CHICAGO -- After three straight nights of dramatic come-from-behind walk-off victories, the Cubs moved ever closer to matching a 91-year-old mark on Thursday afternoon without needing to raise the heart rates of the 30,411 inside the Friendly Confines. The North Siders cruised to an 8-3 win over the Reds at

CHICAGO -- The way Cubs manager Craig Counsell phrased it, veteran lefty Matthew Boyd woke up on Wednesday morning as a healthy player. In a matter of hours, a fluke setback while at home created yet another obstacle for the North Siders to try to overcome in the weeks ahead.

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CHICAGO -- Before Pete Crow-Armstrong settled in to face Reds reliever Graham Ashcraft in the ninth inning on Wednesday night -- with the Wrigley Field crowd buzzing in anticipation of some more late magic -- Cubs manager Craig Counsell turned to bench coach Ryan Flaherty. “I told Flash,” Counsell said,

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The saying goes that relievers are failed starters. If you believe that, revisit how much the Padres gave up for Mason Miller at last year’s Trade Deadline, and then look at Miller’s dominance to begin his first full season in San Diego. After that, look at the three-year, $69 million

CHICAGO -- Michael Busch raised both arms skyward after rounding first base and was soon met on the field by his Cubs teammates, who poured out of the third-base dugout. The first baseman got the customary treatment: players pulling at his jersey, drenching him with water and soon jumping together

Jefferson Rojas had a shaky start to his time in Double-A as a 20-year-old last season. Now with another trip around the sun under his belt, the Cubs’ No. 4 prospect is raking at the level. Rojas homered for the fourth time this season for Double-A Knoxville on Tuesday, helping

CHICAGO -- Michael Conforto could not stop smiling as he rounded third base and headed to the plate, where his Cubs teammates were waiting to swarm the veteran and get the celebration rolling. Conforto could not remember hitting a walk-off home run in his life -- maybe as a Little

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As with our first Cy Young poll last week, the first MLB.com MVP poll of the season shows some expected names at the top, but also some pleasant surprises farther down the list. Though one of the races is much closer than the other, there have been enough strong offensive

CHICAGO – The Cubs have learned to embrace some of the chaotic environment of Wrigley Field, trying to use the elements to their advantage at times. Take a day like Sunday, when the wind had the flags rattling the poles around the ballpark as it howled out and toyed with

It has been a long route back, but the Braves -- a team that, after they made their stunning run to win the 2021 World Series, looked like it was just getting started -- are back on top of the sport. Or atop the Power Rankings anyway, leading our list

CHICAGO – All Shota Imanaga could do after the ball nicked off the end of his glove was turn and watch. And from his vantage point on the mound, the Cubs' lefty saw shortstop Dansby Swanson in position to react to the ricochet.

CHICAGO – The Cubs have been waiting for Michael Busch to really find his rhythm in the batter’s box this season. There have certainly been signs of offensive life for the first baseman of late, and Busch knows what it will look like as he continues to feel more and

After putting together an early MLB-best 10-game win streak, The Cubs just split a difficult six-game road trip against the Dodgers and Padres. They’ll head back to Wrigley Field this weekend with a 19-12 record, a half-game back of the Reds for the best record in the NL Central. Impressively,

Across the Minor Leagues, several players have gotten off to roaring hot starts to begin the 2026 season. Few, however, have flashed more power through the first month-plus of play than Kevin Alcántara. The Cubs No. 3 prospect’s power surge continued on Saturday as he crushed his 11th home run

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JOLIET, ILL. -- The Joliet Slammers' name and primary logo, a guard tower flanked by barbed wire-topped walls, is an homage to Old Joliet Prison. On Thursday, the team played a game at the facility that inspired its name, attracting 5,500 fans eager to spend an afternoon in jail. The

As the calendar gets ready to turn to May, the Draft buzz is starting to grow louder. And we’re leaning into it with an updated and expanded Draft Top 150. With two-plus months left before the 2026 Draft gets underway in Philadelphia, there’s a ton of movement on every team’s

SAN DIEGO -- Pete Crow-Armstrong made a point on Tuesday night to praise manager Craig Counsell and the Cubs’ staff for keeping the center fielder in the lineup every day and maintaining a belief that he would pull out of his early season offensive lull. “To repay them, I’d like