MESA, Ariz. -- It has been a long time since Michael Conforto came to Spring Training knowing he had to try to win a spot on a roster. The outfielder has a decade’s worth of big league experience with a solid track record, but the struggles he experienced last season

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MESA, Ariz. – Jonathon Long was looking forward to experiencing the World Baseball Classic, especially considering his taste of the upcoming tournament would begin inside the famous Tokyo Dome in Japan. In the end, the first baseman felt staying in camp with the Cubs was the appropriate decision. On Thursday,

MESA, Ariz. -- One more win in October for the Cubs and Cade Horton would have joined the roster for the National League Championship Series. That victory did not arrive and the pitcher’s first postseason experience with the North Siders was limited to watching, learning and hoping. Horton hoped he

MESA, Ariz. – When the Cubs signed Tyler Austin over the offseason, the team viewed him as a solid backup option behind first baseman Michael Busch and a hitter who could serve as a bench piece against lefty pitching. Chicago is now examining its contingency plans for those sections on

MESA, Ariz. -- The scene on Tuesday morning at Cubs camp was a glimpse into a day in the life of Pete Crow-Armstrong. Between the scheduled baseball work, there were photos and interviews and autographs for the star center fielder. “Go easy on him,” Cubs first baseman Michael Busch quipped

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Chris Krug, the former Chicago Cubs catcher who played a pivotal role in Sandy Koufax’s perfect game in 1965, passed away on Jan. 16 in Wildomar, Calif. He was 86 years old. The passing was confirmed by his daughter, Chrisann Burull, of Riverside, Calif. Krug had a somewhat overlooked but

Power wins games. As MLB Network insider Tom Verducci has noted, the last six World Series champions have ranked first, third, fourth, third, third and second in regular-season home runs.

MESA, Ariz. -- There was a significantly larger crowd of Japanese media gathered around Cubs starter Shota Imanaga after his spring debut on Tuesday afternoon. With so many of MLB’s Japanese stars en route to Tokyo for the World Baseball Classic, Imanaga found himself in front of reporters who had

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MESA, Ariz. -- The Cubs have a strong starting outfield trio, but the ballclub continues to look for ways to build up the depth behind that group and to create more contingency plans. That constant search for more help has led Chicago to veteran outfielder Michael Conforto. On Monday, the

Can you feel it? Baseball is in the air! Spring Training games are in full swing, the calendar is about to flip to March and a pair of MLB Pipeline's Top 100 prospects are already grabbing headlines -- Konnor Griffin (No. 1) and Travis Bazzana (No. 20) -- for launching

MESA, Ariz. -- Moisés Ballesteros managed to travel to Colombia from his native Venezuela amid visa issues that delayed his arrival at Spring Training with the Cubs. He was stranded there for a week and a half, but found a local stadium near his hotel to at least get some

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Giants left-hander Robbie Ray was only four pitches into his Cactus League debut against the Cubs when alarm bells started to go off. Literally.

Spring Training is not just a time for players to get back into game shape. It's also a time of opportunity. Though teams already have a good idea about their Opening Day lineups, the full rosters usually aren't completely set when players report to camp in Florida or Arizona. That

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MESA, Ariz. -- One of the reasons Matthew Boyd was confident that joining Team USA in the World Baseball Classic would not disrupt his spring was his experience with the Cubs in Japan last March. During Chicago’s trip overseas for the Tokyo Series against the Dodgers, Boyd faced the Yomiuri

MESA, Ariz. -- Before their days as Oklahoma prep stars, early-round Draft picks out of college or teammates inside the Cubs’ clubhouse, Cade Horton and Jaxon Wiggins crossed paths as Little Leaguers. Horton remembers how you did not want to step into the box against Wiggins. “Jaxon’s always been a

MESA, Ariz. -- Seiya Suzuki was the hottest hitter in the Cubs’ lineup during the final week of the regular season last year. The slugger then added three more homers as one of Chicago’s most dangerous bats during the team’s time on the October stage. Suzuki picked up where he

MESA, Ariz. -- The Cubs have had a very businesslike camp to this point in the spring as they build toward what the ballclub expects will be a season with another October run at the end. On Friday, Chicago will turn the page from just workouts to the first game

MESA, Ariz. -- Dustin Kelly was in the middle of making dinner for his three boys one evening over the winter when Dansby Swanson began texting the Cubs hitting coach. The shortstop had just wrapped up a productive hitting session and wanted to chat things over. “I said, ‘I’ll call

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