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• Cubs add Matt Shaw to roster; Keegan Thompson designated for assignmentPhoto by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Matt Shaw will officially make his major-league debut in Japan. We’re less than six hours before the start of the season in Tokyo and the Cubs needed to make some roster moves before tonight’s game. Those moves are now complete as rookie infielder Matt Shaw has been added to the 40-man and 26-man rosters. To make room for Shaw on the 40-man r...2025See also Matt Shaw news
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• 2025 Cubs player profiles: A few final wordsThe 2025 player profiles are complet and the projections averaged. Thanks for taking the time to read and comment. We’ve covered the 40-man roster of the Chicago Cubs, as they stand as of this moment. Nico Hoerner is going to miss the opener Japan, but we have yet to attain wisdom as to his Stateside Opening Day status. That might or might not leave a temporary spot open, which would allow the Cub...2025Click for news about Chicago Cubs news today
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• Cubs 4, Yomiuri Giants 2: ‘Go Cubs Go,’ 6,310 miles from Wrigley FieldPhoto by Gene Wang/Getty Images The Cubs again couldn’t hit early, then rode a four-run fifth to victory. TOKYO — What a trip, hearing “Go Cubs Go” blare from the Tokyo Dome speakers, and Clark the Cub flying the “W” flag in the outfield, after the Cubs defeated the Yomiuri Giants 4-2 Sunday evening (or morning, depending on where you are). Just a little piece of home, thousands of miles a...2025Click for news about Wrigley Field breaking news today
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• Preseason Prep - March 16, 2025
Nolan Schanuel If you play in a super deep league and find yourself desperate at the Corner Infield spot, consider Schanuel. He had a sneaky good 2024, displaying some of the best discipline and contact skills in all of baseball. His .343 OBP is driven by a 11.2% walk rate, thanks to only whiffing at 14% of the time (96th Percentile) and only chasing 21.5% of the time (91st Percentile). Even thoug...2025See also Nolan Schanuel news today
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• More on the Cubs’ Tokyo Series roster and exhibition game plansMajor League Baseball The Cubs are arriving in Japan this morning... late night Tokyo time. Just about the time this article is published, the Cubs’ charter flight should be landing at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. That’s 9 a.m. Chicago time, or a little after 11 p.m. in Tokyo. The Cubs will have Thursday and Friday to get acclimated to the time zone and Japan, then will take on NPB’s Hanshin Ti...2025See also Hanshin Tigers breaking news
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• Brewers’ offensive onslaught just enough in 9-7 victory over CubsPhoto by Caitlin O’Hara/MLB Photos via Getty Images Milwaukee holds on to improve to 8-9 on the spring The Brewers defeated the Cubs today 9-7 behind a barrage of home runs. Milwaukee started the game by absolutely shelling Justin Steele, the Cubs’ 2024 Opening Day starter. The Crew put up five runs in the first alone behind homers from Rhys Hoskins and Vinny Capra. Capra and Hoskins are...2025See more MLB Photos rumors
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• Preseason Prep - March 16, 2025
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• Giants 8, Cubs 6: The hits just kept on comingPhoto by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images The Cubs had a lot of hits Sunday... and also got hit. The Cubs sent several players onto the field for the second straight game Sunday afternoon, ramping up as the team gets ready to head to Japan. The starters put together a pretty good offense before departing, scoring in each of the first five innings. Unfortunately, non-roster in...2025Check it out David Durochik injury
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• Diamondbacks 10, Cubs 2: Pete Crow-Armstrong held out with hamstring tightnessPhoto by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The Cubs center fielder missed a scheduled start. Before Monday’s Cubs game against the Diamondbacks even started, we got some not-great news: Cubs saying Pete Crow Armstrong precautionary benching today is tightness in the hamstring.— Bruce Levine (@MLBBruceLevine) March 3, 2025 “Precautionary” is likely good news. There’s no reason to...2025Visit the page Crow Armstrong availability report
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• Cub Tracks looks at things obliquelyPhoto by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Javier Assad won’t open the season, either. What’s up with all of these oblique injuries? 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, overhea...2025Check it out Cub Tracks injury report
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• Cubs 4, Angels 4: Fit to be tiedSteve 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 ...2025See more Brooks Kriske injuries
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• Cub Tracks lets it ridePhoto by Chris Coduto/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The Cubs won their third spring game and go for a fourth against Texas. 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 wri...2025Click for news about Cub Tracks injury
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• BCB After Dark: Why did the Cubs DFA Alexander Canario?Alexander Canario hits a home run against the Marlins in April | Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images This is not a trick question Welcome to your late week, late night, indie coffee shop where the drinks are running all night and whether you need something to warm your body up after a brutally cold Chicago week or something to cool down after getting fired up watching the Cubs beat the Dodgers in ...2025See more Alexander Canario injury
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• Another way-too-early look at the Cubs’ Opening Day rosterMajor League Baseball Let’s try this again, after a few more acquisitions. One week today, the Cubs — or, more correctly, a bunch of guys wearing Cubs uniforms — will take the field at Camelback Ranch to face the Dodgers. Most likely, even if there are a handful of everyday Cubs regulars in the lineup, by the fifth inning they’ll be replaced by guys who will probably spend 2025 in Double-A...2025See more Camelback Ranch injury update
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• Cub Tracks is ready for springPhoto by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Real games are coming soon. 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’ tears, and then cold-brew...2025Continue with Cub Tracks injury
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• Chicago Cubs 2025 player profilesPhoto by Brandon Sloter/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A look at the roster of the Chicago Cubs as it evolves into the regular-season Cubs team. Necessarily a work in progress. Chicago Cubs Spring Training games begin Thursday, Feb. 20, when the Cubs face the mighty Dodgers in a Cactus League home and home series, the first at Camelback Ranch, the second Feb. 21 at Sloan Park. Quite a fe...2025Visit the page Chicago Cubs injury status
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• Cub Tracks’ don’t make a habit of thisPhoto by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Cubs lose to Diamondbacks in a game that doesn’t count but feels bad nonetheless. 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, s...2025Check it out Cub Tracks
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• It's quietSo, are you enjoying your 3-day, 4-day, 5-day holiday weekend?This is the time of the year that it gets quiet in my neighborhood (save for the forthcoming fireworks). Everyone clears out for the lake or the campsite or whatever people that I can't relate to do. I went for a walk earlier today and saw one guy trimming the curb and two teenage girls playing tennis. That was it.I don't have th...2023Continue with Topps Series
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"And the Cubs already have a player, recently acquired, who can back up Michael Busch at first base." - 2024
"Pete Crow-Armstrong can get some more time in Triple-A to start this season or Crow-Armstrong can play center while Bellinger plays first base and give all three starting outfielders a day off from playing defense from time-to-tim while Michael Busch (or someone else) plays first base." - 2023
"The Dodgers are going to promote prospect Michael Busch, reports Jorge Castillo of the Los Angeles Times." - 2022
"The Dodgers have selected catcher Diego Cartaya, infielder Michael Busch and outfielders Andy Pages and Jonny DeLuca to the 40-man roster, per a team announcement."
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• Preseason Prep - March 16, 2025
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• Brewers’ offensive onslaught just enough in 9-7 victory over Cubs
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• Cubs 4, Angels 4: Fit to be tied
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• Cub Tracks lets it ride
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• BCB After Dark: Why did the Cubs DFA Alexander Canario?
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• Cubs 12, Dodgers 4: Welcome to our robo-ump overlordsMajor League Baseball MLB’s ABS challenge system test was used for the first time. The Cubs — or, more accurately, a bunch of miscellaneous guys wearing Cubs uniforms — defeated the Dodgers in the 2025 Spring Training opener 12-4 Thursday afternoon in Glendale, Arizona. That wasn’t the most important story of the game, as you surely know that Spring Training wins and losses are pretty well...2025Click for news about Spring Training
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• Cub Tracks’ goal tendingPhoto by Steph Chambers/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The Cubs have their eyes on the ultimate prize. 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’ tears, and ...2025Continue with Cub Tracks salary
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• The Cubs are signing Justin TurnerPhoto by Alika Jenner/Getty Images Many of you wanted this. And now, you have it. There had been rumors flying for a couple of weeks that the Cubs were interested in signing free agent infielder Justin Turner. Now, per Patrick Mooney of The Athletic, they are about to do so: The Chicago Cubs are close to an agreement with Justin Turner, a source briefed on the negotiations told The Athle...2025See more articles Justin Turner trade rumors
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• 2025 Cubs player profiles: Dansby SwansonPhoto by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The Cubs’ shortatop and spiritual leader is examined in this installment. Dansby Swanson, former No. 1 pick of the Arizona Diamondbacks (also first overall), came to the Cubs as a free agent a year after the Braves’ 2021 championship season, and his residency has been controversial. His defense is right where it was expected to be, as he and Nico Hoerne...2025Click for news about Dansby Swanson contract rumors
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• 2025 Cubs player profiles: Seiya SuzukiPhoto by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The Cubs’ Japanese DH/right fielder is featured in this installment of the series. Seiya Suzuki came to the Cubs from the Hiroshima Toyo Carp as a free agent, arriving for the 2022 season. The 30-year-old was heralded as a Gold Glove-quality fielder with power and patience at the plate, another five-tool guy with some wheels to take extra bas...2025Continue with Seiya Suzuki salary rumors
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• Brewers 9, Cubs 7: The wind was blowing OUTPhoto by Tim Warner/Getty Images When you next see the Cubs play, they’ll be halfway around the world. Justin Steele had a final tune-up start before he’ll face the Dodgers in Tokyo a week from Wednesday, and the results weren’t great — 10 hits and seven runs in 3⅔ innings, including three home runs. But with a 14 mile per hour wind blowing out at Sloan Park, this wasn’t necessarily a surp...2025See more Justin Steele stats
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• BCB After Dark: Does Spring Training mean anything?Jason Sherbert The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if the Cubs hot Spring Training means anything for the regular season. It’s Wednesday night here at BCB After Dark: the coolest club for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Please come in from the cold. We’ve got a fire going on in here. Let us take your coat. There are still a few tables available...2025Visit the page Spring Training scores
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• Cubs vs. Padres at Mesa preview, Tuesday 3/4, 2:05 CTSteve Sher The Cubs return to Sloan Park. Tuesday notes... GOTTA GET THAT WORK IN BEFORE JAPAN: Only four Cubs have 20 at-bats so far this spring: Michael Busch, Ben Cowles, Christian Franklin and Gage Workman. Of those, only Busch is guaranteed to go to Tokyo. THE MOST INNINGS PITCHED BY A CUB THIS SPRING: Six, by Brad Keller and Caleb Kilian. RUN DIFFERENTIAL: After losses by four ru...2025Check it out Sloan Park
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• Diamondbacks 10, Cubs 2: Pete Crow-Armstrong held out with hamstring tightness
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• Cubs vs. Diamondbacks at Scottsdale preview, Monday 3/3, 2:10 CTKevin Alcántara | Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images The Cubs visit Salt River Fields. Monday notes... CUBS REMAINING IN CAMP: The current spring roster of 53 players consists of 28 pitchers (eight non-roster invitees), five catchers (three non-roster invitees), 12 infielders (four non-roster invitees) and eight outfielders (three non-roster invitees). CUBS TEAM SPRING RANKINGS: BA, .301 ...2025Visit the page Kevin Alcántara stats
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• Cubs 4, Angels 4: Fit to be tied
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• Cubs 4, Giants 4: Shōta Imanaga has a rough Cactus League debutSteve Sher But... it probably doesn’t mean anything. And the Cubs remain undefeated! Shōta Imanaga made his first appearance for the Cubs in 2025 and the box score results weren’t great. The Cubs fell behind early, but an eighth-inning rally tied the game and that’s where things ended up, a 4-4 tie with the Giants. So the Cubs didn’t win... but didn’t lose either, and remain undefeated. Im...2025See more articles Cactus League scores
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• 2025 Cubs player profiles: A few final words
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• BCB After Dark: Does Spring Training mean anything?
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• Cub Tracks lets it ride
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• BCB After Dark: Why did the Cubs DFA Alexander Canario?
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• Cubs 12, Dodgers 4: Welcome to our robo-ump overlords
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• 2025 Cubs player profiles: Michael BuschPhoto by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Cubs’ second-year first baseman is featured in this installment. If he performs as expected, the team will be in good shape. Michael Busch (No. 29 in your program) was acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers, January 12, 2024, notoriously for Jackson Ferris and Zyhir Hope, who are panning out in the low minors but have yet to impact...2025Click for news about Keith Gillett Icon
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• 2025 Cubs player profiles: Seiya Suzuki
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• BCB 2025 Top 25 Cubs Prospects: Introduction and 21 through 25Brett Bateman | Lauren Witte/Clarion Ledger / USA TODAY NETWORK The Cubs farm system remains strong despite some setbacks due to graduations and trades. The 2025 BCB Top 25 Cubs Prospects list starts today and continues through the rest of the week. Today we will be looking at prospects 21 through 25. But before we get to that, let’s take a quick overview of the Cubs system. The Cubs mino...2025Check it out Brett Bateman
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• Cubs 9, Rockies 8: Sweep!Photo by Griffin Quinn/Getty Images The Cubs fought off the weather and a Rockies rally to complete the three-game sweep. The weather outside was frightful. And, for a while, so was the Cubs’ bullpen. But in the end, the Cubs hung on Wednesday night for a 9-8 win over the Rockies, their fourth straight victory. It rained — and snowed — most of the day in Chicago and the start of the game w...2024See also Luke Little
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• Cubs News: Cubs sign Cody BellingerPhoto by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images The long-awaited deal has happened as Cody Bellinger returns on a three-year deal with opt-outs The Chicago Cubs and Cody Bellinger have agreed to a three-year, $80 million deal for the outfielder/first baseman to return to Chicago, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. BREAKING: Centerfielder Cody Bellinger and the Chicago Cubs are in agreement on a three-...2024See more Cody Bellinger
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• Cubs 9, Rangers 5: Now that’s more like itPhoto by Stacy Revere/Getty Images The Cubs rallied in the ninth and finally put one in the win column. The Cubs had trouble scoring runs all series against the Rangers, and then they worked a bunch of ninth-inning walks into a game-winning rally. The Cubs thus won their first game of 2024, 9-5 over the defending World Series champions. It was not easy, though. The Cubs began this game wel...2024See more articles World Series
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• Cubs 8, Dodgers 1: Two out of three is... actually really goodPhoto by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The Cubs waited out rain and pummeled the visitors from L.A. The Cubs beat the Dodgers convincingly Sunday afternoon, 8-1, taking two of three from the team that was supposed to just rip through everyone this year and dominate the sport on the way to a World Series championship. Oh, that’s not how it works? Right, exactly: That’s not how it works. And t...2024Read about Michael Reaves
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• Cubs 6, Cardinals 2: The complaint department is closed!Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images The Cubs gave St. Louis an early lead, then came back and won. After Saturday’s debacle, the way Sunday’s game began did not put any Cubs fan in a good mood. They stranded RISP in the second inning, then Justin Steele made one bad pitch to Masyn Winn with a runner on and the Cardinals led 2-0. Thankfully, the Cubs played the rest of the game the way the...2024See more articles Nuccio DiNuzzo
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• Cubs 5, Diamondbacks 3: Hayden Wesneski saves the dayBrett Davis-USA TODAY Sports The righthander, just called up from Iowa, shut the door on the D-backs. The Cubs summoned bullpen reinforcements from Triple-A Iowa for Wednesday’s game, having had almost all their relievers throw a lot of pitches over the last few games, including two extra-inning games in Arizona. That was not only a smart thing to do, it paid off in the rubber game of this...2024Check it out Hayden Wesneski
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• Cubs 8, Rangers 6: The power barrage continuesRick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs sent more baseballs out of the yard Sunday at Sloan Park. MESA, Arizona — The Cubs hosted many of the regulars from the defending World Series champion Rangers and put the hurt on them, hitting two home runs and smashing several other extra-base hits in an 8-6 victory. Since March 9, including split-squad games, the Cubs are 8-1. (Not that spring wins...2024Read about Rick Scuteri
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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...2024See more articles White Sox
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• Cubs add Matt Shaw to roster; Keegan Thompson designated for assignment
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• Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (3/9/25): Giants 8, Cubs 6 – Tucker Goes Yard in LossThe Cubs fielded close to an Opening Day lineup against the Giants at Sloan Park on Sunday afternoon with the season opener in Japan looming. Chicago dropped the game late despite slugger Kyle Tucker getting his first hit of the spring in style with a home run. Michael Busch got the Cubs the lead on … The post Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (3/9/25): Giants 8, Cubs 6 – Tucker Goes Yard i...2025Click for news about Chicago Cubs
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• Giants 8, Cubs 6: The hits just kept on coming
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• Cubs 4, Astros 3: Getting the job doneKamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports Dansby Swanson’s three-run homer highlighted a four-run first inning that the Cubs made hold up for another win. It wasn’t the best of games. Cubs hitters struck out 12 times. Some sketchy defense helped lead to a Houston run. The Cubs had only one hit after the fourth inning. And yet, the Cubs put a large crooked number on the board in the first inning f...2024Check it out Kamil Krzaczynski
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• 2024 Cubs Convention: It’s all about Cody BellingerCody Bellinger celebrates a hit in August | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Will it finally move the Cubs front office to make a big deal? A week ago it looked like fans might be bringing pitchforks and torches to Cubs Convention. In fact, 24 hours before the 37th annual winter gathering of Cubs fans kicked off in downtown Chicago I was wondering what the turnout would look like. A st...2024Check it out Cody Bellinger scandal
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