Matt Cain, vying to secure the fifth starter spot, gave up four runs over 5 1/3 innings and helped himself by hitting a two-run double in the Giants’ 10-7 win over the Cubs on Tuesday in front of the largest home crowd this spring, 15,513, at Sloan Park. Read More Here (2)
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Fans will get 15 Seconds of Fame at ballpark
Brett and Chad Joshpe can still see the baseball coming down from the heavens one sublime day at Shea Stadium, closer and closer toward the brothers’ seats down the right-field line. If only they had a way back then to preserve their precious moment, like Major League Baseball fans of all 30 clubs are about […]
Montero launches effort to help sick children
Miguel Montero and his wife have created the Miguel and Vanessa Montero Foundation to provide medical assistance to seriously ill children of Venezuela. Their goal is to bring one or two Venezuelan children a year to the U.S. to get medical treatment. Read More Here (31)
Contreras HRs twice in Lester's last tuneup
With the Indians hosting the Cubs on Monday night in front of a packed house at Goodyear Ballpark, the bases had “World Series Rematch” decals on the sides. It was a fun touch in this Cactus League setting, but the teams know that rematch remains a dream that will have to wait at least seven […]
Lester pleased with final outing — and his RBI
Jon Lester tuned up for Opening Night against the team the Cubs beat in the last game of the 2016 season. Read More Here (0)
Loaded Cubs could be quiet at Trade Deadline
The Cubs have been active at the Trade Deadline under president of baseball operations Theo Epstein, but that was part of the rebuilding plan. Now, they feel the Cubs boast a solid core of young position players and they hope to have enough inventory in the Minor Leagues to fill holes if needed. Read More […]
Happ sent to Minors camp as Cubs trim roster
Ian Happ, the Cubs’ first-round pick in the 2015 Draft, made the most of his first big league camp. Read More Here (6)
Zobrist (neck) nears return to lineup
Ben Zobrist told manager Joe Maddon that he hopes to play Tuesday in the Cubs’ penultimate game in Arizona. However, there’s no update on when shortstop Addison Russell will return to action. Read More Here (2)
Heyward's intangibles balance out struggles
When they signed Jason Heyward, the Cubs and club president Theo Epstein — who are supposed to be as sober and analytical as any organization in baseball — bet on something that sober and analytical organizations are not supposed to bet on. They bet on Heyward’s intangibles, or the stuff that we used to call […]
Cubs hit 5 jacks, don't stop at 21 in Vegas
Anthony Rizzo hit a home run on the first pitch he saw and Albert Almora Jr. smacked a pair of homers and an RBI double to finish with five RBIs and power the Cubs to a 22-4 victory on Sunday over the Reds in a split-squad game for both teams at Cashman Field. Read More […]
