Ever since Shohei Ohtani made his way into the National League back in 2024 with an electric campaign that founded the 50-homer, 50-stolen base club, the league’s MVP Award has been his to lose.
The Chicago Cubs will definitely need to address their outfield this offseason, and Bleacher Report’s Kerry Miller thinks he has the answer for the squad.
Hi there! As you know, Thomas Smith is away on vacation. To keep this feature going, I’m going to post simply the WPA numbers and plays of the game, and a poll so you can vote on your choice for Player of the Game.
Pete Crow-Armstrong went on a podcast last week and said with a laugh that he likes the theory that Babe Ruth never existed. Baseball’s internet treated it like a confession, because that’s the society we live in now.
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?
The Cubs made a flurry of deals before Monday’s Trade Deadline, and one of Jed Hoyer’s primary aims was to add quality starting pitching to the team. And in acquiring Kevin Gausman, he appears to have done so.
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.
A day after one new pitching addition shined in his debut for the Chicago Cubs, another has chance to do the same. Right-hander Clay Holmes will start on Saturday night for the first time as a member of the Cubs, who will try for their sixth consecutive victory when they host the Kansas City Royals.
Today’s Reflections What a remarkable end of a Cubs homestand! Two dominant Cubs’ wins over the Dodgers Monday and Tuesday appeared to be well on its way to being triplicated Wednesday before the bullpen turned a 7-1 game into a 7-6 win to sweep the series.
The Chicago Cubs received updates on two injured players Friday before opening a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals, with Edward Cabrera nearing a potential return and Matt Shaw still facing a longer recovery.
Kevin Gausman’s first outing in a Cubs uniform did not start smoothly, but it did not take long for his new team to win him over. The right-hander earned the win in his Chicago debut Friday night, tossing seven strong innings in a 6-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals, and he made sure to credit the defense behind him for helping settle him in.
Kevin Gausman allowed two runs over seven solid innings in his Cubs debut and Pedro Ramirez homered and singled as Chicago won its fifth straight, defeating the host Kansas City Royals 6-4 on Friday.
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.
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 Chicago Cubs went from having a critical dearth of starting pitching to having a surplus of rotation arms in, seemingly, just a matter of hours. Picking up Kevin Gausman and Clay Holmes at the trade deadline added immediate strength to a starting rotation that had been besieged by injury from the very beginning of the season.
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.
The Chicago Cubs, coming off the heels of a nice trade deadline haul, now find themselves staring down a pleasant dilemma when it comes to their pitching staff.
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.
The Chicago Cubs were already one of the National League’s top teams entering the trade deadline. Their offense has been among the best in baseball, but injuries had left the pitching staff scrambling to stay afloat.
"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?
Over 52.2 innings of work this season, he posted a 2.39 ERA and a 1.101 WHIP before he suffered a fractured fibula in the middle of May.
The Los Angeles Dodgers won the Tarik Skubal trade-deadline sweepstakes, and the southpaw did not disappoint in his Dodgers debut. However, even Skubal couldn't keep the Dodgers from dropping their fifth consecutive game.
Many of the prospects that change hands at the MLB trade deadline will be anonymous to casual fans. That will not be the case with one deal between the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Angels.
The Chicago Cubs front office headed into Monday knowing that upgrades to both the starting rotation and bullpen were needed.
The Cubs are working on their rotation ahead of the trade deadline.
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