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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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• 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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• Minor League Wrap: Ethan Hearn leads Knoxville past Lookouts, 6-3

Ethan Hearn | Photo by Marison Bilagody/MLB Photos via Getty Images Wins for Knoxville and Myrtle Beach. Infielders Ty Southisene and Yahil Melendez join the Low-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans from the rookie ball ACL Cubs. Shortstop Christopher Paciolla goes to other way, from Myrtle Beach to Mesa. Left-hander Brandon Hughes joins Triple-A Iowa from the developmental list. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cu...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: Cade Horton, your table is ready

Cade Horton | Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Cade Horton dominates in probably the only good news of the day. You’ve got to think with the news about Shōta Imanaga, that Cade Horton’s next start will be at Citi Field against the Mets. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs got trampled by the Buffalo Bison (Blue Jays), 3-1. Cade Horton went six innings today and allowed just one...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: Kevin Alcantara doubles twice in 10-2 Iowa win

Kevin Alcantara | Cody Scanlan/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK Iowa blast Buffalo. The Pelicans blow it late. It’s still raining in Knoxville. Outfielder Darius Hill was demoted from Triple-A Iowa to Double-A Knoxville. The Cubs released right-hander Trevor Richards. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs corralled the Buffalo Bison (Blue Jays), 10-2. Connor Noland started and got the win, allowing ju...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: Jordan Wicks strong, but Iowa bats go silent in 2-1 loss to Toledo
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• Minor League Wrap: Javier Assad suffers setback in rehab start for Iowa

Kyle Ross-Imagn Images Bad injury news out of Iowa. Knoxville wins and South Bend snaps their losing streak. Lots of transactions today. Starting out, left-hander Evan Aschenbeck was promoted to South Bend from Myrtle Beach. It was clear that Low-A wasn’t challenging Aschenbeck, so it’s good to see the Cubs make the move sooner rather than later. Right-hander Frankie Scalzo Jr. was promot...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: Pitching, Owen Caissie lead I-Cubs past St. Paul 1-0

Owen Caissie | Cody Scanlan/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Iowa rides strong pitching and Owen Caissie to a 1-0 win. The Smokies win on a walkoff single by BJ Murray. Some injury news. Smokies outfielder Felix Stevens went on the 60-day injured list. South Bend pitcher Jose Romero, who hasn’t pitched this season, went on the full-season injured list. Iowa Cubs The Iowa...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: Horton dazzles, Ballesteros hits and Iowa smashes St. Paul 20-6

Cade Horton | Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images The I-Cubs exploded for a big win and the other three affiliates got exploded on. The Iowa Cubs activated catcher Caleb Knight. Those Hawkeyes really dominated the Gophers today. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs deconsecrated the St. Paul Saints (Twins), 20-6. Cade Horton was brilliant today with only one blemish—a fourth-inni...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: Owen Caissie hurt in Iowa DH split

Owen Caissie | Cody Scanlan/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The I-Cubs split a doubleheader, but the win was a pyrrhic one. The Pelicans remain undefeated. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs split a doubleheader with Indianapolis, losing the continuation of Friday’s suspended game 5-4 and winning the nine-inning contest 4-1. Jordan Wicks started on Friday and gave up three runs in t...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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• 2025 Birmingham Barons Preview

No. 1 White Sox prospect Noah Schultz is the ace of a loaded Barons starting rotation that begins 2025. | Rob Leiter/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Double-A affiliate is set to have a filthy starting rotation, and plenty of offensive talent to back it up The Birmingham Barons are coming off of a fantastic 2024 season that ended in winning the Southern League Championship. While several pl...2025
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• BCB 2025 Top 25 Cubs Prospects: 11 through 15

Cole Mathis | Ron Schloerb/Cape Cod Times / USA TODAY NETWORK Our overview of Cubs prospects continues with a catcher, two shortstops, a third baseman and a right-handed starter. It’s day three of our countdown of the top prospects of the Cubs system for 2025. Today we look at prospects 11 through 15. To be eligible for this list, you have to have fewer than 130 major league plate appeara...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: Iowa sweeps doubleheader from Toledo

Kevin Alcántara | Cody Scanlan/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Six games today and the Cubs farm system won four of them. Left-hander Chase Watkins goes from High-A South Bend to Triple-A Iowa. Right-hander Nolan Clenney goes from Iowa to South Bend. Right-hander Ryan Gallagher, the Cubs’ sixth-round pick last summer, joins South Bend. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs swept a dou...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: Knoxville allows just one hit in 6-1 win over Trash Pandas

Grant Kipp | Photo by Norm Hall/MLB Photos via Getty Images A light schedule tonight with two rainouts. The Smokies were terrific and the Pelicans were not. Outfielder Brett Bateman was assigned to the Knoxville Smokies. Infielder Vidal Bruján joins Iowa on a major league rehab assignment. The Cubs signed left-hander Evan Taylor as a free agent. Taylor was a ninth-round pick of the Marli...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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• Get to know the Knoxville Smokies

Frankie Scalzo Jr. | Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Cubs Double-A franchise makes a big move in 2025. The Knoxville Smokies, the Double-A minor league affiliate of the Chicago Cubs, take the field Friday night in Birmingham, followed by a six-game series at Rocket City. But the real excitement starts on April 15, when the Smokies will have their ho...2025
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• Season Ticket Holder Blues, Grey Sox Paul Hardy by Jeb Stewart, TWIMB

THE SEASON TICKET HOLDER BLUESThis is a topic we have visited many times at this blog, a situation that has not improved much from the fans standpoint and will likely worsen with the addition of nets, increased demand for the giveaways scheduled and sour attitudes from some. For my suggestions on improved fan experience, scroll way back down, or search via the "The Dr.'s Notes"...2024
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• BCB After Dark: Minor League major fashion

Pedro Ramirez | MICHAEL CLUBB/SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE / USA TODAY NETWORK The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks which minor league team can accessorize with their alternate caps the best. It’s another week here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Please come on in and cool off with us. There’s no cover charge. We st...2024
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• White Sox Minor League Update: April 6, 2025

Zach DeLoach (#31), and Chase Meidroth celebrate after Meidroth’s sixth inning home run to cut the Knights deficit to two, 8-6. | Laura Wolff/Charlotte Knights The Double-A Barons were postponed due to rain, but everyone else won, for an affiliate sweep! Charlotte Knights 9, Norfolk Tides 8 (Gameday box) (Statcast box)Although the Knights couldn’t get the job done Saturday, their bats were...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: Owen Caissie hurt in Iowa DH split
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• White Sox Minor League Update: April 5, 2025

Hagen Smith had a Birmingham debut for the record books. | David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Does one blowout win balance out three close losses? Norfolk Tides 3, Charlotte Knights 2 (Gameday box) (Statcast box)Despite getting an early jump on the Tides, the Knights couldn’t take home the win. Greg Jones Jr., Edgar Quero, Andre Lipcius, and Dominic Fletcher recorded the only f...2025
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• White Sox Minor League Update: April 4, 2025

Don’t sleep on versatile Knights masher Andre Lipcius, who had a grand slam in tonight’s action. | Laura Wolff/Charlotte Knights A split day for the farm? Given recent seasons, we’ll take it Charlotte Knights 7, Norfolk Tides 6 (Gameday box) (Statcast box)The Knights held on, for their fifth win in seven tries, despite two late runs in the eighth. Nick Nastrini had another poor start, but ...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: Pitching, Owen Caissie lead I-Cubs past St. Paul 1-0
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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: The Cubs’ top two prospects lead Iowa in 9-1 rout of Buffalo.

Matt Shaw | Matt Kartozian-Imagn Images Cade Horton and Matt Shaw lead Iowa to victory. BJ Murray keeps Knoxville in the win column. Left-hander Evan Taylor joins High-A South Bend from Mesa. Right-hander Carlo Reyes goes from Double-A Knoxville to High-A South Bend. The Cubs released three pitchers: right-hander Jeral Vizcaino and left-handers Yovanny Cabrera and Angel Hernandez. Iowa C...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: Another strong outing from Cade Horton, but Iowa loses to Bats 1-0 in 11 innings

Cade Horton | Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images South Bend wins their second in a row. Iowa’s silenced bats waste some strong pitching. The Cubs signed right-hander Michael Fulmer to a minor-league deal. Fulmer previous pitched for the Cubs in 2023. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were shut down by the Louisville Bats (Reds), 1-0 in 11 innings. Cade Horton started this game...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: Javier Assad makes a successful rehab appearance for Iowa

Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images Successful rehab appearances for Javier Assad and Tyson Miller in an Iowa loss. Knoxville wins their first-ever game in their new ballpark. Shortstop Jefferson Rojas was activated off the injured list and joined South Bend. Catcher David Avitia went to the developmental list. The Cubs signed shortstop Corey Joyce and assigned him to Double-A Knoxville. Joyce ...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: South Bend creams Kernels, 8-4
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• Minor League Wrap: Horton dazzles, Ballesteros hits and Iowa smashes St. Paul 20-6
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• Minor League Wrap: Jaxon Wiggins dominates as South Bend beats Ft. Wayne, 3-1
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• Minor League Wrap: BJ Murray Jr. is on fire as Knoxville beats Lookouts, 3-0

BJ Murray Jr | Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Knoxville wins. The Pelicans narrowly avoid getting no-hit. South Bend loses its 8th straight. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were rained out today in Des Moines. They make it up as part of a doubleheader sometime during the Saints series at Iowa from May 13 to 18. Knoxville Smokies The Knoxville Smokies got in th...2025
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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: Cristian Hernandez’s late heroics lead South Bend past Peoria, 3-2

Cristian Hernandez | Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Lots of good pitching tonight. South Bend and Myrtle Beach win. Iowa loses 1-0. I’m sure you’ve seen this article about left-hander Tom Cosgrove and right-hander Caleb Kilian. In any case, Cosgrove reports to Iowa. Right-hander Nolan Clenney also reports to Triple-A Iowa from High-A South Bend. If you’re curious ...2025
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• Minor League Wrap: Knoxville allows just one hit in 6-1 win over Trash Pandas
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• Cubs Minor League Wrap: Smokies Rally to beat Barons, 6-4
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