland was activated off the developmental list. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were rained out in Indianapolis today. The game will not be made...2025
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• Get to know the South Bend Cubs

Yovanny Cabrera | MICHAEL CLUBB/SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE / USA TODAY NETWORK The Cubs high-A affiliate features some strong pitching this year. The final of our four minor league affiliates is the closest one to Chicago, the High-A South Bend Cubs of the Midwest League. The South Bend Cubs start their season tonight at Beloit. Their home opener at Four Winds Field is on Monday at 7:05 Eastern T...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: Matt Shaw homers as Smokies cruise past Mississippi, 6-0

Matt Shaw | Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports The Smokies got strong hitting and pitching to shut out the M-Braves. The Pelicans rally late to win. Catcher Moises Ballesteros and right-handers Frankie Scalzo Jr. and Trey Supak were promoted to Triple-A Iowa from Double-A Tennessee. Right-hander Zac Leigh joined the I-Cubs from the development list. Right-hander Eduarniel Nunez went from Iowa...2024
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• Get to know the Myrtle Beach Pelicans

Cristian Hernández | Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images The lowest full-season level of the Cubs minor leagues returns with a young and hungry roster Later tonight, the Myrtle Beach Pelicans will take the field for the first time in 2024. In recent years, the Pelicans have been the team to watch in the Cubs minor league system with tons of young talent that the team ...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Matt Shaw and other 2023 draftees make their debut in the ACL
Matt Shaw | Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Cade Horton dazzles for South Bend. Pelicans pound the FredNats. Several draft picks make their professional debut in Arizona. There were a few moves today, most notably a bunch of recent draftees being added to the ACL Cubs roster. But other than that: RHP Danis Correa promoted from Tennessee to Iowa. RHP Hunter Bigge demoted from Iowa to...2023
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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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• 2023 MLB Draft: A review of the 20 new Cubs
Zyhir Hope | Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports There are 20 new Cubs. Here’s what you need to know about all of them. The 2023 MLB Draft concluded yesterday with picks 11 through 20. Overall, the Cubs selected 20 players, including seven infielders, three outfielders, one catcher and nine pitchers. Of the pitchers, seven were right-handed and two were left-handed. They went very heavy on c...2023
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"First baseman Drew Bowser went 2 for 3."

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"⬆️— Cubs Prospects - Bryan Smith (@cubprospects) March 21, 2024 Three of them, Josh Rivera, Drew Bowser and Liam Spence, produced the tying run for the Cubs in the top of the eighth, in part thanks to a Rockies error that extended the inning."

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"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 (15th round) Daniel Brown LHP (16th round) Ethan Flanagan LHP (17th round) Nick Dean RHP (19th round) Drew Bowser 3B (20th round) That leaves just second-round pick RHP Jaxon Wiggins, eleventh-round pick OF Zyhir Hope and thirteenth-round pick RHP Sam Armstrong as unsigned."

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• Minor League Wrap: South Bend beats Lake County, 4-3

Jefferson Rojas | GREG SWIERCZ / USA TODAY NETWORK South Bend sneaks past Lake County. The Smokies blow a golden opportunity. The Cubs signed right-hander Antonio Santos to a minor-league contract. Santos pitched for the Rockies in 2020 and 2021. He most-recently pitched for Pericos de Puebla in the Mexican League. Santos has been assigned to the Double-A Tennessee Smokies. Iowa Cubs The ...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Matt Shaw homers as Smokies cruise past Mississippi, 6-0
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• Minor League Wrap: Iowa scores 7 runs in 9th inning to beat Columbus 11-6

Owen Caissie | Lily Smith/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK A late rally leads Iowa over Columbus. The Pelicans walk off on Columbia. South Bend gets balked off in Peoria. The Cubs today added right-hander Ethan Roberts to the 40-man roster and assigned him to Triple-A Iowa—where he was already pitching. The Cubs had a deadline of today to add Roberts to the 40-man or he could opt out. To ...2024
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• Kannapolis Cannon Ballers are postseason-bound!

It’s been six long years between playoffs, but Kannapolis is headed back to the postseason! | Kannapolis Cannon Ballers Sunday shutout + extra-innings heartbreaker for Columbia cinches the deal! The Kannapolis Cannon Ballers are headed to the Carolina League playoffs for the first time as South Division first-half champions! pic.twitter.com/eh3Hxu7ND1— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) June...2024
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• Get to know the Myrtle Beach Pelicans
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• Cubs 5, Rockies 2: The old school recap

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports With no video or photos from this game, what you get is descriptions. It is very odd, in the year 2024, to not have any audio or video live coverage of a Major League Baseball game. Yes, even in Spring Training, where the Cubs do cover nearly every game, and all those at home. But this one, about 10 miles north of the Cubs’ Sloan Park complex, had none. So I ca...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Matt Shaw and other 2023 draftees make their debut in the ACL
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• Minor League Wrap: Ben Brown, Nelson Velázquez power Iowa past Indianapolis, 7-1
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• Minor League Wrap: Shōta sings in rehab appearance for Iowa in Nashville
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• Minor League Wrap: Iowa scores 7 runs in 9th inning to beat Columbus 11-6
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• Minor League Wrap: Mervis, I-Cubs, blast past Louisville, 11-3

Matt Mervis | Lily Smith/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK Iowa blast by Louisville. Tennessee quiets Montgomery. South Bend and Myrtle Beach win in extras. Left-hander Mitchell Tyranski and right-hander Gabriel Agrazal were added to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans roster. Right-hander Mason McGwire went on the temporarily inactive list. Everybody wins! Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs broke the Louisvi...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Strumpf slugs I-Cubs past Mud Hens, 9-6

Chase Strumpf | Lily Smith/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK Three losses today, but a win for the I-Cubs. David Bote went on the injured list after taking a pitch in the wrist yesterday. RHP Matthew Thompson was promoted to Iowa from Tennessee, although I assume he’s taking Daniel Palencia’s spot and not Bote’s. In case anyone is new around here, there’s no Minor League Wrap on most Monday...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Iowa sweeps doubleheader from Louisville
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• Minor League Wrap: Jonathon Long, Christian Franklin lead I-Cubs to 7-5 win
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• Minor League Wrap: Matt Shaw homers as Smokies cruise past Mississippi, 6-0
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• Get to know the Myrtle Beach Pelicans
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• Minor League Wrap: Ben Brown, Nelson Velázquez power Iowa past Indianapolis, 7-1
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• Minor League Wrap: Mervis, I-Cubs, blast past Louisville, 11-3
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• Minor League Wrap: Jonathon Long, Christian Franklin lead I-Cubs to 7-5 win
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• Minor League Wrap: Matt Shaw homers, doubles as Iowa beats the Bats, 6-4

Matt Shaw | Cody Scanlan/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK Matt Shaw got back on track. Moises Ballesteros hasn’t even been off-track. Knoxville, Myrtle Beach also win. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs sawed the Louisville Bats (Reds) in two, 6-4. Connor Noland pitched the first five innings and turned in a strong effort, allowing just two runs on two hits. Both runs came on a two-run home run in t...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: Shōta sings in rehab appearance for Iowa in Nashville
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• Minor League Wrap: Iowa sweeps doubleheader from Louisville
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• Minor League Wrap: Iowa sweeps doubleheader from Louisville
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• Minor League Wrap: Pelicans use the long ball to snap a five-game losing streak.

Leonel Espinoza | Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images Iowa wins again. The Pelicans snap a five-game losing streak. The Cubs have re-signed RHP Caleb Kilian and assigned him to Iowa. Lefty Luke Little has been optioned down to Iowa. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs excommunicated the St. Paul Saints (Twins), 6-2. Jordan Wicks got scratched again from his scheduled start and so Keegan Thompso...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: I-Cubs Flexen, Wicks combine to shut out Mud Hens, 2-0

Jordan Wicks | Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images Iowa and Knoxville show terrific pitching in wins. South Bend loses a slugfest. One day after going from South Bend to Iowa, lefty Chase Watkins went back down to South Bend. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs roasted the Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers), 2-0. Chris Flexen started and got the win with six innings, allowing just three hits. Flexen struck out fou...2025
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• Cubs Minor League Wrap: Smokies Rally to beat Barons, 6-4
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• Kannapolis Cannon Ballers are postseason-bound!
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• Minor League Wrap: Pelicans romp past Hillcats, 12-8

Cristian Hernandez | Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images The Pelicans got the only win today. Dan Straily returns. Right-hander Dan Straily was assigned to the Iowa Cubs today. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs had their wings clipped by the Buffalo Bisons (Blue Jays), 2-0 in a game that ended in the bottom of the fifth inning because of rain. Dan Straily starting in his first ...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Mervis, I-Cubs, blast past Louisville, 11-3
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• Minor League Wrap: Strumpf slugs I-Cubs past Mud Hens, 9-6
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• Cubs 5, Rockies 2: The old school recap
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• 2023 MLB Draft: A review of the 20 new Cubs
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