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

CHICAGO -- Clay Holmes had a strong sense that he would be on the move at the Trade Deadline given how this season has gone for the Mets to this point. When the veteran righty heard it was the Cubs, he started to get excited. Beyond the chance to reconnect

CHICAGO -- There were clear needs for the Cubs heading into Monday’s Trade Deadline, but there was another layer to the work done by the front office. In a way, president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer wanted to repay the pitching staff for the work put in to date on

CHICAGO -- The Cubs’ bullpen has experienced a high rate of turnover, especially in the late-inning roles, as injuries have steadily impacted the group all season long. Adding a legit arm to the mix at the Trade Deadline was one of the top priorities for Chicago’s front office. Prior to

CHICAGO -- The Cubs headed into the Trade Deadline not only searching for an impact starter to help the rotation immediately, but with the goal of continuing to strengthen the rotation’s depth chart. The North Siders have found one potential answer for the latter. After pulling off big-ticket deals to

CHICAGO -- With the Trade Deadline fast approaching, the Cubs are looking to add talent for the final two-month sprint to the postseason, and they already started by swinging a deal with the Blue Jays for Kevin Gausman on Sunday night. While fans are focused on who else Chicago’s front