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• Nico Hoerner Exits Early with Neck Stiffness
Nico Hoerner started Friday afternoon’s game and doubled to lead off the bottom of the 1st, but he was lifted for pinch-hitter Matt Shaw in the bottom of the next inning. The Cubs later explained that it was due to tightness on the left side of his neck, which can understandably be difficult for a … The post Nico Hoerner Exits Early with Neck Stiffness appeared first on ....2026
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• Chicago Cubs Lineup (4/28/26): Mo Baller Bats Second, Shaw at 3B, Cabrera Pitching
The Cubs dropped their third in a row last night, but they at least made it interesting by scoring the first two runs Mason Miller has allowed this season. After initially believing they got away with something, I’ve learned that the home plate umpire’s call on Matt Shaw‘s infield single was indeed correct. If a … The post Chicago Cubs Lineup (4/28/26): Mo Baller Bats Secon...2026
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• Boyd helps the Cubs beat the Angels 6-2 in rubber game of series
Matthew Boyd struck out 10 while pitching into the sixth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-2 on Wednesday. Nico Hoerner had three hits for Chicago on a chilly and windy afternoon at Wrigley Field. Matt Shaw had two hits and two RBIs, and Alex Bregman reached three times in the rubber game of the three-game series....2026
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• Cade Horton and Ian Happ power the Cubs to a 10-2 victory over the Nationals
Cade Horton threw four-hit ball into the seventh inning, Ian Happ broke the game open with a three-run homer in the sixth inning and the Chicago Cubs routed the Washington Nationals 10-2 on Saturday. Miguel Amaya homered and finished with two hits and two RBIs, and Pete Crow-Armstrong added two hits. Nico Hoerner, Matt Shaw and Carson Kelly drove in runs as the Cubs avenged Thursday's 10-4 openi...2026
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• Preseason Prep - March 19, 2026
Pete Alonso, 1B, Baltimore Orioles Alonso has been a consistent fantasy producer since his rookie year in 2019. Alonso has displayed some variance year-to-year, but he's played in over 152 games in every season (except 2020 where he played in 57 of 60), slugged over .500 in five seasons, and driven in over 100 in four. This is as stable of a fantasy asset as they come. There is a false narrative a...2026
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• Chicago Cubs Lineup (3/11/26): Hoerner Leads Off, Matt Shaw at 1B, Rea Pitching
The Cubs went down in a beautiful disaster yesterday, but 3/11 gives them a chance to prove that amber is the color of their energy with a bounceback win behind Colin Rea. The big righty has been as good as ever in the early going, but we have to exercise the same caution with his … The post Chicago Cubs Lineup (3/11/26): Hoerner Leads Off, Matt Shaw at 1B, Rea Pitching appeared first on ....2026
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• Pasquantino’s pair of pokes powers potentates, prevailing 8-4

David Banks-Imagn Images Vinnie hit two of Kansas City’s four two-run homers. The Kansas City Royals couldn’t stop hitting home runs as they demolished the Chicago Cubs 8-4 this afternoon at Wrigley Field. The game started interestingly when leadoff man Adam Frazier hit a flyball deep down the right field line. I heard somebody yell “CAN OF CORN” on the broadcast a second before the ball c...2025
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• Cubs roster move: Miguel Amaya to injured list, Reese McGuire selected

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images The Cubs catcher will be out for a while. Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya suffered an oblique injury in Saturday’s game against the Reds. It happened on this play [VIDEO]. It’s not known how long Amaya will be out. Manager Craig Counsell said Amaya will have imaging done in Chicago Tuesday and then the team will know more. So Amaya has been placed on the 10...2025
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• Cubs 13, Reds 6: Pete Crow-Armstrong does it again

Photo by Jeff Dean/Getty Images The Cubs center fielder had his second six-RBI game... in a week. This Cubs team is starting to do really special things. Seriously, the Cubs had no business winning Friday’s game, not after Matthew Boyd had a rare bad outing, not after Julian Merryweather had another lousy relief appearance, not after they went into the seventh inning trailing by four. And ...2025
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• Cubs 7, Padres 1: Pitching, defense and three-run homers

Matt Marton-Imagn Images And a catch for the ages by Ian Happ. If you’ve been around baseball long enough, you probably remember today’s recap headline as a statement from longtime Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver when asked what wins baseball games. “Pitching, defense and three-run homers” was always Weaver’s response, and the Cubs got all three on another chilly Saturday afternoon a...2025
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• Cubs acquire Kyle Tucker from Astros for Isaac Paredes, Cam Smith and Hayden Wesneski

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images The Cubs have made a significant trade. This deal has been rumored for a couple of days now, and though it has not officially been announced by the Cubs or Astros, it appears that it’s about to happen: Cubs close to acquiring Kyle Tucker from the Astros for a package led by IF Isaac Paredes. RHP Hayden Wesneski and 3B prospect Cam Smi...2024
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• Potential trade target: Nico Hoerner

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The Cubs second baseman has a high-contact approach. The Royals are seeking an on-base hitter to set the table for MVP candidate Bobby Witt Jr., and could use offensive upgrades at second, third, and the outfield. There are reports they have discussed potentially acquiring Reds second baseman Jonathan India. But another infielder from the Nat...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ business as usual

Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The World Series is set and the evil empires battle for supremacy. 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 basebal...2024
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• Eight Cubs prospects make MLB Pipeline’s Top 100

Matt Shaw | Cody Scanlan/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK No team has more Top 100 prospects than the Cubs. MLB Pipeline, the official prospect arm of MLB dot com, updated their Top 100 prospects list at the end of the season. They have listed eight Cubs among the best minor league prospects in baseball. Those eight prospects are: 22. Matt Shaw INF 34. Owen Caissie OF 42. Cade Horton RHP ...2024
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• MLB Pipeline has six Cubs prospects in their updated Top 100 ranking

Moises Ballesteros bats in this year’s Futures Game | Photo by Sam Hodde/MLB Photos via Getty Images The future would appear to be bright. MLB Pipeline posted its updated Top 100 prospects list today and the Cubs are well-represented. In fact, it’d be seven if Pete Crow-Armstrong hadn’t graduated to the major leagues this year. Here are the six, and their rankings. Matt Shaw, No. 25 Shaw, ...2024
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"What Alex Bregman's Cubs deal means for Bo Bichette, the Red Sox, Matt Shaw, Nico Hoerner and more"

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"well, let’s just say Matt Shaw could have done what Workman did at the plate Tuesday evening (two ground outs and a strikeout)."

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"A sacrifice fly by Matt Shaw scored Bateman to make it 5-3."

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"Matt Shaw | Ron Schloerb/Cape Cod Times / USA TODAY NETWORK With the 13th pick, Cubs took the Big 10 Player of the Year."

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• What Alex Bregman's Cubs deal means for Bo Bichette, the Red Sox, Matt Shaw, Nico Hoerner and more

Bregman's five-year, $175 million contract will shift the MLB offseason landscape with two months to go...2026
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• Royals repeatedly crush Cubs curveballs, vault to 12-4 victory

Salvador Perez #13 of the Kansas City Royals celebrates after hitting a two-run home run off Ben Brown #32 of the Chicago Cubs (not pictured) at Wrigley Field on July 21, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Salvador Perez with another pair of home runs! The Kansas City Royals crushed four home runs and took advantage of some excellent batted ball luck to bury ...2025
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• Cubs 8, Cardinals 0: Now that’s more like it

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The Cubs got solid pitching, timely and varied hitting and excellent defense and ended their losing streak. The last week of Cubs baseball, before Wednesday night, had been... well, let’s just say not fun to watch. Wednesday, the team got back to the ways it had been winning previously. Matthew Boyd threw six shutout innings, the team scored ...2025
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• Cubs 7, Padres 1: Pitching, defense and three-run homers
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• Diamondbacks 10, Cubs 6: Another bullpen meltdown

Allan Henry-Imagn Images I thought we had left these in 2024. This was supposed to be a happy recap, highlighted by Kyle Tucker’s three-run homer in the eighth inning that gave the Cubs a four-run lead. Tucker has hit very well in the early going, so far he’s been worth the haul that was sent to the Astros for him. The other thing Jed Hoyer & Co. supposedly did this winter was address the ...2025
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• Cubs 4, Diamondbacks 3: You keep me hangin’ on

Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images The Cubs had another shaky ninth inning, but a great play by Dansby Swanson nailed down the win. I’m gonna make a little teeny tiny suggestion here. Maybe it’s not such a great idea for the Cubs to keep signing former Astros relief pitchers. We went through a roller-coaster ride with Hector Neris last year until he was let go, and the Ryan Pressly Era hasn’t begun...2025
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• Cubs free agent target: Justin Turner

Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images The first and third baseman is still unsigned. I wouldn’t have written this article at all except for this recent news item via The Athletic: The Chicago Cubs, continuing to explore options even after the start of their spring training, are considering free agent Justin Turner as a potential addition in case Alex Bregman signs with another team, multi...2025
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• 5 bold predictions for the 2025 Cubs

Photo by Jasen Vinlove/Miami Marlins/Getty Images In which I go out on the proverbial limb to forecast the year to come. Usually, I post an article toward the end of the year revisiting my bold predictions for the Cubs for that season. Why didn’t I do that in 2024? Because not one of my five bold predictions came true. Not even close. I give you the link here because in hindsight, several ...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ Yule feel better later

Dr Jekyll becomes Brandon Hyde | Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Pre-Christmas greets and greats from BCB. I sleigh me. 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 baseball, overheate...2024
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• Cubs 6, Royals 0: All-Star Matthew Boyd shines bright

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The Cubs posted their 12th shutout of 2025. Matthew Boyd’s first career All-Star selection did not result in him playing in the game, mostly because the Cubs wanted him to rest for games exactly like this one. The well-rested Boyd, who had last pitched 10 days earlier, threw seven outstanding shutout innings and the Cubs put together a varied...2025
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• Cubs 10, Mariners 7: The wind was blowing OUT at Wrigley Field

Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images ... and that helped some home runs leave the yars. Game time conditions at Wrigley Field Saturday, per the boxscore of the Cubs’ 10-7 win over the Mariners: Twenty miles per hour is putting it mildly. The Cubs didn’t even raise the team standings flags before the game (Bluesky link): The wind is blowing OUT at Wrigley Field. Too windy for...2025
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• Cubs 2, Marlins 1: Kyle Tucker’s bat heats up

Photo by Jared Lennon/Getty Images The Cubs outfielder, DH’ing the last two days, won the game with a three-hit day. Kyle Tucker, who’d been in a bit of a slump, had three hits and a home run for the second straight day, helping lead the Cubs to a 2-1 win over the Marlins. In so doing they took the series, as well as the season series, from the Fish. Let’s get right to it. Tucker was the s...2025
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• Cubs 10, Athletics 2: Sweep!

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images The Cubs had themselves some fun in Sacramento. During the Cubs’ 10-2 demolition of the Athletics Wednesday afternoon, I got a text from a friend of mine: “Maybe the Cubs should move to Sacramento.” Well, of course that’s a silly notion, but the Cubs sure seemed to enjoy hitting in Sutter Health Park, where they smashed eight home runs and outscor...2025
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• Cubs 7, Athletics 4: The baseballs keep flying out of Sutter Health Park

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images The Cubs smashed more home runs against the A’s Tuesday night. The Cubs smashed four home runs in their 18-3 blowout of the A’s Monday night. Two more Cubs left the yard Tuesday at Sutter Health Park, Kyle Tucker and Seiya Suzuki, and the Cubs rode those home runs to a 7-4 win over the Athletics. That is, I suspect, going to be a theme in Sacramen...2025
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• Cubs 18, Athletics 3: Carson Kelly hits for the cycle in a blowout win

Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Cubs bats came alive in Sacramento, and the Cubs catcher did something that hadn’t happened in more than three decades. It was a grand opening the Cubs will certainly never forget, and the Athletics would probably like to. The first MLB game in Sacramento ended with the score Cubs 18, A’s 3, with the Cubs pounding out 21 hits, inc...2025
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• Diamondbacks 10, Cubs 6: Another bullpen meltdown
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• Eight Cubs prospects make MLB Pipeline’s Top 100
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• Cubs 5, Guardians 3: David Bote, star man

Allan Henry-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs infielder is making a bid for the Opening Day roster. MESA, Arizona — I keep telling you guys that David Bote has a real chance to make the Cubs this year, and he put another point on the board in his favor when he hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning against the Guardians Sunday. That gave the Cubs the lead and proved to be the winning blow in a ...2024
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• The White Sox youth movement dominates the Cubs in Crosstown opener

Can I get a “Thanks, Cubs!” for ... Mike Tauchman? | Daniel Bartel/Getty Images The South Siders beat the snot out of the slumping North Siders in a 12-5 win Pardon my French, but the White Sox opened a can of whoop ass on the Cubs and never looked back, continuing their post-All-Star break hot streak. Only 16.5 games out of the WC hunt. Don’t stop believing. Thun-DERRRR #WhiteSox https:...2025
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• Royals repeatedly crush Cubs curveballs, vault to 12-4 victory
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• Cubs 6, Red Sox 0: Back-to-back jacks... twice!

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The Cubs played long ball Saturday, and held the visitors from Boston scoreless. Michael Busch and Kyle Tucker went deep as the first two Cubs batters of the game Saturday evening against the Red Sox. And then in the eighth, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Ian Happ did the same, also back-to-back. The four home runs helped the Cubs to a 6-0 victory o...2025
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• The Short Porch has a look at Cubs rookie walkoffs

Matt Shaw and Pete Crow-Armstrong celebrate last night’s walkoff win | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Matt Shaw notched the first walkoff of his career last night at Wrigley Field. The 2025 Cubs are relentless, especially at scoring runs. That characteristic has been on display time and time again through this early season that has them leading the league in runs per game ...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ where’s the beefs?

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Today’s anthology of #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. In which we ruminate about recent acquisitions. The complaint department is closed for now. 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, #Mi...2024
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• Eight Cubs prospects make MLB Pipeline’s Top 100
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• An updated look at the 2024 Cubs payroll and luxury tax

Photo by Mary Turner/Getty Images Here’s how the team stands at the beginning of the season. Let me stipulate something right now, before we get into the “Cubs should have signed Jordan Montgomery!” argument again. It’s clear that ownership has, at least for the time being, established a payroll level for the Cubs that will not go over the first level of luxury tax, which this year is $237...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ happy campers?

Photo by Aaron Doster/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. Cubs split-squad split the games. Matt Shaw is the real deal. So is Shota Imanaga. 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 ba...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ in the field

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports Typically acerbic #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. Important Cubs news as Spring Training games loom. 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 baseball, overheated,...2024
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• Cub Tracks loves the Cubs’ farm system

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports Typically acerbic #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. We love it ALL right now. 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 baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ tear...2024
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• 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
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• Cubs 6, White Sox 2: Sweep!

Photo by Griffin Quinn/Getty Images The Cubs got timely hitting, solid pitching and good defense and swept the South Siders. Perhaps now, the Cubs will go on a long winning streak, like the Cardinals and Twins have already this year. The Cubs defeated the White Sox 6-2 on a beautiful, if a bit chilly, May afternoon at Wrigley Field. That gave them a sweep of the three-game series and a 5-1...2025
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• Cubs 6, Tigers 1: Pitching, home runs... and a pickoff

Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images The Cubs brought out the long ball to even up this series. DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers are a very good team this year, and they own the best record in MLB. But you know what, the Chicago Cubs are also a very good team this year, and Saturday they showed why, getting an outstanding start from Jameson Taillon and pounding five home runs in a 6-1 defeat o...2025
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• Cubs 5, Guardians 3: David Bote, star man
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• Welcome to the Cubs family, Matt Shaw! (And Jaxon Wiggins!)
Matt Shaw | Ron Schloerb/Cape Cod Times / USA TODAY NETWORK With the 13th pick, Cubs took the Big 10 Player of the Year. The 2023 MLB Draft started tonight and with the 13th pick in the first round, the Cubs selected shortstop Matt Shaw of Maryland. Shaw was the Big 10 Player of the Year this past season and the 2022 Cape Cod League MVP. Shaw’s biggest asset is his bat. He’s the all-time ...2023
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• Cubs 10, White Sox 6: Here comes the sun...

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images .... and it wasn’t all right. But the Cubs won anyway. MESA, Arizona — The normally sure-handed Pete Crow-Armstrong got a bit messed up by a bright, sunny afternoon at Sloan Park Friday afternoon, losing two baseballs in the sun that helped lead to a four-run White Sox inning. The Cubs, though, came back from that with the big blow a three-run homer from Owe...2024
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• Cubs 6, Brewers 1: Some pitching performances of note

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images There will be some interesting bullpen choices this year. With much of the attention of Cubs fans today on the re-introduction of Cody Bellinger as a member of the team (and don’t expect to see him in a game before next week), and most of the Cubs regulars not making the trip to the Brewers’ spring home in west Phoenix, I wanted to ta...2024
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• Cubs 2, Reds 0: A good old-fashioned pitchers’ duel

Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images And Ben Brown was magnificent. So maybe this idea of having an opener for Ben Brown’s turn in the rotation is... pretty good? Drew Pomeranz threw a 1-2-3 first inning on only nine pitches and then Brown shut the door on the Reds. He threw six one-hit innings, striking out nine and issuing only one walk, by far his best outing of 2025. The Cubs then got ...2025
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• Cub Tracks’ pen names

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images Typically acerbic #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus scientific food for thought. How do you sell relief? Still no Bellinger. 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 baseball, overhe...2024
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• Cubs 6, Red Sox 0: Back-to-back jacks... twice!
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• Cubs 11, Cardinals 0: After actual rain, the Cubs rained down hits and runs

Matt Marton-Imagn Images The Cubs waited out a rain delay and then unleashed a storm of runs. Matthew Boyd was named a 2025 All-Star and went out Sunday evening and showed why, shutting down the Cardinals for five innings. Meanwhile, his teammates put together a 13-hit attack, including a home run from All-Star snub (at least for now) Seiya Suzuki, and shut out the rival Cardinals 11-0, ta...2025
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• Cubs 5, Guardians 2: A nice way to begin the homestand

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The Cubs got good pitching and solid hitting and won the series opener from Cleveland. The Cubs returned to Wrigley Field Tuesday in need of sort of a pick-me-up after a 13-13 June and having lost seven of their last 11. They got exactly what they needed: Excellent pitching, both starting and relieving; timely hitting; and the usual good defe...2025
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• Cubs 8, Phillies 4: Ian Happ’s two homers lead a long-ball barrage

Photo by Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Cubs homered four times and evened up the series. Ian Happ appears to be starting one of his patented hot streaks. After a home run in Monday’s loss, Happ went deep twice Tuesday in Philadelphia. That, along with long balls from Dansby Swanson and Michael Busch, helped the Cubs to an 8-4 win over the Phillies Tuesday evening. The...2025
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• Cubs 7, Nationals 1: And now, the hard part

Photo by Alyssa Howell/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Cubs beat the teams they should beat, and now will play some of the better teams in the league. Thursday’s 7-1 Cubs win over the Nationals concludes a 21-game stretch in which they played only teams under .500. If you’ll recall, when this stretch began I said something like (paraphrasing, as I don’t remember the precise wording): “If t...2025
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• Reds 6, Cubs 2: Sometimes it’s just not your day

The newest Cub, Génesis Cabrera | Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images But there were some positives to take out of this defeat anyway. The Cubs lost to the Reds 6-2 on a cloudy, sprinkly Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field, ending their four-game winning streak. Nevertheless, I have some positive things to give you in this otherwise pretty brief game recap. The Cubs, utterly baffled by And...2025
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• The Short Porch has a look at Cubs rookie walkoffs
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• Cubs 13, Reds 6: Pete Crow-Armstrong does it again
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• Cubs Could Use Matt Shaw In Outfield
The Cubs made a big addition to their infield this week by signing Alex Bregman to a five-year deal. That has led to speculation about the club then pivoting to a trade of another infielder, such as Nico Hoerner or Matt Shaw. At Bregman’s introductory press conference today, president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer admitted…...2026
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• Cubs 6, White Sox 2: Sweep!
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• Cubs 10, Athletics 2: Sweep!
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• Cubs 4, Diamondbacks 3: You keep me hangin’ on
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• MLB Pipeline has six Cubs prospects in their updated Top 100 ranking
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• Cub Tracks C’s the future

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. The young Cubs are showing why they’re held in such high regard. These are indeed interesting times. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ end of an era?

SI Model Chase throws out the first pitch. | Photo by David Banks/Getty Images Typically acerbic #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus scientific food for thought. SI on the skids, Hader sets a record, Stroman bites the apple, and other stories. Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and...2024
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• 2023 Cubs player profiles: Jeimer Candelario

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The switch-hitting third baseman is a possible keeper as a bridge between Patrick Wisdom and Matt Shaw. He’s at just the right age where a couple of years at a small raise might be appealing. His bat and glove have good value. A former Cub farmhand, 6’1”, 221 lb. Jeimer (pronounced Jay’mer) Candelario is a first/third sacker the Cubs got from the Washin...2023
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• Cub Tracks bounces back
Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. Nice comeback victory for the suddenly exciting Cubs. Birthday presents and more, read on! 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 baseball, overheated, steeped in writers’ t...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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