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Baseball was always the path Owen Ayers wanted to take. Kathy Ayers, the native of Sarasota, Florida’s mom, played softball at Valdosta State. His dad, Jeff Ayers, played baseball at the same school. With two parents closely connected to the sport, he was holding a bat in his hand by

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – For two years at the College of Charleston, Cole Mathis lived every young ballplayer’s dream: he pitched, he hit, and he did both well. After standing out in the Georgia high school ranks, Mathis spent his freshman year on campus predominantly coming out of the club’s bullpen.

With Week 1 of the 2025 Arizona Fall League in the books, it’s time to look back at the biggest standouts at the plate and on the mound from the start of the campaign. Although rain from Hurricanes Priscilla and Raymond forced the cancellation of several games, plenty of players

The road to World Series glory can be paved in a myriad of ways. Each of the 12 teams hoping to be the last ones standing in this year’s postseason have been constructed in very different ways. There are the super-homegrown squads, like the Guardians and Tigers, leading the way

CHICAGO – Cubs rookie outfielder Owen Caissie pulled off a difficult catch on Saturday afternoon, but it came at a cost. In the wake of Chicago's 5-4 loss to the Rays, Cubs manager Craig Counsell said that Caissie had entered Major League Baseball’s concussion protocol after hitting his head on

CHICAGO -- After officially retiring as a member of the Cubs, Anthony Rizzo had some plans for his day at Wrigley Field on Saturday afternoon. He wanted to eat a hot dog and drink a few cold ones with fans in the old ballpark’s famous bleachers. He joked that he

ATLANTA -- Kyle Tucker was hoping to arrive at Truist Park on Tuesday and have his name back in the Cubs’ lineup for the first time in a week. The outfielder had ramped up his activity on Monday and he appeared to be turning a corner with the right calf

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CHICAGO -- The Cubs kicked off the month of September by letting one of their top prospects catch his breath in Triple-A while giving another an extended look in the bigs. Before Monday's series opener against the Braves, Chicago optioned its top prospect, Owen Caissie, back to Triple-A Iowa. In

On Wednesday, MLB.com senior reporter Jordan Bastian held an “Ask Me Anything” on Reddit with Cubs fans at r/CHICubs. This mailbag features questions and answers from the AMA, the full version of which can be read here. Questions and responses have been lightly edited for clarity.

Talk about the Sunday Scaries. Try showing up at the ballpark, stepping into the box and seeing these guys staring back at you. That was the scenario Sunday across the Minor Leagues as multiple top pitching prospects returned to the hill in fearsome fashion, most notably the second dominant performance

CHICAGO -- The baseball that Owen Caissie launched over the left-center gap on Tuesday afternoon hit the bleachers and ricocheted back into the outfield. By the time the Cubs rookie was receiving high fives and helmet slaps in the home dugout, the ball had been relayed in for safe keeping.

TORONTO -- They say timing is everything, and for Cubs outfielder Owen Caissie, his came down to the wire. News of Caissie’s callup to the big league club broke after the team’s victory over the Blue Jays on Wednesday night.

Five years later, the Yu Darvish trade is set to pay dividends for the Cubs. In December 2020, Chicago was coming off its fifth playoff berth in six seasons but looking to reduce payroll after the pandemic season. It nontendered Kyle Schwarber on Dec. 2, then made a bigger cost-cutting

Kevin McGonigle, the newly anointed No. 2 prospect in baseball, paced a homer-happy night around the Minors, slugging a pair for the first time in his professional career. Fellow Top 100 prospects JJ Wetherholt, Franklin Arias, Owen Caissie, Cooper Pratt and Jeferson Quero got in on the long ball fun,

CHICAGO -- One of the stated goals for Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer has been to not only build a playoff team in the Majors, but create a farm system that can consistently impact the roster. Over the past two seasons, Chicago has put that on display.