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In a massive blow to the Chicago Cubs’ season aspirations, they’ll be forced to go the rest of the way in 2025 without ace Justin Steele. Steele, 29, will require season-ending reconstructive elbow surgery on his left arm, per manager Craig Counsell. It is unclear whether the operation will be Tommy [...]

Baseball is a team game filled with personal milestones. In Saturday’s 7-1 win over the Padres, Ian Happ showcased some of both. Making his 1,000th career appearance for the Cubs, something only 31 other players in franchise history have done, Happ reached base twice and made a spectacular diving catch [...]

Opening Day. Two of the sweetest words in the English language. A… [...]

Did the Tokyo Series really even count? “Domestic” opening day seems like the perfect launching point of the Kyle Tucker era for the Chicago Cubs. The 2025 season is officially upon us, but before we get started, I asked the CHGO Cubs staff a few questions heading into Opening Day. Here’s [...]

Under different circumstances, an 0-2 start to the season for the Cubs — especially against the defending World Series champion Dodgers — wouldn’t be cause for alarm. Frustration, yes, but not real concern. That should probably be just as true now, but the Tokyo series has amplified the attention on [...]

One down, 161 to go. In the same way that the first game or two of spring training prompts the temptation to overanalyze, the first look at games that actually count can lead to feelings of optimism or doom for the rest of the season. Game one of the Cubs‘ 2025 [...]

THE CUBS: TAKING BASEBALL GLOBAL BEFORE IT WAS COOL – WITH A BIT… [...]

What a Weekend at Sloan Park! This past weekend at Sloan Park was… [...]

And when I’m back in Chicago, I feel it Another version of me, I was in it I wave goodbye to the end of beginning -Djo, End of Beginning Chicago Cubs fans love to talk prospects and it’s known throughout the game about how driven this fanbase is discussing the entire organization. Cubs fans [...]

Well, we knew the Cubs’ undefeated run wouldn’t last forever, and that moment… [...]

At the Cubs vs. Rangers game at Sloan Park on Sunday, I casually… [...]

What a start to Cubs spring training—nothing but W’s and sunshine! Mother Nature… [...]

We have fantastic weather here in The Valley of the Sun to start… [...]

Welcome to Arizona and spring training 2025! I’ve created a new business that… [...]

Last night’s Super Bowl game proved to be less than scintillating, unless, I… [...]

Cubs Pitchers and Catchers report to Sloan Park tomorrow, but we have your… [...]

On Monday, Baseball America released their yearly minor league park factors update. If you’re a giant nerd like I am, it’s one of your favorite days of the long and cold offseason. The article, put together by Matt Eddy, takes a look at all 120 ballparks and sorts them into the [...]

Feature photo of Moises Ballesteros by Rich Biesterfeld Topics on this week’s solo episode with Greg Huss: Matt Mervis traded to Miami for Vidal Brujan Cole Roederer signs with the San Diego Padres Brennen Davis signs with the New York Yankees A wild run through notes on 72 different Cubs prospects in 62 minutes [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbAbrUiWj6o?feature=oembed&w=500&h=281] Listen [...]

Brennen Davis hit his first professional home run on June 1st, 2019. It was a bomb to left field in Dayton, Ohio that I watched fly out just a couple hours after getting my first taste of his batting practice show. In the years following, I’ve continued to refer back to [...]

For me, the holiday season always stirs up a bit of nostalgia and memories of past celebrations with family and friends. Those are cherished memories and reminders of events and even family members who may no longer be with us. For the last several years, I’ve had the pleasure of [...]