CHICAGO – Dansby Swanson removed his helmet and immediately threw it to the dirt at his feet as he exited the batter’s box in clear discomfort on Sunday afternoon. Moments later, the Cubs shortstop exited the game against the Cardinals. It was a concerning scene at Wrigley Field, where Swanson

CHICAGO -- There have been times this season when the Cubs’ rotation depth was thinned to the point of wondering how the team would fill out a five-man staff. Things have changed in the wake of the Trade Deadline and with Edward Cabrera coming off the injured list on Sunday.

CHICAGO -- Cubs starter Matthew Boyd watched plenty of video of Joshua Báez before the Cardinals rookie stepped into the batter’s box at Wrigley Field on Saturday afternoon. Boyd studied his strengths and weak spots, coming up with a game plan for facing the highly touted slugger. Boyd will now

CHICAGO -- The Cubs and Cardinals have one of the oldest rivalries in all of sports -- one that is filled with heroes and villains and a long list of classic games and historic moments. St. Louis rookie Joshua Báez stepped into the rivalry for the first time on Saturday

CHICAGO – Clay Holmes has pitched on some of baseball’s biggest stages. He has handled high-leverage outs in the World Series. He has made a pair of All-Star teams. The righty has donned the uniform of both New York ballclubs, experiencing the pressure and expectations for those big-market franchises. On

CHICAGO -- As Clay Holmes walked off the mound on Friday afternoon, he was greeted with a standing ovation from the Cubs fans getting their first look at the pitcher at Wrigley Field. Holmes raised his glove in appreciation of the well-earned reception. Holmes’ signature sinker was working to near

CHICAGO -- The Cubs have to make a decision soon about how to reorganize their rotation. For now, the only decision the North Siders are ready to reveal is the plan to have righty Edward Cabrera rejoin the starting corps for an outing on Sunday against the Cardinals. Prior to

WASHINGTON -- Both Josiah Hartshorn and Owen Ayers made strong impressions in their limited exposure to the Cubs’ big league team during Spring Training games. When the Minor League season arrived, the pair of prospects developed into two of the system’s breakout stars. In Pipeline’s midseason reranking of each team’s

WASHINGTON -- As Michael Busch slowed down at first base in the seventh inning on Thursday, cheers began to fill Nationals Park. They were both out of respect for Nationals righty Cade Cavalli’s bid at history, but also mixed with the Cubs fans on hand who were happy to see

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WASHINGTON – Alex Bregman was deep down a rabbit hole of video archives during the Cubs’ off-day on Monday night, comparing clips from different points in this season to other moments throughout his career. That included pulling up footage from a decade ago before he even reached the Majors. “I

WASHINGTON – The Cubs recently fortified their rotation with the Trade Deadline additions of starters Kevin Gausman and Clay Holmes. Edward Cabrera – a major trade acquisition from the offseason – is also nearing his return to the starting corps. While in Kansas City with the Cubs during the last

WASHINGTON – While Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong has been making noise and grabbing headlines in the National League MVP debate, Seiya Suzuki has been doing plenty of damage hitting behind the North Siders’ dynamic leadoff man. In an 8-6 win over the Nationals on Tuesday night, Crow-Armstrong and Suzuki

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KANSAS CITY -- Cubs manager Craig Counsell has acknowledged that plenty of his players have been feeling the compounding effect of playing 17 games in a row with no off-days at this point in the season. That has added another layer to just how well the North Siders have been

KANSAS CITY -- Naturally, the first pitch Clay Holmes threw in the Major Leagues in nearly three months resulted in a comebacker. The baseball gods have a dark sense of humor at times, but this wound up being merely a reminder rather than anything alarming on Saturday evening. Holmes skipped

KANSAS CITY -- The Cubs’ haul at the Trade Deadline has been on display at Kauffman Stadium for the past two nights. On Saturday evening, it was Clay Holmes’ turn to take the mound for his debut with the ballclub, following Kevin Gausman one night earlier. Unfortunately for the North

KANSAS CITY -- After Kevin Gausman fired one of his trademark splitters beyond the reach of Royals outfielder Starling Marte’s bat, the new Cubs starter headed off the Kauffman Stadium mound. As Gausman walked back to the dugout following that seventh-inning strikeout, there were clear cheers from the Chicago fans

KANSAS CITY -- Kevin Gausman has been one of baseball’s more reliable starting pitchers over the past six years. During a season in which the Cubs have endured a litany of setbacks with their pitching staff, the kind of stability the veteran righty brings is much welcomed. “You start to

KANSAS CITY -- Edward Cabrera listened in from a neighboring locker inside Kauffman Stadium’s visitors’ clubhouse on Friday, as lefty Braxton Garrett discussed being traded to the Cubs at the Deadline. At one point, Garrett mentioned being excited to reconnect with Cabrera after coming up together in the Marlins’ farm

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CHICAGO -- Shohei Ohtani showed exactly why he has won four Most Valuable Player Awards on Wednesday afternoon, sending a pitch from lefty Shota Imanaga rocketing into Wrigley Field’s right-field bleachers to open the series finale between the Dodgers and Cubs. And then Pete Crow-Armstrong showed everyone that this year’s

CHICAGO -- The Cubs had an aggressive Trade Deadline that added veteran right-handers Kevin Gausman and Clay Holmes to the rotation, and also brought lefty Baxton Garrett into the fold as depth in Triple-A Iowa. The Cubs also have starter Edward Cabrera due to come back at some point this

CHICAGO -- Kevin Gausman was on the Blue Jays’ team plane on Sunday night when word arrived that he was being traded to the Cubs. After five years and three playoff runs with Toronto, the veteran pitcher got to spend another couple hours with his former team before turning the

CHICAGO -- From the moment Tarik Skubal headed to the outfield to warm up before his Dodgers debut on Tuesday night, Cubs fans filled Wrigley Field with a chorus of boos. It continued all night, culminating in exaggerated cries of “Skuuubal! Skuuubal!” by the sixth inning. The latest ace acquired