Chicago Cubs prospect Kevin Alcántara has been showing his skills throughout spring training. That continued on Saturday night in perhaps his biggest showcase as a prospect so far.
One of the needs the Chicago Cubs had when they entered the offseason was to add depth to their starting rotation. Veteran Kyle Hendricks, who was the longest-tenured player on the team, departed early in free agency, signing a deal with the Los Angeles Angels.
The Chicago Cubs have multiple star prospects in their pipeline. Many of them are projected to become breakout players for this team at some point during their careers, creating a long window of contention for the Cubs that hasn't been seen since 2015-18 when they won a World Series and made two more NLCS appearances.
The Chicago Cubs are capping off their spring training slate in Japan ahead of their opening series of the regular season against the Los Angeles Dodgers next week.
The Chicago Cubs went out of their way to add bullpen depth this offseason after a disastrous full-on collapse of the bullpen in the first half of the 2024 campaign.
The Chicago Cubs began their first of two exhibition games in Japan by losing 3-0 to the Hanshin Tigers. Offensively, the Cubs were held without a hit until the sixth inning and finished with just three in the contest. Another worrisome finding from this game came in the running game as catcher Miguel Amaya gave up three stolen bases.
The Chicago Cubs are just days away from getting their 2025 campaign officially started with a two-game regular season set against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Tokyo Dome.
The Chicago Cubs are off in Japan, bonding and serving as goodwill ambassadors for Major League Baseball. They also have reason to believe that 2025 will be a good, successful year for them.
The date was July 31, 2016. The Chicago Cubs had split the first two games of a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners at Wrigley Field. Starting pitcher Jon Lester, who had thrown six scoreless innings with seven strikeouts two days earlier in a 12-1 Cubs win, thought he had the day off to relax in the dugout.
The Chicago Cubs flew to Japan this week with at least two veteran pitchers on their radar. The Cubs will begin their regular season on Tuesday when they play the Los Angeles Dodgers at the Tokyo Dome.
The Chicago Cubs look to be still on the hunt for starting rotation pieces. On Thursday, it was reported by USA Today’s Bob Nightengale that the Cubs were in negotiations with veteran right-hander Lance Lynn for a possible one-year deal.
The Chicago Cubs are coming off back-to-back 83-79 seasons, having not made the playoffs in four straight years. The Cubs are well equipped to end that postseason drought in 2025.
Chicago Cubs 2024 record: 83-79 (2nd place, NL Central) He gone: RHP Adbert Alzolay, OF-IB Cody Bellinger, 3B Isaac Paredes, RHP Kyle Hendricks, 3B Patrick Wisdom, RHP Hayden Wesneski, LHP Drew Smyly, OF Mike Tauchman.
Per Bob Nightingale of USA Today, the Chicago Cubs have started negotiations with free agent starting pitcher Lance Lynn. Lynn and Kyle Gibson are two veteran pitchers who are reportedly on the Cubs’ radar as the regular season is set to kick off on Tuesday.
The Chicago Cubs made a lot of moves this offseason, all in the name of making postseason play for the first time since the abbreviated 2020 season. The biggest move, of course, was adding multi-tool all-star right fielder Kyle Tucker to the team via trade with the Houston Astros.
We're just days away from the soft launch of the 2025 MLB season in Tokyo, where the defending world champion Los Angeles Dodgers will face off against the Chicago Cubs.
The Chicago Cubs are in Tokyo before they start their regular season against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday. Following their two-game series, the Cubs will return to spring training for several days before they resume their regular season against the Arizona Diamondbacks on March 27.
The Chicago Cubs have their starters for the two-game series in Tokyo. Shota Imanaga will get Game 1, and Justin Steele will take Game 2, the MLB X account announced: This should come as no surprise to Cubs fans.
The Chicago Cubs have arrived in Japan for the 2025 MLB Tokyo Series. The trip should be an exciting experience for the Cubs and their players, especially for two organization members returning to their home country.
Seiya Suzuki is back in his home country, preparing to play his first professional baseball game on Japanese soil since 2021. The Chicago Cubs outfielder will take the field in the Tokyo Series next week, facing off against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday and Wednesday to open the 2025 MLB regular season.
As the Chicago Cubs get ready to open the season in Toyo, Japan, the surprise of getting selected for the trip is vivid in the mind of third baseman Gage Workman.
On top of the $6 million salary he secured last month, Justin Turner received another perk from the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. The Cubs arrived in Japan for the upcoming Tokyo Series, giving them a week to prepare for the season-opening two-game set against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
President of baseball operations Jed Hoyer acknowledged that he has seemingly been squeezed out of the bullpen.
That doesn’t necessarily mean that he will be making his major league debut in Japan, but it means the possibility remains on the table.
With a pair of home runs on Saturday, Pete Crow-Armstrong is looking like the offensive weapon the Chicago Cubs need in 2025.
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