CHICAGO -- Cubs manager Craig Counsell cautioned that Nico Hoerner and Dansby Swanson returning to the starting lineup alone should not be viewed as a one-stop solution for the club’s offensive woes. Then again, there’s also no denying their returns are more than welcomed by an ailing Chicago offense. Hoerner

CHICAGO -- Kyle Hendricks has made one career appearance in relief. That number is about to grow. Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Tuesday that the struggling Hendricks will pitch out of the bullpen this time through the rotation. The right-hander’s turn would have fallen on Thursday for the Cubs’ series

Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg, who has been undergoing cancer treatment for the past few months, shared a fantastic update on his condition on Tuesday: His latest tests show no sign of cancer.

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CHICAGO -- Cubs lefty Shota Imanaga stood on the mound and yelled, soaking in the noise at Wrigley Field after striking out Michael A. Taylor to end the seventh inning on Saturday afternoon. He then slowly walked off the field with some more history in his back pocket. With another

This story was excerpted from Jordan Bastian’s Cubs Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. CHICAGO -- It was not all that long ago that Brennen Davis was topping prospect rankings for the Cubs and looking like a power

CHICAGO -- The Cubs have held their line through a long list of injury setbacks this season, leaning on their depth and staying within striking distance of the top of the National League Central. The past week has put Chicago’s resolve to the test. In the wake of Sunday’s 3-2

CHICAGO -- The Cubs got MLB’s first crack at Paul Skenes when he made his big league debut against them in Pittsburgh last week. And although they had some success against the No. 1 pick in the 2023 Draft, they also acknowledge the obvious. You can see something special in

CHICAGO -- Ian Happ headed out of the batter’s box, his bat still in his right hand, leaning as he watched whether the baseball he just launched would stay fair or hook foul. The ball clanked off the pole down the right-field line and bounced back into the outfield as

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With the 2024 Draft still two months away, there's not much hard intel on who's going where in the first round. That picture will become clearer as college and high school players start wrapping up their seasons in the next few weeks, and teams conduct interviews and get medical information

Just two years ago, Brennen Davis was the star of the Cubs’ farm system and one of the most highly regarded prospects in all of baseball. But it’s been a difficult couple of years for Davis, whose career stalled was slowed by injuries and inconsistencies. That makes his current hot

ATLANTA -- The sensational start to this season by Cubs lefty Shota Imanaga has allowed Javier Assad to mostly fly under the radar. The right-hander quietly keeps stacking up quality outing after quality outing, giving Chicago one of the unsung stories of this young season.

ATLANTA -- Tyson Miller was texting with Cubs lefty Justin Steele on Monday night when Chicago had reached an agreement to acquire the righty from the Mariners. It had been four years since Miller was previously with the North Siders, but there are still plenty of familiar faces on the

Six weeks into the Minor League season, we have witnessed plenty of pleasant prospect developments. Athletics 2023 first-rounder Jacob Wilson is batting a sizzling .438 and already has reached Triple-A. Mets right-hander Jonah Tong has been a revelation with elite fastball characteristics and a Minors-best 0.33 ERA. As one Chourio

ATLANTA -- The Braves’ vaunted lineup gave Cubs lefty Shota Imanaga the hardest challenge of his young Major League career on Monday night. Atlanta pushed up his pitch count, drew three walks and gave the pitcher his first test with the bases loaded. “It's still five zeros,” Cubs manager Craig

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PITTSBURGH -- Kyle Hendricks was expected to go to Triple-A Iowa on Sunday and make another rehab start. On Saturday, he learned he’d instead be back with the big league team, facing the Pirates and going for a series win with the club in a “need-based” mode, as manager Craig

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The Statcast era of baseball research has reached another milestone: bat speed is live on Baseball Savant. You can check out this page for more thorough details on what bat speed entails and how it’s calculated. But in the meantime, we’re kicking things off by breaking down the best of

Break out the caps and gowns. It’s time for a whole bunch of graduations and an updated Top 100 Prospects list. Young players who began the 2024 season on a Major League Opening Day roster with zero MLB service time exhausted their prospect status Sunday by way of the 45-day