Nico Hoerner was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the eighth inning to force in the go-ahead run as the Chicago Cubs pulled out a 4-3 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.
This feature is running on Tuesday rather than its usual Monday slot due to the Labor Day holiday. It includes only the seven games against the Brewers and Marlins last week, not Monday’s game.
The Chicago Cubs won their second straight game on Friday, taking the series opener against the Miami Marlins at LoanDepot Park by a score of 6-1. In doing so, they re-took the top National League Wild Card spot from the Philadelphia Phillies by a half-game.
The 2026 season has been headlined by young players emerging, but some wily veterans have also had their day. As we head toward the end of the regular season, these 30 players stand out as the biggest surprises on their teams.
It can be thrown around a bit too often, but that game certainly felt like playoff baseball. You can slice it, dice it, stir it, and shake it, but no matter how you spin it, through four games these White Sox have given the Cubs all they can handle.
Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong commonly goes by his initials, PCA, but teammate Nico Hoerner prefers another abbreviation. "He's been our MVP, and then just the direction that he's taken our team when a lot of us were struggling early in the year," Hoerner said.
The Chicago Cubs made a notable infield adjustment Saturday, moving Gold Glove second baseman Nico Hoerner to shortstop after Dansby Swanson was left out of the starting lineup against the St.
The Washington Nationals have made the Chicago Cubs' offense work over these first two games, but they have yet to squeak out a win. Can the Cubs ensure things stay that was this afternoon and lock in the series sweep?
The Chicago Cubs, on Tuesday, not only notched a victory over the back-to-back defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers, but they also did it with new Dodger Tarik Skubal on the mound.
On Tuesday, the Chicago Cubs played spoiler in Tarik Skubal’s debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers. They grabbed a 5-1 victory to upset the Dodgers in the first of a three-game series, and Pete Crow-Armstrong, as per usual, was a thorn in the opposing team’s side.
In search of their third consecutive series win, the Chicago Cubs finish up a three-game interleague set with the visiting Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon.
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.
The Chicago Cubs opened up their pocketbooks this past year in hopes of not only making a deep postseason run in 2026, but also in securing the core of a winning team for the future.
Nico Hoerner is going through a serious June Swoon. So how is it that he is also a fantasy baseball buy-low candidate heading into July? The Cubs’ second baseman finished his 2025 campaign with the second-highest batting average in the National League (.297) and the third-most hits (178).
The Chicago Cubs had one of the flashiest defensive highlights of Saturday’s MLB slate and the 2026 season, and it came from Nico Hoerner in the infield.
Chicago Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner departed Friday's home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks with tightness along the left side of his neck. Hoerner led off the bottom of the first inning with a double but did not take his at-bat in the second inning.
The Chicago Cubs have been on fire as of late. They have won eight straight games and nine of the last ten. The Cubs have also taken three straight from the Phillies, and are looking for the sweep on Thursday.
If any Chicago Cubs player has played himself into National League MVP talks, it’s Nico Hoerner. Obviously, it’s still very early in the season. The Cubs’ 5-1 win Monday night came in just their 22nd game.
One of the best decisions that the Chicago Cubs front office made before the 2026 season commenced was when they came to terms on a long-term deal with their second baseman, Nico Hoerner.
The Chicago Cubs made some huge headlines over the last week by locking up not just one, but two of their critical stars who look like core pieces moving forward for the foreseeable future.
News broke yesterday that Chicago Cubs' star second baseman Nico Hoerner agreed to a contract extension yesterday with the team. We now know the details of the contract.
Opening Day has come and gone for the Chicago Cubs, and it looks like it is one Cubs fans would like to forget. However, there are some positive things that can come out of the first game of the season.
The Chicago Cubs head into the 2026 season with their star second baseman set to receive his second Gold Glove award following an incredible 2025 campaign.