It was announced on Thursday that the Chicago Cubs have purchased the contract of veteran pitcher Kyle McGowin. The former big leaguer comes from the Charleston Dirty Birds of the Atlantic League.
Take a look at the Chicago Cubs lineup for the first of three games against the Pirates at PNC Park.
The Cubs have their right fielder back. Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki was off to a fantastic start this year, batting .305/.368/.525 (18-for-59) with three home runs in 15 games, when he suffered an oblique injury running the bases in the Cubs’ win over the Mariners April 14 in Seattle.
One of the Cubs top prospects, Matt Shaw, finds himself in a bit of a slump.
The Cubs are loaded with one-off, emergency depth arms at this point.
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This is, of course, a good problem to have. The five men currently in the Cubs starting rotation — Shōta Imanaga, Jameson Taillon, Javier Assad, Justin Steele and Hayden Wesneski — have combined for 23 starts so far this year.
Per an announcement from the Charleston Dirty Birds of the independent Atlantic League, the Cubs have purchased the contract of 32-year-old righty Kyle McGowin.
The Cubs enter Friday’s action with a 22-16 record that sees them locked in a virtual tie with the Brewers atop the NL Central. That they’ve managed to do it while dealing with more than their share of injury attrition says that maybe, just maybe, this is a pretty good team.
Three losses and some rain among the top four affiliates. Just as a heads-up, Cade Horton is scheduled to pitch for Iowa tomorrow (Friday). A whole lotta rain today.
The Chicago Cubs will look to bounce back from a tough offensive showing when they open a three-game series against the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday.
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A stint on the injured list did little to cool down the hot bat of Cody Bellinger. Fresh off a three-hit performance, Bellinger will look to continue his good fortune at the plate Wednesday afternoon when his Chicago Cubs and the visiting San Diego Padres play the rubber match of a three-game series.
Former Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras suffered a fractured forearm during his game with the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night. Contreras broke in with the Chicago Cubs in 2016 and played on their World Series championship team.
Michael Busch homered to lead off the ninth inning, lifting the host Chicago Cubs to a walk-off, 3-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday. Busch deposited a first-pitch fastball from Enyel De Los Santos (1-2) over the wall in right-center field.
The Cubs play tonight with a 21-15 record and are in first place in the National League Central. They lost the first game of the series to the Padres last night, six to three, but will look to rebound tonight.
Let’s just say that Edey probably wishes the video never came out with how badly he missed the catcher.
The Chicago Cubs' health as a team is greatly improving. On Monday, Justin Steele returned to the mound and pitched 4.2 scoreless innings. On Tuesday, news of Cody Bellinger's activation was confirmed by Craig Counsell on the radio.
Cubs manager Craig Counsell announced that outfielder Cody Bellinger will be activated from the injured list.
In a very cool moment, former All-Star outfielder Dexter Fowler walked across the stage at Penn State this week with a college degree. The MLB "X" account
Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell updated reporters on Monday about the status of a few injured players, including center fielder Cody Bellinger. Bellinger, who is on the injured list with two right rib fractures, ran the bases and did other baseball activities as he prepares to come off the injured list.
The Chicago Cubs have accomplished a lot during their storied history, but over the weekend they achieved something that they've never done before in modern MLB history.
The Cubs currently sit at a solid 20-14 record, just one game back of the Brewers for the NL Central lead.
Chicago Cubs third baseman Christopher Morel has hit yet another tape-measure home run.
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