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Cubs reporter deletes tweet ripping front office that was meant to be private message for coach

At the All-Star break, the Chicago Cubs are hanging on with what they’ve got. After a season that started with so much promise, they have experienced a myriad of struggles.

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Chicago Cubs insider Tweet to coach stirs concerns and controversy

The Chicago Cubs need to be aggressive buyers at this year’s August 3 MLB trade deadline. There’s just no other realistic way the team does anything in the postseason without filling the massive holes they have in an injury-ravaged starting rotation and bullpen.

Chicago Cubs News / ChiCitySports / July 14

Chicago Cubs: 3 (not so obvious) Cubs to watch after the All-Star break

The Chicago Cubs made it to the All-Star break without the wheels falling off their banged-up, wobbly wagon. They’re holding on to the top NL Wild Card spot and a second place standing behind the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central Division.

Ben Brown News / On Tap Sports Net / July 14

Cubs Get Encouraging Ben Brown Injury Update, But His Return Timeline Remains Unclear

The Chicago Cubs received a piece of encouraging news regarding one of their most important pitchers, but there is still plenty of uncertainty surrounding when Ben Brown will actually return to the mound.

Jordan Walker News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'MLB Home Run Derby winners' quiz

MLB held its inaugural Home Run Derby event at the 1985 MLB All-Star Game. How many of the winners can you name in five minutes?

The 'MLB All-Star Game managers' quiz

The 'MLB All-Star starting pitchers' quiz

The 'No.1-overall MLB Draft picks' quiz

Chicago Cubs News / Bleed Cubbie Blue / July 14

MLB Draft recap: Cubs embrace spin, power in 2026 Draft

The 2026 MLB Draft is now over and if they all sign, there will be 21 new members of the Cubs family. Scouting director Dan Kantrovitz said before the draft that the Cubs would work on the weakness on the pitching side of the Cubs farm system and boy, did they ever.

MLB News / Yardbarker

Every first-overall MLB draft pick from the 21st century

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.

Chicago Cubs News / On Tap Sports Net / July 14

The Chicago Cubs Have Built One of MLB’s Most Reliable Middle Infields

When people talk about the best parts of the 2026 Chicago Cubs, the conversation usually starts with the stars putting up big offensive numbers or the young players making highlight-reel plays.

Chicago Cubs News / Bleed Cubbie Blue / July 14

2026 Cubs mid-season grades

What if I had told you on Opening Day that all of the following would happen to the Cubs before the All-Star break? Four of the five starters in the Opening

Chicago Cubs News / Bleed Cubbie Blue / July 14

Chicago Cubs news — Bregman, Busch, Boyd, Assad

Today’s Reflections *The Bregman Weekend* I don’t like to name games, and this probably won’t catch on, but it was a Big Weekend for Alex Bregman. There were articles talking about him going into a deep dive during the All-Star break to fix all that is broken just a few days ago.

Shohei Ohtani News / ChiCitySports / July 14

Chicago Cubs: The MVP conversation will be a major test for PCA

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers is the heavy favorite for the National League MVP once again. That’s not a debate — it’s the gravitational reality of the sport.

Chicago Cubs News / On Tap Sports Net / July 14

Bruce Levine’s Deleted Post Has Cubs Fans Wondering if It Revealed More Than Intended

The 2026 Home Run Derby featured baseballs flying over the fence all night long. Yet the biggest bomb of the evening may have come from longtime Cubs insider Bruce Levine.

Craig Counsell News / ChiCitySports / July 13

Craig Counsell has positive news for key Chicago Cubs starter’s injury

The Chicago Cubs have been hit with the injury big through the first half of the 2026 MLB season. As we sit here at the MLB All-Star break, Chicago has 13 pitchers on the injured list this season.

Athletics News / Yardbarker

The 20 greatest MLB teams to never win the World Series

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.

Chicago Cubs News / ChiCitySports / July 13

Chicago Cubs: Huge gamble explored in proposed Cubs-Mariners trade

The Chicago Cubs need pitching. They DESPERATELY need pitching. They’ve done remarkably well so far this season, dealing with a staff decimated by injuries.

Chicago Cubs News / ChiCitySports / July 13

Chicago Cubs: High picks over the past decade haven’t been pretty

The 2026 MLB Amateur Draft has arrived as fans look to the future, but first, we look over the past decade and evaluate how the first round has gone for the Chicago Cubs.

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The 'MLB All-Star starting pitchers' quiz

The 'NBA blocks champions' quiz

The 'Women's Wimbledon champions' quiz

The 'Most three-pointers by NBA team' quiz

Pete Crow-Armstrong News / ChiCitySports / July 13

Chicago Cubs: Insane Pete Crow-Armstrong stats are making history

The Chicago Cubs are giving platform to the making of a true superstar in Pete Crow-Armstrong. While last year’s first-half performance was working at almost a legendary level, the young star’s second half showed some of the mental and technical hiccups that kept him as someone closer to a work in progress than an established elite.

Chicago Cubs News / ChiCitySports / July 13

Chicago Cubs 2026 draft reveal disturbing truth about their pitching

As the 2026 MLB Draft came to an end on Sunday, the Chicago Cubs had one goal in mind: load up on pitching. Of the list of Cubs draftees from this year’s draft, outside of drafting college hitters, Caden Sorrell and Myles Bailey, in the 2nd and 3rd rounds, the Cubs drafted 15 college pitchers, and only 1 high school pitcher stands out the most.

Chicago Cubs News / ChiCitySports / July 13

Chicago Cubs jump into top-5 in MLB power rankings as All-Star break begins

The Chicago Cubs are 54-42 on the season as they have reached the MLB All-Star break. This first half has certainly been a roller coaster for Chicago, who ended it on a high note by taking two out of three games against the Cincinnati Reds.

Nico Hoerner News / Athlon Sports / July 13

Nico Hoerner Is Turning the Corner. Here Is What He Costs Now, and What He Should Cost by August.

In a previous Athlon Sports article we addressed Nico Hoerner’s early season slump, it causes, and how based on his expected stats, he was a good buy low candidate.

Craig Counsell News / ChiCitySports / July 13

Cubs’ Craig Counsell reveals dire injury update on key pitcher

The Chicago Cubs have been absolutely ravaged by injuries this season, especially when it comes to their pitching staff. Their starting rotation has been absolutely decimated, and their bullpen has also taken some hits.

MLB News / Field Level Media / July 12

Cubs head into break hot after taking series from Reds

Alex Bregman had three hits, including a three-run homer in the seventh inning, to help the visiting Chicago Cubs to an 8-4 win against the Cincinnati Reds in the rubber game of the three-game series on Sunday afternoon.

Trent Thornton News / Field Level Media / July 12

Trent Thornton stepping up as Cubs eye series win vs. Reds

Right-hander Trent Thornton is emerging as a much-needed weapon in the Chicago Cubs' bullpen, which is exceeding expectations while closer Daniel Palencia remains sidelined with right elbow inflammation.

MLB News / Field Level Media / July 11

Alex Bregman's 7th-inning homer allows Cubs to defeat Reds

Alex Bregman hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning as the visiting Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-3 on Saturday. Carson Kelly added a solo shot and Michael Busch had three hits for Chicago, which won for the fourth time in its last six games.

Vince Velasquez News / MLB Trade Rumors / July 11

Royals Sign Vince Velasquez To Minor League Contract

The Royals have signed Vince Velasquez to a minors contract and assigned the veteran righty to Triple-A Omaha, as per Velasquez’s MLB.com profile page. Velasquez elected free agency on June 30 rather than accept an outright assignment to the Cubs’ Triple-A squad.

Chicago Cubs News / Yardbarker / July 9

Three areas the Cubs need to improve ahead of the trade deadline

The fact that the Chicago Cubs are contending for a playoff berth may be considered a minor miracle.

Chicago Cubs update on Justin Steele is a brutal reality check

Pete Crow-Armstrong first to join 20-20 club in 2026, makes Cubs history

The 'Active 100-hit MLB seasons' quiz

Chicago Cubs News / Yardbarker / July 8

Pete Crow-Armstrong first to join 20-20 club in 2026, makes Cubs history

Pete Crow-Armstrong is setting the pace for the rest of baseball in a major way.

Anthony Volpe says report about second base stance is 'B.S.'

Yankees offense in rare slump after strikeout-riddled performance

Yankees' Paul Goldschmidt rips himself as worrisome slump continues

Ken Rosenthal addresses latest Francisco Lindor trade rumors

Would trading Mason Miller really make Padres better?

The 'Single-season HR-leaders by team' quiz

Justin Steele News / Larry Brown Sports / July 7

Justin Steele was left in tears by a young fan’s letter

Chicago Cubs pitcher Justin Steele couldn’t help but be emotional over a letter sent to him by a young fan. Steele, who has yet to see action in the 2026 MLB season, recently shared photos of the letter from Tommy Lynch of Orland Park.