MILWAUKEE -- The Cubs know they will have a pressure-packed two months ahead, given how the Brewers have pulled ahead in the division standings and with roster changes on the horizon. With a 10-3 win over Milwaukee on Wednesday afternoon, the North Siders at least head into Thursday’s off-day without

MILWAUKEE -- Ian Happ arrived at American Family Field on Wednesday morning still sore from the hard foul ball he hit off his left shin the previous night, but the veteran Cubs outfielder was happy to avoid anything serious and bypass a stint on the injured list. Even so, the

MILWAUKEE -- Ian Happ began to feel light-headed as he tried to wait out the sting from the foul ball he just sent off his left shin in the eighth inning on Tuesday night. The Cubs outfielder opted against trying to stay in, knowing that a retreat to the tunnel

An iconic player who helped redefine the second base position and authored one of the great singular performances in the long, storied history of the Chicago Cubs, Ryne Sandberg died on Monday after battling cancer. He was 65 years old. Sandberg left behind a legacy of a quiet superstar who

MILWAUKEE -- Ian Happ was navigating his way through a difficult April earlier in his career and went to the batting cage to get some work done before a game. Once there, he ran into Cubs icon and Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg, who happened to be at Wrigley Field

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Ryne Sandberg may have been the player most responsible for transforming the Chicago Cubs from a farce to force. Sandberg’s overwhelming 1984 performance led the Cubs to the National League East title, which propelled them to the postseason for the first time since 1945. Chicago qualified for the postseason only

This story was originally published in June 2024. Ryne Sandberg passed away on July 28, 2025, at the age of 65.

MILWAUKEE – With the Cubs holding one of the best records in baseball and Thursday’s 5 p.m. CT Trade Deadline looming – offering an opportunity to further bolster the roster – the team has invested to continue its longtime partnership with president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer. On Monday afternoon,

The Yankees' Aaron Judge and the Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani continue to lead their respective league in MLB.com's latest Most Valuable Player poll. Each superstar was at the top of the past two polls as well. But is change afoot?

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CHICAGO -- There’s no doubt Ben Brown has had a difficult season. He has struggled with consistency and has been hit hard on the mound. But it’s starts like Sunday that show Brown’s potential. The right-hander gave the Cubs five solid innings in the team’s 5-4 win over the White

Thanks to some hot streaks (Blue Jays, Brewers, Mets) and some not-so-hot streaks (Tigers, Dodgers, Astros), the MLB standings have, right on the cusp of the Trade Deadline, gotten almost absurdly tight. The Jays have the best record in baseball. The Cubs and Brewers are a half-game back of them;

CHICAGO -- Sometimes, all it takes is one hit. After not doing much through the first six innings, the Cubs' offense finally came through in the later innings. Both Ian Happ and Matt Shaw launched home runs in the seventh, and Dansby Swanson tallied a two-run single in the eighth

CHICAGO -- Left-hander Shota Imanaga has been a bona fide ace for the Cubs since signing a four-year deal with them back before the 2024 season. Some days, though, you just don’t have it. That was certainly the case on Friday night during the Cubs’ 12-5 loss to the White

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CHICAGO -- It has been known for a while now that the Cubs will look to add to the ballclub before next week’s Trade Deadline. Not that it needed to be, but waking up Wednesday morning tied for the best record in the Majors might’ve helped confirm that even more.

We are in this kind of strange in-between limbo land when it comes to prospect rankings. It’s after the Draft but before the signing deadline (July 28), and we’ve historically not done any updates to our lists until after all the draftees are signed. But at the same time, we’ve

CHICAGO -- Matthew Boyd gave a small pump of his fist and a quick pound of his glove as he started walking off the field in the fifth inning.

Plenty of young baseball fans look up to Cubs star outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. At least one of them wants to look like him, too. Over the weekend, kids in Chicago’s Wrigleyville area held a lemonade stand to raise money for an unusual cause: getting a haircut to match Crow-Armstrong’s Spring

CHICAGO -- The Cubs’ starting pitching depth has been tested plenty this season. The front office may add external options as the July 31 Trade Deadline nears, but to help address the shortage now, the team brought back up one of its more intriguing young arms. Before Monday’s 12-4 loss

With the Trade Deadline just about a week away, something big is brewing across the Major League landscape. The big question on everyone's mind: Who is going to pull off the blockbuster move? Which team is going to part with its best, young, cost-controlled future talent(s) to go for it