John Lackey rumors, news

Breaking news and rumors

Injuries and suspensions

Lifestyle

Trade rumors, contract, salary

Stats and scores

Family

Top stories

Fantasy rankings and news

Schedules and games

Rumors and scandals

• Cubs 11, Dodgers 10: This team never quits!

Matt Marton-Imagn Images The Cubs won their second bonkers game of this homestand. The Cubs were behind... and then, suddenly, they weren’t. And then they built a nice lead... and then, blew it and wound up behind in the late innings. Then, just as they did in Friday’s crazy game at Wrigley Field, this Cubs team came back. They forced extra innings and Ian Happ’s 10th-inning single complet...2025
Visit the page Matt Marton breaking news
• Baseball history unpacked, April 7

Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday to ex-Cub David Bote* and others, plus more stories for the discerning reader. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and va...2025
Click for news about Los Angeles Dodgers news today
• Cub Tracks’ wide world of ports

Belmont Harbor at sunset | Photo by Richard Cummins/Corbis via Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Buoy oh buoy do we harbor doubts. 2025 starts in about a week. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB base...2024
See more articles Cub Tracks latest news
• Baseball history unpacked, October 23

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. David Ross is signed, Rick Sutcliffe lets out a Cy, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to...2024
See also Michael Reaves news
• Baseball history unpacked, October 9

Happy birthday, Joe Pepitone! | Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday to Joe Pepitone and a great day in 2017, plus much more. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various...2024
See more articles Joe Pepitone news
• Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks preview, Friday 7/19, 1:20 CT

Photo by Joe Puetz/Getty Images The Cubs open the 2024 season’s second “half” at home. Today's roster moves: Here and here. With the late date of this year’s All-Star game, this isn’t really the second “half” of the season, more like the last 40 percent. But the Cubs still have a chance to get back in wild-card contention, and one of the teams they’re chasing is this weekend’s opponent. F...2024
Visit the page Chicago Cubs news and rumors

• Baseball history unpacked, April 7
2025

Check it out Los Angeles Dodgers injury status
• Cub Tracks’ wide world of ports
2024

Click for news about Cub Tracks injuries
• Baseball history unpacked, October 23
2024

Continue with Michael Reaves injury update
• Baseball history unpacked, October 9
2024

Click for news about Joe Pepitone
• Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks preview, Friday 7/19, 1:20 CT
2024

See also Chicago Cubs injury update
• Today in White Sox History: May 25

Typically, Carlos Quentin looks more like he’s about to punch someone than celebrate after his miraculous power game, 16 years ago today. | Nuccio DiNuzzo/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Q puts the screws on the Halos 1924 In a game at Washington that the White Sox won, 10-9, Ray Schalk caught his 1,500th career game. At the time of his retirement in 1929, Schalk had...2024
Read about White Sox injury
• Today in Cubs history: The Cubs set a postseason home run record against the Cardinals

Photo by David Banks/Getty Images This mark was tied Wednesday by the Phillies. The Phillies defeated the Braves 10-2 in Game 3 of their Division Series Wednesday in Philadelphia. In so doing they hit six home runs: Two each by Bryce Harper and Nick Castellanos and one by Trea Turner and Brandon Marsh. In so doing, the Phillies tied a postseason record that was set by the Cubs in Game 3 of...2023
See also David Banks injury
• The Hall of Fame announces its 2023 ballot
Al Yellon Twenty-eight players will go before BBWAA voters. Monday, Baseball’s Hall of Fame announced its Hall of Fame ballot that will be voted on by members of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Fourteen new players will be on the ballot this year: Bronson Arroyo, Carlos Beltrán, Matt Cain, R.A. Dickey, Jacoby Ellsbury, Andre Ethier, J.J. Hardy, John Lackey, Mike Napoli, Jhonny...2022
See more articles Bronson Arroyo injury
• 2022 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 156
Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images The Cubs move to 8-1 over their last nine games with the sweep of the Phillies. There are some times where I think baseball is so predictable and I feel that even if I don’t know exactly what is going to happen, that I have a feeling for largely what will happen. I assure you none of those things that I know or even feel, no hunch, nothing that said that t...2022
Check it out Nick Madrigal injury
• 2022 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 155
Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs win yet again, 4-2 over the Phillies 92 games. Break even. What is that? That’s what the Cubs have done now. They’ve played their last 92 games at 46-46. Just under halfway through that stretch, the Cubs made a series of trades, sending away arguably their top four relievers of the first four months of the season. The Cubs are actually 28-26 sinc...2022
Visit the page Kamil Krzaczynski injury

• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Fifty-Six Reasons to Pay Attention in Spring Training
2016

Visit the page Scott Miller

2025
"82) and John Lackey (8."

2024
"“Bryant still hears the voice of John Lackey despite the latter’s retirement in 2017."

2023
"For Chicago, Anthony Rizzo homers and drives in 6 runs in support of John Lackey."

2022
"Ben Zobrist, John Lackey and Jason Heyward hadn’t been signed yet."

2020
"Jake Arrieta and John Lackey were each approaching f"

2018
"Sure, Jon Lester and Kyle Hendricks are there, but John Lackey and Jake Arrieta are both out for the moment, and they’ll at least want to replace the latter."

2017
"Despite losing both starting pitcher John Lackey and catcher Willson Contreras to ejections, the Cubs rallied for an 8-2 victory."

2016
"John Lackey stymied his former team to lift the Cubs to a 5-0 victory on Monday in the first of their 19 regular-season meetings against the Cardinals."

2015
"Facing their archrivals from Chicago for the first time in postseason history, the Cardinals, behind the experienced postseason arm of John Lackey and a late rookie power surge, nabbed a 4-0 win over the Cubs at Busch Stadium on Friday to open their best-of-five National League Division Series."

2014
"Louis Cardinals have exercised their 2015 contract option on pitcher John Lackey, which is at the major league minimum."

• Cub Tracks’ wide world of ports
2024

Check it out Cub Tracks contract
• Baseball history unpacked, October 23
2024

Check it out Michael Reaves contract rumors
• Chicago Cubs vs. Seattle Mariners preview, Saturday 4/13, 8:40 CT

Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images The Cubs look to even up their series in Seattle. Saturday notes... THE SHŌTA FILE: In his first two starts as a Cub, Shōta Imanaga allowed no runs and four hits, with no walks and 12 strikeouts. The fewest runs by any Cub in his first three starts is two, by George McConnell in 1916 (27⅓ innings) and Rich Harden in 2008 (17⅓). Nine others gave up t...2024
See also Chicago Cubs salary
• Cub Tracks springs into action

Kevin Alcántara chases a fly ball. | Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Typically acerbic #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. Punxsy Phil says Spring is nigh. Rich Nye agrees. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and blog...2024
Check it out Cub Tracks salary
• Baseball history unpacked, October 23

Photo Reproduction by Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Quite a glare he had, Jack Coombs. He was a Cubs nemesis for a long time, way back in the day. Plus many other events in this episode. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centr...2023
See more World Series salary rumors
• Outside The Confines: Traveling for the holidays
Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports The Brewers traded Hunter Renfroe to the Angels. No big free agent signings yet, but lots of rumors. The new Hall of Fame ballot is released. A woman makes history at Brown University. And a happy Thanksgiving for everyone out there, a day early. There was one trade in MLB yesterday as the Angels stayed active. The Brewers traded outfielder Hunter Renfroe to th...2022
Visit the page Hunter Renfroe trade rumors
• The Hall of Fame announces its 2023 ballot
2022

See more articles Bronson Arroyo trade rumors
• 2022 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 155
2022

Read about Kamil Krzaczynski
• Diamondbacks Notes: Lackey, Shipley, Souza
The Diamondbacks made a minor league offer to right-hander John Lackey this offseason, writes USA Today’s Bob Nightengale, but the veteran righty passed on the opportunity. Coincidentally, Lackey’s friend and former teammate, Clay Buchholz, ultimately wound up in the D-backs organization on a similar deal and is now thriving in a rotation that has been…...2018
Read about Bob Nightengale salary rumors
• Lackey passes on Diamondback's offer, Buchholz steps in
The Diamondbacks made a minor league offer to right-hander John Lackey this offseason, writes USA Today’s Bob Nightengale, but the veteran righty passed on the opportunity. Coincidentally, Lackey’s friend and former teammate, Clay Buchholz, ultimately wound up in the D-backs organization on a similar deal and is now thriving in a rotation that has been hit hard by injuries. “I don’t bring that up ...2018
See more articles Bob Nightengale contract

• Baseball history unpacked, April 7
2025

Check it out Los Angeles Dodgers stats
• Cub Tracks’ wide world of ports
2024

Click for news about Cub Tracks statistics
• Baseball history unpacked, October 23
2024

Read about Michael Reaves stats
• Baseball history unpacked, October 9
2024

Read about Joe Pepitone statistics
• Cub Tracks springs into action
2024

See more Cub Tracks
• Today in Cubs history: The Cubs break a postseason losing streak

Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images It had been 12 years since the Cubs won a division series game. The Cubs lost three straight division series games to the Diamondbacks in 2007 and three more to the Dodgers in 2008. But in St. Louis, eight years ago today, Saturday, October 10, 2015, a young Cubs club broke that division series losing streak, against the team’s biggest rival. I was at this game...2023
See also Jorge Soler statistics
• Baseball history unpacked, April 7
Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday to David Bote, the Milwaukee saga, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives...2023
See also Dylan Buell stats
• 2022 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 156
2022

See also Nick Madrigal statistics
• 2022 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 155
2022

Continue with Kamil Krzaczynski statistics
• Cubs Now in Prime Position to Use Checkbook to Magnify Future Dominance
2017

Continue with Chicago Cubs stats

• Today in White Sox History: May 25
2024

Click for news about White Sox
• Today in Cubs history: The Cubs set a postseason home run record against the Cardinals
2023

Continue with David Banks
• Outside The Confines: Traveling for the holidays
2022

Click for news about Hunter Renfroe
• Ideal landing spot for MLB’s top remaining free agents
The MLB free agent market has been slow to develop for various reasons, but with pitchers and catchers reporting in a little over a month, odds are that things will pick up sooner rather than later. That means we’ll see a rush of signings once the first dominoes fall, leading teams to really consider their options.Here’s a look at an ideal landing spot for the top free agents still on the market.1...2018
See more articles Yu Darvish
• Dodgers' Justin Turner has a Kirk Gibson moment with walk-off home run vs. Cubs
Turner drove a three-run walk-off home run off of John Lackey in the bottom of the ninth...2017
Read about Justin Turner
• Cubs' Historic Comeback Nearly Complete as Stage Is Set for Epic Game 7
2016

Check it out Chicago Cubs
• Indians vs. Cubs: Game 4 Score and Twitter Reaction from 2016 World Series
2016

Read about World Series
• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Rangers, Indians, Cubs Race Toward History
2016

See more Scott Miller
• Bullpen's new look lightens load for Lackey
Cubs starter John Lackey could've gone longer in the 3-1 win over the White Sox on Thursday night, but manager Joe Maddon took advantage of a National League moment in the sixth inning knowing his bullpen has changed with the addition of Aroldis Chapman....2016
See more articles White Sox
• What Should We Make of Jake Arrieta's, Cubs' Recent Stumbles?
2016

Read about Jake Arrieta

• Lackey, Cubs blank Cards in rivalry opener
2016
• Offense lacking for Leake in opener with Cubs
2016
• Lackey, Cards shut out rival Cubs in Game 1
2015

Check it out Busch Stadium
• Late blasts boost Lackey in Game 1 shutout
2015

Continue with Busch Stadium
• Big 1st, Bryant's blast make Lackey a winner
The Cubs sent 11 batters to the plate in a five-run first inning in support of John Lackey and Kris Bryant added his first home run of the season in the fourth en route to a 9-2 victory over the Reds on Wednesday night....2016
See more Kris Bryant
• C-Mart runs into trouble as Cards drop opener
The Cardinals-Cubs rivalry has historically been intense enough on its own, but it's overamped this weekend because of the close National League Central race. On Friday at Wrigley Field, the Cubs showed they're going to fight for the chance to repeat. Despite losing both starting pitcher John Lackey and catcher Willson Contreras to ejections, the Cubs rallied for an 8-2 victory....2017
See more articles Wrigley Field
• Cubs ride 7-run 6th to eventful win over Cards
The Cardinals-Cubs rivalry has historically been intense enough on its own, but it's overamped this weekend because of the close National League Central race. On Friday at Wrigley Field, the Cubs showed they're going to fight for the chance to repeat. Despite losing both starting pitcher John Lackey and catcher Willson Contreras to ejections, the Cubs rallied for an 8-2 victory....2017
Click for news about Wrigley Field
• Cubs ride 7-run 6th to eventful win over Cards
The Cardinals-Cubs rivalry has historically been intense enough on its own, but it's overamped this weekend because of the close National League Central race. On Friday at Wrigley Field, the Cubs showed they're going to fight for the chance to repeat. Despite losing both starting pitcher John Lackey and catcher Willson Contreras to ejections, the Cubs rallied for an 8-2 victory....2017
Continue with Wrigley Field

1. White Sox

2. World Series

3. Red Sox

. . .

359. John Lackey

• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Yankees Try Building Without Opening Their Checkbook
2016

Click for news about Scott Miller
• Cubs' Shocking Dexter Fowler Steal Boosts Already World Series-Ready Roster
2016

Visit the page Dexter Fowler
• What Is James Shields Truly Worth in Today's MLB Pitching Market?
2014

Check it out James Shields
• St. Louis Cardinals Rumors: Playing Fact or Fiction with the Latest Talk
2014

Visit the page Shelby Miller
• Jason Heyward-Shelby Miller Blockbuster Trade a Win-Win Move Each Had to Make
2014

Visit the page Jason Heyward
• Royals' Yordano Ventura Delivers Ace Performance to Push World Series to Game 7
2014

Continue with World Series

• Cubs 11, Dodgers 10: This team never quits!
2025

See more Matt Marton
• Cub Tracks’ wide world of ports
2024

Continue with Cub Tracks
• Baseball history unpacked, October 23
2024

Visit the page Michael Reaves
• Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks preview, Friday 7/19, 1:20 CT
2024

See more articles Chicago Cubs
• Chicago Cubs vs. Seattle Mariners preview, Saturday 4/13, 8:40 CT
2024

See more articles Chicago Cubs
• Cub Tracks springs into action
2024

See more articles Cub Tracks
• Cubs historical sleuthing: Retail edition

Fathead You can buy this historically accurate Wrigley board replica. Recently, I came across this ad from the Fathead company. They sell things you can stick to walls, mainly related to sports, while not ruining the wall. The photo above is what’s in the ad, a replica of the Wrigley Field scoreboard, with teams and pitchers listed. Here’s the entire image: Fathead So,...2023
See more Wrigley Field
• Baseball history unpacked, October 23
2023

See also World Series
• The best former Cub from every MLB team

Andre Dawson bats at Wrigley Field as a member of the Montreal Expos | Photo by Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images A fun little offseason exercise. Credit where credit is due, I borrowed this idea from Adam Sanford of our SB Nation Tampa Bay Rays site DRays Bay. Here’s his article on the best former Ray on every MLB team, by bWAR. So the question asked here is: Which player who at one ...2023
Check it out Andre Dawson
• Today in Cubs history: The Cubs set a postseason home run record against the Cardinals
2023

See also David Banks

• Baseball history unpacked, October 23
2024

Check it out Michael Reaves rumors
• Baseball history unpacked, October 23
2023

Continue with World Series
• Beltrán, Lackey lead 14 newcomers on Baseball Hall ballot

Carlos Beltran, John Lackey and Jered Weaver are among 14 newcomers on the Baseball Writers' Association of America's Hall of Fame ballot in what could turn into an evaluation of the Houston Astros' cheating scandal....2022
See more articles Carlos Beltran scandal
• The Hall of Fame announces its 2023 ballot
2022

Visit the page Bronson Arroyo scandals
• John Lackey Intends To Pitch In 2018
While there’s been speculation that veteran right-hander John Lackey could call it a career following the 2017 season, Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports reports (via Twitter) that Lackey has no plans to retire and intends to pitch in 2018. The 39-year-old Lackey just wrapped up a two-year, $32MM contract with the Cubs. After a strong…...2017
Check it out Jon Heyman
• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Yankees Try Building Without Opening Their Checkbook
2016

See more Scott Miller buzz
• Zack Wheeler-for-Jorge Soler Trade Would Be Win-Win for Cubs, Mets
2015

See more Zack Wheeler scandals
• Carlos Martinez Loss May Finally Be the Injury That Bites the Cardinals
2015

See also Carlos Martinez rumors
• Clay Buchholz not worried about trade rumors
Clay Buchholz isn’t concerned about whether he’ll follow in the footsteps of Jon Lester, John Lackey and Jake Peavy, among others. Not every July rumor carries weight. Buchholz, the only member of the Boston Red Sox’s 2014 Opening Day rotation to not be traded at last season’s Major League Baseball non-waiver trade deadline, realizes his name could be tossed around in speculation leading up to Jul...2015
See more Clay Buchholz whispers
• Report: Boston Red Sox Receiving ‘Lots Of Calls’ About Allen Craig
This embed is invalid" /> Allen Craig’s role with the Boston Red Sox is undefined at the moment. Thus, it appears teams are inquiring about the outfielder/first baseman. The Red Sox are receiving “lots of calls” about Craig, according to ESPN.com’s Jerry Crasnick. Crasnick adds that nothing is brewing right now, but Craig has been the subject of trade speculation throughout this ...2014
See also Allen Craig whispers

MLB - baseball breaking news, rumors, trades and scores...

John Lackey rumors, news

Choose a topic

John Lackey news, rumors

Advertisement

Share it ! 😉

John Lackey injury and suspension

John Lackey lifestyle

Timeline

Advertisement

John Lackey trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

John Lackey stats and results

John Lackey parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

Top John Lackey news

Baseball Fame Ranking

John Lackey fantasy rankings and news

John Lackey schedule, game

John Lackey rumors, scandals

Latest baseball headlines and breaking news

Baseball breaking news and stories

See more articles