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Jake Arrieta made his much-awaited Spring Training debut against the Arizona Diamondbacks in his second go-round with the Chicago Cubs during Sunday’s Spring Training action (box score). Arrieta pitched two innings, allowing … Continue Reading Arrieta Allows No Runs in Spring Debut
After losing Game 1 of the Wild Card Series by a score of 5-1 on Wednesday, the Chicago Cubs faced elimination for the third postseason since their 2016 World Series … Continue Reading Cubs Shut Out in Elimination Loss
The second day of the MLB Wild Card series kicked off in the early afternoon on the east coast of North America in a March Madness-type atmosphere of daylong competition. … Continue Reading Blue Jays Eliminated, Cubs Lose Game 1 in Wednesday Wild Card Action
MLB’s expanded postseason format for 2020 meant the final day of regular season action was meaningful for postseason hopefuls, with two NL slots and the AL Central division crown remaining … Continue Reading Cubs and Jays Finalize Postseason Matchups on Final Day of Regular Season
After an improbable 9th inning comeback on Saturday, 22nd round draft pick Alec “#NerdAlert” Mills took the mound for the Chicago Cubs in Sunday’s rubber match against the Milwaukee Brewers … Continue Reading Nerd Alert! Alec Mills Throws First Cubs No-Hitter Since 2016
Following the success of The Last Dance, the hit documentary detailing the history of Michael Jordan’s final championship season with the Chicago Bulls in 1997-98, ESPN will be airing Long … Continue Reading ESPN Sosa/McGwire Documentary to Drop June 14
In the absence of live sports in North America and throughout the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Rogers SportsNet is allowing Canadian sports fans to relive past days of … Continue Reading Deion Sanders, the World Series MVP Who Never Was
Current Chicago Cubs starter and 2017 World Series goat Yu Darvish opened up to reporters at Spring Training on Sunday with his thoughts about the Houston Astros cheating scandal. The … Continue Reading Yu Darvish’s Comments on #AstrosCheat Scandal Speak for Fans Everywhere
On Tuesday, the 2019 Gold Glove Award winners were announced. Both the Cubs and White Sox had two players among the finalists: Anthony Rizzo (1B – CHC); Yolmer Sánchez (2B … Continue Reading Chicago Teams Represented Among Gold Glove Winners
After Cubs opener Derek Holland surrendered seven runs to the St. Louis Cardinals over 2.0 IP in the final game of the 2019 season, Cubs manager Joe Maddon turned to … Continue Reading Zobrist Strikes Out Molina in Final Cubs Game of 2019
Following Wednesday’s shutout loss (box score) to the San Diego Padres, the Chicago Cubs’ odds to play in the postseason now stand at 40.5% according to Baseball Reference. The most … Continue Reading Latest Loss Drops Cubs Postseason Odds Below 50%
Following Tuesday night’s walkoff victory, Yu Darvish took the mound for the Cubs in the rubber match of their three-game series at Wrigley Field against the Cincinnati Reds. The Cubs … Continue Reading Darvish Leads Cubs to Series Victory over Reds
The Chicago Cubs spent the final weekend before the All-Star Break at Guaranteed Rate Field on the South Side for the conclusion of the crosstown series against the Chicago White … Continue Reading Cubs Farmhand Robel García Hits Second MLB HR in 3-1 Loss to Chisox
After dropping the first two of three in Colorado against the Rockies this week, the Chicago Cubs looked to salvage the series ahead of a four-game trip to Los Angeles … Continue Reading Cole Hamels Closes in on Career Milestone with 9 K Performance Versus Rockies
Following last weekend’s sweep in St. Louis, the Chicago Cubs fell into second place in the NL Central Division behind the Milwaukee Brewers, but were able to regain a toehold … Continue Reading Cubs Complete Second Sweep of Redbirds to Keep Pace in Central Division
The Chicago Cubs swept the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley during the first weekend in May, the first series of the year between the division rivals, capping off the Northsiders’ … Continue Reading Cardinals Repay Cubs with St. Louis Sweep