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Chicago Cubs-San Diego Padres Set To Face Off In 2025 MLB Playoffs

Get ready for some playoff baseball, folks, because the first National League Wild Card matchup is officially on the books. It is a blast from the past as the Chicago Cubs are set to throw down with the San Diego Padres.

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Pete Crow-Armstrong embraces October 'party' vibe as Cubs near home playoff spot

Pete Crow-Armstrong wants to see postseason baseball at Wrigley

Cade Horton News / Chicago Cubs on SI / September 25

Cubs Insider Hints That Nightmare Injury Update For Rookie Cade Horton Could Be Coming

The Chicago Cubs are days away from playing in their first playoff game in five years after having clinched their Wild Card spot and headed into October with the goal of a deep run in mind.

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The 'MLB 400 home runs, 200 steals' quiz

How many of the 15 players in Major League Baseball history to rack up at least 400 home runs and 200 stolen bases in their career can you name in five minutes?

The 'Multiple MLB MVP award winners' quiz

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Kyle Tucker News / MLB on ClutchPoints / September 25

Cubs rumors: Chicago expects to have Kyle Tucker back on Friday vs Cardinals

The Chicago Cubs have been stumbling a bit as of late, losers of five out of their last six games despite a recent win over the New York Mets. While they will still be in the playoffs next week, the Cubs would certainly like to generate some more positive momentum for themselves before the postseason gets underway.

Chicago Cubs News / ChiCitySports / September 25

Chicago Cubs infield question marks heading into the playoffs

The Chicago Cubs are now, finally, close to clinching the top Wild Card seed and, along with it, home field advantage throughout the three-game Wild Card series.

Chicago Cubs News / Bleed Cubbie Blue / September 25

Which Cubs starters should go in the Wild Card Series?

The Cubs slated Cade Horton, Matthew Boyd and Shōta Imanaga to start the three games this week against the Mets. That would, logically speaking, set those three up to start the three Wild Card Series games against the Padres next week.

Chicago Cubs News / ChiCitySports / September 25

Chicago Cubs: From gloom to glee in 24 hours (Tucker, Palencia, PCA, Boyd)

The Chicago Cubs, with a win on Wednesday and a San Diego Padres loss, now walk into Thursday’s game with the New York Mets with their magic number for the top Wild Card seed at 2.

Chicago Cubs News / Chicago Cubs on SI / September 25

Cubs May Wind Up Being Happy with Quiet Trade Deadline as Youth Movement Looms

The Chicago Cubs are operating over the next week and hopefully next month with the mindset that this could be the last set of games -- for however many there are -- with this group together as currently constructed.

Chicago Cubs News / Bleed Cubbie Blue / September 25

2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 158

I’ll pause to explain the sub-headline, in case you weren’t watching the national broadcast. The national broadcasters got caught up in being clever. They were drawing a line from Matthew Boyd to Matt(hew) Shaw to Matt (Michael) Busch.

Kyle Tucker News / Cubs Insider / September 25

Kyle Tucker ‘Trending Towards’ Friday Return in Limited Capacity

The Cubs scored 10 runs in their Wednesday win over the Mets, and their 17 runs in the first two games of the series are as many as they’ve scored in consecutive contests since July 5 and 6 against the Cardinals (L 6-8; W 11-0).

Chicago Cubs News / Bleed Cubbie Blue / September 25

Cubs 10, Mets 3: Waiting to exhale

While waiting for the Cubs game to begin Wednesday evening, I was watching the Brewers hang on to defeat the Padres 3-1. That result dropped the Cubs’ magic number to clinch home field for their Wild Card series against the Padres to 3.

Chicago Cubs News / Bleed Cubbie Blue / September 25

Chicago Cubs news and notes: Boyd, Busch, Shaw, Alvarez, Soto

Gameday as the Cubs tried to end their five-game losing streak and retain their grasp of their Wild-Card fate. We have those results and as much news as we are able to bring you.

MLB News / Chicago Cubs on SI / September 25

Cubs Blast Mets To Cut Magic Number To Clinch Top NL Wild Card Seed In Half

The Chicago Cubs have been floundering a bit of late. On Wednesday, they made up for it by blowing out the New York Mets, 10-3, at Wrigley Field. The Cubs (89-69) fired on all cylinders on offense.

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Chicago Cubs News / Field Level Media / September 24

Matt Shaw helps Cubs snap skid, extend Mets' misery

Michael Busch belted a two-run homer and Matt Shaw also went deep to highlight his three-hit performance, lifting the host Chicago Cubs to a 10-3 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday.

Chicago Cubs News / Chicago Cubs on SI / September 24

Cubs Have Two Prospects Named To Southern League Double-A All-Star Team

The Chicago Cubs have one of the most talented farm systems in baseball with several highly touted prospects. Third baseman Matt Shaw was the team’s top-ranked prospect coming into 2025.

Chicago Cubs News / MLB Trade Rumors / September 24

Cubs manager provides promising injury update on Kyle Tucker

The Chicago Cubs are hoping to have outfielder Kyle Tucker back in the lineup on Friday. “I think we’re trending towards that,” manager Craig Counsell said on Wednesday, per Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times.

Cubs get a scare with star pitcher, show troubling signs of collapse

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Chicago Cubs News / Field Level Media / September 24

Cubs rookie RHP Cade Horton (back) undergoes MRI exam

Chicago Cubs rookie right-hander Cade Horton underwent an MRI exam on his back Wednesday, manager Craig Counsell told Chicago's 670 The Score. Horton left his Tuesday start against the New York Mets after three innings due to back tightness.

Nate Pearson News / MLB Trade Rumors / September 24

Cubs release former first-round pitcher

The righty has fared much better in the minors this year.

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Kyle Tucker News / ChiCitySports / September 24

Chicago Cubs: Kyle Tucker’s immediate future still in doubt

Late in the month of September, the Chicago Cubs look bad. They’ve saved their worst stretch of losses for the absolute worst time of the year– right at the end of the season, now less than a week before their opening playoff series.

Kyle Hendricks News / Total Apex Sports / September 24

Chicago Cubs Icon Kyle Hendricks to Retire After 2025

Reports surfaced Monday that Chicago Cubs Starting Pitcher Kyle Hendricks will be retiring after the 2025 MLB season. While no official announcement has been made as of yet, people close to the situation say that Hendricks has told friends and family that this will be his final season in MLB.

MLB News / Athlon Sports / September 24

Mets' Francisco Álvarez Had Two Words After Game-Winning Homer Against Cubs

Francisco Álvarez has been under the microscope all season, but over his last 15 games he has begun to steady himself at the plate. In that stretch, the 23-year-old catcher has gone 10-for-44, good for a .227 average, with three home runs, six RBIs, three walks, and a .500 slugging percentage.

Chicago Cubs News / Athlon Sports / September 23

Cubs Announce Reason for Cade Horton's Removal From Mets Game

The Chicago Cubs are looking to make a deep postseason run after the organization clinched their spot in the MLB playoffs last Wednesday. Cubs manager Craig Counsell figures to rely heavily on the Cubs’ young core, especially Cade Horton, the team’s hard-throwing rookie right-hander.