Chicago Cubs: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

Moises Ballesteros News / Bleed Cubbie Blue / April 16

The Cubs should extend Moisés Ballesteros

One of the early trends of the 2026 MLB season has been a flurry of activity by teams locking up young talent via extensions. It’s a trend that dates back

Jed Hoyer News / Cubs Insider / April 16

Hoyer Says Cubs Doing Organizational ‘Deep Dive’ Following Rash of Pitcher Injuries

It seems like each day brings word of a new injury to a Cubs pitcher, with news of Porter Hodge‘s season-ending UCL surgery and Jaxon Wiggins‘ elbow inflammation dropping on Wednesday.

Chicago Cubs News / Bleed Cubbie Blue / April 16

The Cubs should have more promotional giveaway items

EDITOR’S NOTE: An earlier version of this article ran here at BCB last October. This one has updated giveaway numbers and some information about Cubs gate giveaways from 2026.

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The 'Active 200-K MLB seasons' quiz

How many of the active MLB pitchers with at least one 200-strikeout season on their resume can you name in six minutes?

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Chicago Cubs News / ChiCitySports / April 16

Chicago Cubs president discusses Plan B options for beleaguered pitching staff

The Chicago Cubs have been suffering through gut punch after gut punch when it comes to their pitching. Running down the list of misfortune almost sounds too comically unlucky to be real.

MLB News / Yardbarker

25 current MLB players who will end up in the Baseball Hall of Fame

Some things appear clear when it comes to Baseball Hall of Fame voting. The PED guys aren’t going to get in, or at least the hitters, and the rubric for starting pitchers has to be reconstructed on the fly.

Chicago Cubs News / Field Level Media / April 16

Cubs LHP Matthew Boyd (biceps) begins rehab assignment

Chicago Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd started a minor league rehab assignment Thursday as the 2025 National League All-Star closes in on a return from a biceps strain.

Shota Imanaga News / ChiCitySports / April 16

Chicago Cubs: Imanaga’s excellence teases looming free agent drama

The Chicago Cubs are facing an unexpected dilemma within their pitching staff—and, no, it’s not just the rash of injuries washing over the pitching corps.

Chicago Cubs News / Bleed Cubbie Blue / April 16

Ian Happ and Seiya Suzuki are both free agents after 2026. Who should the Cubs keep?

This spring, the Cubs have given contract extensions to two key players — Pete Crow-Armstrong and Nico Hoerner. Other teams have done the same, primarily with young players, some even with players who have yet to play a MLB game.

Lucas Giolito News / Chicago Cubs on SI / April 16

MLB Insider Explains Why Cubs are in Prime Position to Sign Lucas Giolito

The Chicago Cubs are dealing with a number of injuries to their pitching staff, and they are really getting ravaged so early in the season, both in the rotation and the bullpen.

Chicago Cubs News / Cubs Insider / April 16

Fun with Cubs Numbers: 3, 8, 26, 35, 67, .324

The inimitable Seattle poet Anthony L. Ray once opined that 36-24-26 was only befitting of a lady who was 5-foot-3, and presumably shorter. There was also something in there about cars, workout gurus, and the proclivities of his Amazonian snake, but it’s the numbers I want to get back to.

Athletics News / Yardbarker

Who are the 25 fastest players in MLB right now?

Speed is more important than ever in MLB with recent rule changes promoting stolen bases. These were the 25 fastest players for the 2026 season, as recorded by the Statcast sprint speed metric.

Chicago Cubs News / Bleed Cubbie Blue / April 16

2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 18

Reminder: I’m on vacation all this week and will be a little briefer than usual this week. Thanks for your patience. The Cubs offense has showing some serious signs of life.

Chicago Cubs News / Inside The Diamonds / April 16

Chicago Cubs News & Notes 04/16/2026

The Chicago Cubs AM Coffee Break Update shows the club at 9-9. They finished off Philadelphia with an 11-2 win on April 15. Chicago heads home next with momentum after a dominant all-around performance to close the series.

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Nico Hoerner News / Bleed Cubbie Blue / April 16

Cubs 11, Phillies 2: Shōta Imanaga dominates and Nico Hoerner drives in five

Trea Turner hit Shōta Imanaga’s second pitch of the game out of Citizens Bank Park. Okay, I know what a lot of you were thinking: “Here we go again.” But that turned out not to be the case!

Chicago Cubs News / Bleed Cubbie Blue / April 16

Chicago Cubs news and notes — Wiggins, Horton, Hodge, Rea, Hoerner, Hartshorn, Kelly, Alcantara

“Evan Altman (Cubs Insider): Porter Hodge to Undergo Season-Ending UCL Surgery. “The Cubs announced on Wednesday that righty reliever Porter Hodge, who

Chicago Cubs News / ChiCitySports / April 16

Chicago Cubs top pitching prospect latest to suffer concerning elbow injury

Earlier this month Chicago Cubs top pitching prospect Jaxon Wiggins was thought to be a call up candidate due to injuries in the organization’s big league rotation.

Nico Hoerner News / Field Level Media / April 15

Nico Hoerner drives in 5 as Cubs blitz Phillies to win series

Nico Hoerner had a career-high five RBIs and Shota Imanaga matched a personal best with 11 strikeouts, lifting the visiting Chicago Cubs to an 11-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday.

Chicago Cubs News / Chicago Cubs on SI / April 15

Chicago Cubs Suffer Yet Another Season-Ending Pitching Injury

Just when you think the Chicago Cubs' injury woes can't get any worse, they do. Cubs right-hander Porter Hodge was announced to be undergoing Tommy John surgery, according to Taylor McGregor of the Marquee Sports Network.

Ty Blach News / MLB Trade Rumors / April 15

Cubs Sign Ty Blach To Minor League Deal

The Cubs and veteran lefty Ty Blach are in agreement on a deal, as first reported by Tommy Birch of the Des Moines Register. The Sports Pro Services client is headed to Triple-A Iowa.

MLB News / Field Level Media / April 14

Cubs unleash 15-hit attack, even series with Phillies

Carson Kelly belted a three-run homer and Nico Hoerner and Alex Bregman also drove in three runs apiece, fueling the visiting Chicago Cubs to a 10-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday.