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Three potential trade destinations for Ronald Acuna Jr.

Acuna, who has spent his entire MLB career with the Braves, could look for a change of scenery from Atlanta.

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Chicago Cubs news — PCA, Amaya, Kelly, Skubal, Peralta

Today’s Reflections Hello, everyone. Just letting you know I came across two new articles about the outfield positioning experiment. The first one is a

Seiya Suzuki News / ChiCitySports / October 14

Chicago Cubs: Seiya Suzuki gets his first shot at a Gold Glove

The Rawlings Gold Glove finalists have been announced, and as usual, there’s a handful of Chicago Cubs on the list. Heading into this season, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Ian Happ, and Dansby Swanson were expected to be in the mix.

Chicago Cubs News / Bleed Cubbie Blue / October 14

Three Cubs are nominees for the MLBPA’s Players Choice Awards

Pete Crow-Armstrong has begun to receive awards for his fantastic 2026 season. Last week PCA was named Baseball America’s 2026 Player of the Year. Today, the MLB Players Association announced nominees for three awards they present every season.

Freddy Peralta News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The '2026 MLB Opening Day starters' quiz

How many of the pitchers given the honor of starting the first game of the MLB season for each team in 2026 can you name in five minutes?

The '2025 MLB Opening Day starters' quiz

The 'A.L. & N.L. batting champs' quiz

The 'Last 10-K Playoff game by team' quiz

Chicago Cubs News / Chicago Cubs on SI / October 14

5 Cubs Players Are Golden Glove Finalists ... But There is One Notable Snub

The Chicago Cubs finished the 2026 regular season as the best defensive team in baseball. And it wasn't particularly close. The Cubs' Fielding Run Value sat at a league-high 73, according to Baseball Savant.

Athletics News / Yardbarker

25 things we learned from the 2026 MLB season

The 2026 MLB season was full of great performances, breakout stars, and incredible feats. These are the 25 things we learned along the way.

Dansby Swanson News / Athlon Sports / October 14

Cubs Make Dansby Swanson Announcement After 11th MLB Season

The Chicago Cubs season came to a disappointing end in the National League wild card round. The Cubs looked like one of MLB’s best teams at times while also looking like one of the worst at others.

Chicago Cubs News / Cubs Insider / October 14

Cubs Have 5 Gold Glove Nominees, Including All 3 OF Spots

Rawlings announced its 2026 Gold Glove Award finalists on Wednesday, and the Cubs were predictably represented well. They have finalists at five different positions, including all three outfield spots, and should take home the hardware in a few of those.

Pete Crow-Armstrong News / Chicago Cubs on SI / October 14

What Should the Cubs Regret Most About 2026? Wasting Pete Crow-Armstrong's Heroics

The National League Championship Series is in full swing. The Milwaukee Brewers lead the series 2-0 against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and both teams are talented and deep.

Clay Holmes News / Bleed Cubbie Blue / October 14

A few thoughts about the Cubs and Clay Holmes

Many Cubs fans were happy when the team acquired Clay Holmes (and Tyrone Taylor) from the Mets for Jefferson Rojas. Even though Rojas was a top Cubs prospect, Holmes seemed a really good fit for the Cubs as a ground-ball pitcher coming to a team with elite infield defense.

Tarik Skubal News / Cubs Insider / October 14

Cubs Look Like Tarik Skubal Fit on Paper, Other Than How Much Paper He’ll Command

As with many other free agents at the top of nearly every Cubs fan’s wish list, Tarik Skubal is going to draw a lot of attention over the next several months.

Athletics News / Yardbarker

25 records that were broken during the 2026 MLB season

The 2026 MLB season was historic in many ways. These 25 records were broken during the season.

Tarik Skubal News / Viral Sports News / October 14

Cubs Land Head-Turning Tarik Skubal Update Before Offseason

The Chicago Cubs are not ruling out a free-agent pursuit of Tarik Skubal this offseason, even after the Los Angeles Dodgers acquired the two-time Cy Young Award winner at the trade deadline.

Chicago Cubs News / ChiCitySports / October 13

The Chicago Cubs’ overlooked catching crisis

The Chicago Cubs may have a looming catcher crisis that, because of other team needs, is possibly not going to be addressed properly. There’s a mutual option attached to Carson Kelly that will likely be turned down by the 32-year-old catcher as he pursues, possibly, his last opportunity to bag a multi-year contract.

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The '100-yard, 1-rushing TD games' quiz

The 'Most 100-rushing-yard NFL games' quiz

The 'QB season rushing-TD leaders' quiz

The 'Rushing TDs by active NFL WRs' quiz

Matt Shaw News / ChiCitySports / October 13

Chicago Cubs must soon decide on Matt Shaw’s future

The Chicago Cubs are staring down an absolutely Herculean task this offseason. As things stand right now, they might have to replace their entire end-of-season starting rotation, a few key bullpen pieces, their left fielder, their right fielder, two valuable backup outfielders, and their catcher.

Edward Cabrera News / Bleed Cubbie Blue / October 13

Chicago Cubs news— Cabrera, Shaw, King, Detmers, Gray

Today’s Reflections YAY! Cleveland made the ALCS and won Game 1! Go Cleveland! (This is SO HARD to say, but) YAY! The Brewers won! They beat the Dodgers twice, the Evil Empire, Part II!

Chicago Cubs News / ChiCitySports / October 12

Chicago Cubs pitching prospect wins top honors amid under-the-radar rise

The Chicago Cubs drafted sixteen pitchers—of twenty-one picks—in the 2026 draft. That should tell you everything you need to know about where the organization feels its priorities need to lie.

Chicago Cubs News / Chicago Cubs on SI / October 12

One Cubs Player Likely to Be in Trade Rumors This Winter (And Who Might Be a Target)

It's safe to say the season ended worse than the Chicago Cubs anticipated. They underperformed and wasted a huge opportunity. Simply put, they need to be better.

Chicago Cubs News / Athlon Sports / October 10

Cubs Make Pitching Decision After Blowout Loss Against Padres

The Chicago Cubs have made their pitching decision for Game 2 of the National League Wild Card Series. Kevin Gausman will take the mound Wednesday against the San Diego Padres, giving Chicago the veteran right-hander with its season on the line after an 8-0 loss in Game 1.

Anthony Rizzo News / MLB on ClutchPoints / October 9

Ex-Cubs star Anthony Rizzo revealed what led to his retirement decision

Former Chicago Cubs star Anthony Rizzo is completing the second year of his retirement from Major League Baseball, and he explained on “Ross and Rizzo Unfiltered” why he made the decision to step away from game after playing 14 years in the Big Leagues.

Chicago Cubs News / Just Baseball / October 9

Where the Cubs Stand After an Abrupt End to the 2026 Season

The 2026 Chicago Cubs season ended on a pretty low note, considering how the regular season went. They were in a commanding position to secure home-field advantage for the Wild Card round before losing it to the Padres in the final days of the regular season.

Chicago Cubs News / Just Baseball / October 7

Chicago Cubs Arbitration Projections and Tender Decisions

Once a team comes up with its projected salary for all of its arbitration-eligible players, it will begin a tender analysis to simply determine: “Are we comfortable guaranteeing Player X this much money?” If the answer is yes, the player will be tendered a contract prior to the mid-November Tender Deadline.

Chicago Cubs News / Athlon Sports / October 6

Ian Happ Announces Cubs Update Ahead of MLB Free Agency

The Chicago Cubs had a disappointing end to their 2026 regular season. The team saw lots of highs, yet they were unable to win a game in the MLB playoffs, getting swept by the San Diego Padres on the road at Petco Park.

Jed Hoyer News / MLB Trade Rumors / October 2

Hoyer: Cubs To Prioritize Offseason Around Pitching

The Cubs’ season came to an unceremonious end on Wednesday. Chicago was easily swept out of the Wild Card Series by San Diego. They lost by a combined 12-1 margin over the two contests.

Chicago Cubs News / Larry Brown Sports / October 2

Cubs are not expected to bring back one player next season

The Chicago Cubs are officially out of the playoffs, and that could also mean that one notable player has played in his final game for them. Chicago is not expected to get into a bidding war for their veteran outfielder Seiya Suzuki, Patrick Mooney and Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reported Thursday.

Kevin Gausman News / Yardbarker / October 2

Why Kevin Gausman, Blue Jays reunion is looking more realistic this offseason

With the Chicago Cubs' early exit from the postseason and Kevin Gausman being a pending free agent this offseason, a reunion with the veteran is looking more realistic for the Toronto Blue Jays.

Pete Crow-Armstrong shoulders blame after Cubs' wild-card loss

Blue Jays GM opens up about Vladimir Guerrero's disappointing season

Blue Jays planning to re-explore Japanese market this offseason

Jameson Taillon makes announcement about playing future

The 'Most MLB Playoff-RBIs' quiz

Pete Crow-Armstrong News / Yardbarker / October 1