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• Minor League Wrap: Smokies win second-straight, 6-5 over Blue Wahoos

Angelina Alcantar/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Smokies blow a big lead and then win on a walk-off wild pitch. Iowa gets shelled. The Pelicans stop Columbia. Right-hander Spencer Turnbull joined the Iowa Cubs. Right-hander Tommy Romero went on the Development List. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were swarmed by the Louisville Bats (Reds), 8-4. The Iowa debut of Spencer T...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: Iowa beats Louisville, 11-9

James Triantos | Cody Scanlan/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Great pitching leads to three wins. Iowa just slugs their way past the Bats. Everyone wins! Even the Smokies! Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs outslugged the Louisville Bats (Reds), 11-9. Starter Will Sanders gave up three home runs over five innings, but he still got the win. Sanders gave up six total runs on seven hi...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: Ben Cowles homers twice as Iowa beat Columbus, 7-2

Ben Cowles | Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Iowa blast past Columbus and Myrtle Beach blows by Augusta. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs broadsided the Columbus Clippers (Guardians), 7-2. Will Sanders improved his Triple-A record to 5-0 with 5.2 innings of scoreless baseball. Sanders gave up three hits. He struck out eight and walked just one. Tommy Romero went the rest of...2025
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• Cubs Minor League Wrap: Happy 4th of July!

Dennis Lee-Imagn Images Jonny Long hits 2 HR in Iowa’s win. Knoxville and Myrtle Beach are also winners. Right-hander Chris Kachmar was promoted fromm Double-A Knoxville to Triple-A Iowa, replacing the recalled Jordan Wicks. Smokies right-hander Mitchell Tyranski was promoted off the Development List. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs drained the Omaha Storm Chasers (Royals), 7-2. Chris Kachmar sta...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: Jordan Wicks, Iowa shut down Clippers, 9-3

Jordan Wicks | Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images The I-Cubs blast Columbus. Myrtle Beach stages a comeback win. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs boarded and seized the Columbus Clippers (Guardians), 9-3. It was a strong start today for Jordan Wicks, who allowed just one run on three hits over five innings for his first win of the year. Wicks struck out six and walked one. Catcher Carlos Pérez smashed a th...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: Ballesteros leads Iowa past Nashville, 5-3

Moisés Ballesteros | Sam Navarro-Imagn Images Wins for Iowa, South Bend and Myrtle Beach. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were louder than the Nashville Sounds (Brewers), 5-3. Will Sanders pitched five innings before the rains came, getting the win after giving up three runs on five hits. Sanders walked four and struck out three. Nate Pearson threw the final 1.2 innings and got the save. Pearson...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: Pelicans beat Crawdads, 3-2

Ty Southisene | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images South Bend and Tennessee were rained out. Myrtle Beach wins and Iowa loses. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were battered by the Louisville Bats (Reds), 9-6. Starter Jake Woodford took the loss after allowing four runs on ten hits over five innings. Two of those hits were solo home runs. Woodford struck out two and walked no one, although he did hit on...2025
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• Minor League Wrap; I-Cubs pound Storm Chasers, 7-3

Christian Franklin | Cody Scanlan/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Wins for Iowa and South Bend. Knoxville falls in extras and the Pelicans are walked off. It’s been widely reported that right-hander Brody McCullough will undergo season-ending surgery. McCullough hasn’t pitched since May of last season. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs cleared the skies of the Omaha Storm Chasers ...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: Jefferson Rojas leads South Bend past Wisconsin, 6-2

Jefferson Rojas | MICHAEL CLUBB/SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE / USA TODAY NETWORK South Bend got the only win in the system tonight. Some bad news from Iowa. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were embargoed by the Columbus Clippers (Guardians), 5-1. Jordan Wicks started this game, struck out one batter and left the game with an apparent injury. Brandon Hughes was pressed into relief and he gave up four runs ...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: Jose Escobar’s 10th inning slam leads Pelicans past Crawdads, 10-7

Jose Escobar | Katie Goodale / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Wins for Knoxville and Myrtle Beach. Right-hander Tyson Miller starts a rehab assignment with Iowa again. Right-hander Brody McCullough, who hasn’t pitched in over a year due to multiple injuries, starts a rehab assignment in Mesa. Three of the four full-season teams played day games today. Only Knoxville was under the ligh...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: Jordan Wicks strong, but Iowa bats go silent in 2-1 loss to Toledo

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Some good pitching tonight throughtout the system, but the bats went mostly silent. Right-hander Kohl Franklin, who missed almost all of 2024 with elbow surgery, joins South Bend on a rehab assignment. It was an early day for most of the system, as three of the four teams played day games. Only the Pelicans continued their commitment to being...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 Myrtle Beach Pelicans

Cole Mathis | Ron Schloerb/Cape Cod Times / USA TODAY NETWORK The Cubs low-A farm team is full of recent draft picks making their first steps towards the majors. The Myrtle Beach Pelicans, the low-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs, start their season tomorrow night (Friday) at their arch-rival Charleston RiverDogs. The Pelicans have their home opener on Tuesday when the Carolina Mudcats come...2025
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• Cubs 4, Angels 4: Fit to be tied

Steve Sher One strike away from a Cubs win, an Angels homer led to the Cubs’ second straight tie. MESA, Arizona — Well, they’re still undefeated. The Cubs were that close — as noted above, one strike away — from winning Thursday afternoon’s game, when Brooks Kriske served up a two-run homer to Angels minor leaguer Kyren Paris. The Cubs loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth but could ...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: Cam Smith homers AGAIN in Pelicans’ 6-2 win

Cam Smith | Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK Cam Smith is on fire down in Myrtle Beach. Wins for Iowa and Tennessee as well. The Cubs promoted right-hander Nick Hull to Double-A Tennessee from High-A South Bend. The Cubs also released right-handed pitcher Josh Staumont. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs roasted the Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers), 5-3 in 11 innings. Terrific start to...2024
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• Dear MLB: Promote your best player, Ronald Acuña Jr.
Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Major League Baseball has fundamentally changed the game to appeal to an addle-brained generation that gets its info in less than 60 seconds, in 280 characters, or through a filtered picture of an illusory life. It has not and will not work. Like the guy who changes himself to get the girl, all that he has done is lose her respect and...2023
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"Jose Escobar, a 20-year-old outfielder who played at Myrtle Beach last year, made a fine running catch on a sinking liner to end the top of the ninth."

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"Acuña’s uncle, Jose Escobar, played for Cleveland in 1991, and several of Acuña’s cousins have also played in the MLB: Vicente Campos, Alcides Escobar, Edwin Escobar, and Kelvim Escobar."

• Minor League Wrap: Tyler Schlaffer and South Bend shut out Ft. Wayne, 5-0

Tyler Schlaffer | MICHAEL CLUBB/SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images South Bend shuts out Ft. Wayne. Iowa and Myrtle Beach also win. The Cubs signed catcher Sammy Sass and assigned him to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. Sass last played for Wright State in 2024. Right-hander Tyson Miller has cleared waivers and has been assigned to the Iowa Cubs. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs br...2025
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• Cubs Minor League Wrap: Opening night

Matt Halbach | Ron Schloerb/Cape Cod Times / USA TODAY NETWORK Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. And sometimes it rains. Especially in Indianapolis in the summertime. OK, spring. Welcome to the official start of the Minor League Wrap! In case you’re new, every night I recap the top four minor league affiliates. I try to blend giving you the story of the game and getting you the stats...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: South Bend beats Cedar Rapids, 4-1

Brett Bateman | MANDATORY CREDIT: Austin Hough / South Bend Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK Lots of movement in the system today. A lot of close games too, but only South Bend won. There was a ton of movement in the system again today. I’ll try to catch it all. The Iowa Cubs activated outfielder Cole Roederer and infielder Luis Vazquez off the injured list. Outfielder Gilberto Celestino, thi...2024
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• Cubs Minor League Wrap: Long with 6 RBI as Iowa beats St. Paul, 10-5

Jonathon Long | Cody Scanlan/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Iowa scores ten runs in a matinee. South Bend continues to struggle. Recently-signed right-hander Tommy Romero joined the Iowa Cubs today and made his Cubs debut. I really don’t know what’s wrong with South Bend, although I should point out that winning games is probably fourth or fifth on a list of priorities ...2025
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• Cubs 4, Angels 4: Fit to be tied
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• Minor League Wrap: Pelicans beat Crawdads, 3-2
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• Minor League Wrap: Tyler Schlaffer and South Bend shut out Ft. Wayne, 5-0
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• Minor League Wrap: Jefferson Rojas leads South Bend past Wisconsin, 6-2
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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: Jose Escobar’s 10th inning slam leads Pelicans past Crawdads, 10-7
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• Minor League Wrap: Andy Garriola’s slam can’t overcome Rattlers, rain in South Bend loss

Andy Garriola | MICHAEL CLUBB/SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images It was a rough night in the system as everyone lost. A few promotions today. Right-hander Brayden Riesdorph was promoted to High-A South Bend from Low-A Myrtle Beach. RIght-hander Sam Thoresen goes to Double-A Knoxville from South Bend. Infielder Hayden Cantrelle moves up to Triple-A Iowa from Knoxville....2025
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• Minor League Wrap: Jaxon Wiggins leads Smokies past Barons, 2-0

Jaxon Wiggins | Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Strong pitching in the system tonight, but only two wins. The Cubs officially put Iowa left-hander Jordan Wicks on the injured list. We still don’t know what’s wrong. Three doubleheaders today. Or at least they tried. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs dropped a doubleheader to the Syracuse Mets, 3-2 and 4-2. Connor Noland was...2025
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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: Jefferson Rojas leads South Bend past Wisconsin, 6-2
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• Minor League Wrap: Brian Kalmer homers as South Bend beats TinCaps, 9-5

Brian Kalmer | MICHAEL CLUBB/SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE / USA TODAY NETWORK South Bend stops Ft. Wayne in the only win of the evening. Just three days after he was promoted to the Iowa Cubs, left-hander Blake Weiman went back down to Double-A Tennessee. Right-hander Cam Sanders joins Iowa from the Development List. Right-hander Luis A. Reyes joins Low-A Myrtle Beach from Mesa. Iowa Cubs The Iowa...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Smokies sweep a doubleheader in Chattanooga

Brett Bateman | Angelina Alcantar/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Smokies move into first place. Iowa and Myrtle Beach get strong pitching in wins. The Cubs have signed right-hander Tommy Romero to a minor league deal. Romero had been pitching for Guerreros de Oaxaca in the Mexican League this year. He pitched four games in the majors for the Rays and Nationals in 2...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: South Bend creams Kernels, 8-4

Jefferson Rojas | MICHAEL CLUBB/SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE / USA TODAY NETWORK Three teams won. One team got rained out. Everyone wins! Except Knoxville, who were rained out. If you are curious, the Arizona Complex League starts play tomorrow. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs skinned the Buffalo Bison (Blue Jays), 4-2. Starter Keegan Thompson turned in a quality start even if it didn’t meet the definiti...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: South Bend beats Cedar Rapids, 4-1
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• Minor League Wrap: Pelicans beat Crawdads, 3-2
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• Minor League Wrap: Jaxon Wiggins leads Smokies past Barons, 2-0
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• Cubs Minor League Wrap: Long with 6 RBI as Iowa beats St. Paul, 10-5
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• Minor League Wrap: Jaxon Wiggins dominates as South Bend beats Ft. Wayne, 3-1

Jaxon Wiggins | Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Iowa’s bats explode and their pitching dominates. South Bend snaps a 4-game losing streak behind their ace. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs fried the Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers), 12-0. Michael Fulmer started this bullpen game and gave up just two hits over three innings. He struck out four and walked two. Nate Pearson pitched t...2025
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• Cubs Minor League Wrap: Smokies Rally to beat Barons, 6-4
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• Minor League Wrap: Owen Caissie homers twice as Iowa slugs past St. Paul, 8-4

Owen Caissie | Lily Smith/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK Owen Caissie powers the I-Cubs past St. Paul. The Smokies shut out the M-Braves. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs cast out the St. Paul Saints (Twins), 8-4. Connor Noland was the beneficiary of this offense, as he got the win after allowing four runs on five hits, including three home runs, over five innings. Noland walked two and struck o...2024
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