The Chicago Cubs shot off more trade deadline fireworks than virtually anyone. With a significant need for more reliable arms, the organization acquired four new pitchers.
Chicago's Ian Happ looks to continue his rebound at the plate when the Cubs open a three-game series on Tuesday at the Washington Nationals. Chicago, winners of six of seven, has a firm grip on the top NL wild-card spot.
The Chicago Cubs were very aggressive during the MLB trade deadline, addressing their pitching needs. Many experts lauded the Cubs for identifying and addressing their needs and named them one of the winners at the deadline.
Mea culpa for the delay in getting to the rest of the “By the Numbers” series for a busy Cubs trade deadline. While the deadline was moving fast and furious, I was moving out of my old apartment of 10 years and into a new place a few blocks away.
How many of the most recent players to record five hits in the same MLB game for each franchise can you name in five minutes?
This is suddenly a real argument.
The MLB Draft doesn’t get the same attention as the NFL Draft…or the NBA Draft…or even the NHL Draft. There’s the element of a stay in a farm system, the general lack of immediate impact for MLB draft picks, and the fact that it’s tougher for one MLB player to turn a franchise’s fortunes around.
Jameson Taillon recently reflected on the end of his tenure with the Chicago Cubs, offering a straightforward account of why the partnership concluded after years of mixed results.
To say that the Chicago Cubs 2026 defense is elite may actually be an understatement. Maybe “otherworldly” is the more correct description. That admittedly sounds like full-blown hyperbole, but this is beyond highlight reel stuff.
ESPN MLB insider Buster Olney declared the Chicago Cubs the best defensive team in baseball Monday, positioning the club as a legitimate threat in the National League this October.
The Chicago Cubs were the talk of the National League (NL) Central early on this season. They held first place for a total of 21 days, in large part due to a pair of 10 game winning streaks throughout the months of April and early May.
The Cubs have, at this writing, a 98.8 percent chance of making the postseason, per baseball-reference.com. I concur with that! And so, I present to you the schedule of postseason games.
Before the Chicago Cubs return to Wrigley Field to face two big rivals (the Cardinals and White Sox), the team will have one more winnable series on the road.
Even the most successful regular-season teams in Major League Baseball have failed to win it all. Here's our list of 20 such clubs that fall into that category.
The Chicago Cubs starting rotation looked like it was headed for disaster very early into the 2026 campaign. Emerging 24-year-old ace Cade Horton went down to an elbow injury that required Tommy John surgery in just his second start of the season.
The Cubs had an exceptional week, ending a 17-game stretch without an off day with a 12-5 mark. That included six wins in the seven games since last Monday against the Dodgers, Blue Jays and Royals.
Last off-season, the Chicago Cubs signed reliever Shelby Miller to a two year, $2.5 million contract. The veteran right-hander, who is 35 years old, underwent Tommy John surgery last fall and wasn’t expected to pitch in 2026.
Matthew Boyd threw seven stellar innings and Miguel Amaya launched a three-run home run on Sunday afternoon as the visiting Chicago Cubs breezed past the Kansas City Royals for a 10-2 victory.
It was known that the Chicago Cubs would have some tough decisions to make surrounding their starting rotation.
Despite the overall struggles of the team throughout the 2026 season, Jac Caglianone continues to show the future can be bright for the Kansas City Royals.
The Chicago Cubs entered their weekend series against the Kansas City Royals with high expectations for the team debuts of right-handers Kevin Gausman and Clay Holmes.
Kevin Gausman delivered a strong first impression in his Chicago Cubs debut Friday night, working seven innings in a 6-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium.
The Cubs re-signed reliever Andrew Wantz to a minor league contract yesterday, reports Tommy Birch of The Des Moines Register. He had briefly elected free agency after being outrighted over the weekend.
Chicago now has seven healthy starting pitchers ready and available. That number will likely need to be shortened, making for some tough roster decisions in the coming days.
When trailing 2-0 with two outs and two strikes in the bottom of the ninth inning, it appeared the Chicago Cubs were headed for a disappointing shutout loss. Enter Pete Crow-Armstrong.
The Chicago Cubs have recalled newly acquired left-handed pitcher Braxton Garrett from Triple-A.
When the Chicago Cubs signed centerfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong to a six-year, $115 million contract extension back in March, it looked like a boom-or-bust contract.
"Anything you can do, I can do better." That might be what Pete Crow-Armstrong was thinking ahead of his leadoff home run in the bottom of the first inning of the Chicago Cubs' matchup with the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday.
The Chicago Cubs made multiple big splashes ahead of the 2026 MLB trade deadline. When will some of those players make their debut?
Many believe the Los Angeles Dodgers are ruining baseball, especially after they recently acquired star pitcher Tarik Skubal from the Detroit Tigers. Some feel so strongly that they have taken to the skies.
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