
Chicago Cubs
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12:53 PM - Miguel Amaya (CHC) is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Athletics.
12:50 PM - Michael Busch (CHC) is not in the lineup for Wednesday contest against the Athletics.
9:39 AM - Kyle Tucker (CHC) went 2-for-3 with two walks, a double, a solo home run and two additional runs scored in Tuesday's 7-4 win over the A's.
9:35 AM - Ryan Pressly (CHC) gave up a hit in a scoreless ninth inning Tuesday to record his second save of the season in a 7-4 win over the A's.
9:31 AM - Justin Steele (CHC) (2-1) collected the win Tuesday in a 6-4 victory over the A's, giving up four runs on seven hits and a walk over 6.2 innings. He struck out six.
3:13 AM - Dansby Swanson (CHC) went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, a walk, two total runs and three total RBI in Monday's 18-3 thrashing of the Athletics.
3:09 AM - Michael Busch (CHC) went 3-for-6 with a home run, two total runs and four total RBI against the Athletics in an 18-3 win Monday.
3:05 AM - Carson Kelly (CHC) hit for the cycle against the Athletics in an 18-3 win Monday, going 4-for-4 with a home run, a triple, a double, two walks, three runs and five RBI.
7:24 PM - Michael Busch (CHC) is starting at first base and batting fourth in Monday's game against the Athletics.
7:08 PM - Carson Kelly (CHC) is starting at catcher and will bath ninth Monday against the Athletics.
7:05 PM - Miguel Amaya (CHC) isn't in the starting lineup for Monday's game against the Athletics.
7:51 PM - Eli Morgan (CHC) (0-1) allowed six runs on six hits and a walk while retiring only two batters to take the loss Sunday against the Diamondbacks.
7:36 PM - Matthew Boyd (CHC) did not factor into the decision Sunday against the Diamondbacks, allowing four hits and three walks over five scoreless innings. He struck out five.
3:22 PM - Jon Berti (CHC) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
3:18 PM - Michael Busch (CHC) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
10:05 AM - Porter Hodge (CHC) worked around two hits to pitch a scoreless inning of relief and earn a hold in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Diamondbacks. He struck out two.
4:54 PM - Matt Shaw (CHC) is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks.
4:51 PM - Nico Hoerner (CHC) isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game versus Arizona.
12:48 PM - Brad Keller (CHC) allowed two runs on four hits over two innings of relief in Friday's 8-1 loss to the Diamondbacks. He struck out three.
12:42 PM - Dansby Swanson (CHC) went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Friday's 8-1 loss to the Diamondbacks. He also stole a base.
7:01 AM - Jameson Taillon (CHC) (0-1) took the loss Friday, giving up six runs on nine hits over 4.1 innings as the Cubs fell 8-1 to the Diamondbacks. He struck out one without walking a batter.
6:45 PM - Miguel Amaya (CHC) is not in the Cubs' starting lineup against the Diamondbacks on Friday.
10:04 AM - Matt Shaw (CHC) went 1-for-4 with a walk and three runs scored in Thursday's 10-6 win over the Diamondbacks.
10:00 AM - Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC) went 1-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored in Thursday's 10-6 win over the Diamondbacks. He also stole a base.
9:55 AM - Nico Hoerner (CHC) (forearm) went 2-for-4 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored in Thursday's 10-6 win over the Diamondbacks.
9:55 AM - Miguel Amaya (CHC) went 2-for-5 with two doubles and five RBI during Thursday's 10-6 win against the Diamondbacks.
9:51 AM - Ian Happ (CHC) went 2-for-5 with a walk, a double, a solo home run, two runs scored and three total RBI in Thursday's 10-6 win over the Diamondbacks.
9:51 AM - Justin Steele (CHC) (1-1) earned the win Thursday in Arizona after allowing three runs on six hits and a walk over five innings. He struck out two.
12:55 PM - Cody Poteet (CHC) Cubs designated Poteet for assignment Thursday, Sahadev Sharma of Athletic reports.
12:54 PM - Brad Keller (CHC) Cubs selected Keller's contract from Triple-A Iowa on Thursday, Sahadev Sharma of Athletic reports.
12:52 PM - Eli Morgan (CHC) Cubs recalled Morgan from Triple-A Iowa on Thursday, Sahadev Sharma of Athletic reports.
9:43 AM - Vidal Brujan (CHC) Cubs placed Brujan on the 10-day injured list Tuesday due to a right elbow sprain.
9:38 AM - Ryan Brasier (CHC) Cubs placed Brasier on the 15-day injured list Tuesday due to a hip injury.
9:27 AM - Keegan Thompson (CHC) Cubs outrighted Thompson to Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday.
9:25 AM - Tyson Miller (CHC) Cubs placed Miller on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with a left hip impingement.
3:37 PM - Colin Rea (CHC) is expected to begin the season working as a reliever after Ben Brown was named the Cubs' No. 5 starter Tuesday, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.
2:53 PM - Vidal Brujan (CHC) could need a stint on the 10-day injured list due to a right elbow injury, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.
2:42 PM - Ben Brown (CHC) Cubs informed Brown on Tuesday that he will begin the season as the club's No. 5 starter, Sahadev Sharma of Athletic reports.
1:16 PM - Nico Hoerner (CHC) (forearm) will start at second base and bat sixth in Tuesday's exhibition game against Atlanta.
11:40 AM - Porter Hodge (CHC) who allowed two runs in an inning of work during Monday's Cactus League game against Atlanta, has a 5.14 ERA and 10 strikeouts across seven frames this spring.
11:34 AM - Ryan Brasier (CHC) allowed four runs on four hits while retiring just one batter in Monday's Cactus League game against Atlanta.
1:15 PM - Luke Little (CHC) (lat) struck out two and scattered three hits over 1.1 scoreless innings in his Cactus League appearance Friday versus the Padres.
11:51 AM - Nico Hoerner (CHC) (forearm) is expected to be activated for Chicago's domestic Opening Day on Thursday in Arizona, Patrick Mooney of The Athletic reports.
11:05 AM - Matthew Boyd (CHC) allowed three runs on six hits across 5.2 innings in Sunday's Cactus League game against the Athletics. He walked one and struck out three.
12:06 PM - Vidal Brujan (CHC) may get bumped off of Chicago's roster once Nico Hoerner (forearm) is able to return, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.
12:02 PM - Gage Workman (CHC) could stick on the MLB roster once Nico Hoerner (forearm) returns, with Vidal Brujan getting bumped, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.
11:51 AM - Ben Brown (CHC) remains in the mix for the Cubs' No. 5 rotation spot along with Colin Rea, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.
2:44 PM - Tyson Miller (CHC) will begin the season on the injured list with a left hip impingement, Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune reports.
12:07 PM - Cade Horton (CHC) tossed two scoreless innings in Friday's Cactus League game against the Padres. He allowed a hit and two walks while striking out one.
11:49 AM - Colin Rea (CHC) Jordan Wicks optioned to Triple-A Iowa on Friday, Rea appears locked into the fifth spot in the Cubs' rotation.
3:33 PM - Shota Imanaga (CHC) will not start either of the Cubs' first two games during their March 27-30 series against the Diamondbacks, Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune reports.
3:28 PM - Justin Steele (CHC) will start the Cubs' domestic opener March 27 in Arizona, Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune reports.
1:49 PM - Nico Hoerner (CHC) (forearm) is starting at second base and batting second in Sunday's Cactus League game against the Padres.
3:21 PM - Jordan Wicks (CHC) Cubs optioned Wicks to Triple-A Iowa on Thursday, Ryan Herrera of JustBaseball.com reports.
3:19 PM - Eli Morgan (CHC) Cubs optioned Morgan to Triple-A Iowa on Thursday, Ryan Herrera of JustBaseball.com reports.
10:34 AM - Jon Berti (CHC) went 3-for-4 with a run and a stolen base during Wednesday's 6-3 loss to the Dodgers in Tokyo.
10:00 AM - Justin Steele (CHC) (0-1) took the loss against the Dodgers in Tokyo on Wednesday after he surrendered five runs on five hits and one walk across four innings. He struck out five.
7:32 PM - Miguel Amaya (CHC) went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI in Tuesday's 4-1 defeat to the Dodgers in Tokyo.
7:27 PM - Ben Brown (CHC) (0-1) allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits across 2.2 innings to take the loss in Tuesday's 4-1 defeat to the Dodgers in Tokyo. He walked three and struck out five.
9:36 AM - Matt Shaw (CHC) went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts during Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Dodgers in Tokyo.
9:16 AM - Shota Imanaga (CHC) didn't factor in the decision Tuesday against the Dodgers in Tokyo after he struck out two and allowed no hits and four walks over four scoreless innings.
3:14 AM - Matt Shaw (CHC) is in the lineup Tuesday against the Dodgers for the first game of the 2025 Tokyo Series, manning third base and batting fifth.
1:51 PM - Shota Imanaga (CHC) -- who will start Tuesday's opener against the Dodgers in Tokyo -- has allowed seven runs with a 13:2 K:BB over 11 Cactus League innings this spring.
3:38 PM - Kevin Alcantara (CHC) Cubs optioned Alcantara to Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday.
11:46 AM - Jameson Taillon (CHC) allowed one run on four hits and two walks across 4.1 innings in Sunday's exhibition game against the Yomiuri Giants. He struck out four.
11:39 AM - Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC) 10 Cactus League games, Crow-Armstrong is slashing .519/.500/1.000 with three home runs and 11 RBI.
2:38 PM - Keegan Thompson (CHC) won't be included on the Cubs' 31-man travel roster for the season-opening series against the Dodgers in Tokyo on March 18 and 19, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
2:18 PM - Kevin Alcantara (CHC) will not be on the Cubs' 31-man travel roster for their two-game series versus the Dodgers in Tokyo next week, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
1:59 PM - Matt Shaw (CHC) manager Craig Counsell said Tuesday that Shaw will travel with the team for their two-game series against the Dodgers in Tokyo on March 18 and 19, Patrick Mooney of The Athletic reports.
9:52 AM - Justin Steele (CHC) (illness) will start Tuesday's Cactus League game against the Brewers.
3:27 PM - Carlos Perez (CHC) Cubs reassigned Perez to minor-league camp Sunday, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
3:21 PM - Brandon Hughes (CHC) Cubs reassigned Hughes to minor-league camp Sunday, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
3:19 PM - Travis Jankowski (CHC) Cubs reassigned Jankowski to minor-league camp Sunday, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
3:19 PM - Benjamin Cowles (CHC) Cubs optioned Cowles to Triple-A Iowa on Sunday, Jared Wyllys of AllCHGO.com reports.
2:45 PM - Miguel Amaya (CHC) went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's Cactus League game against the Mariners and is now batting .524 this spring with a 1.450 OPS.
2:38 PM - Matthew Boyd (CHC) allowed four runs on four hits and two walks across 3.2 innings in Saturday's Cactus League game against the Mariners. He struck out three.
2:29 PM - Yency Almonte (CHC) Almonte is expected to start the season in the minors, he could be a bullpen option for the Cubs later in the season, Patrick Mooney of The Athletic reports.
1:05 PM - Cade Horton (CHC) (shoulder) gave up an earned run on one hit and struck out a batter over an inning of relief in Saturday's 9-8 win over the Mariners in Cactus League play.
1:08 PM - Justin Steele (CHC) (illness) is feeling better and will get some throwing in at the Cubs' spring training complex Friday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.
1:06 PM - Ethan Roberts (CHC) was optioned to Triple-A Iowa on Friday, Jared Wyllys of AllCHGO.com reports.
1:01 PM - Luke Little (CHC) Cubs optioned Little (lat) to Triple-A Iowa on Friday, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
10:05 AM - Brad Keller (CHC) Cubs are likely to add Keller to their major-league roster rather than allow him to exercise the opt-out clause in his minor-league contract, Patrick Mooney of Athletic reports.
10:02 AM - Ben Brown (CHC) Cubs are expected to keep Brown stretched out as a starting pitcher rather than move him to the bullpen at the start of the season, Patrick Mooney of Athletic reports.
9:58 AM - Matt Shaw (CHC) Cubs have not yet made a decision as to whether to carry Shaw on the roster for their two-game series versus the Dodgers in Tokyo from March 18-19, Patrick Mooney of Athletic reports.
4:17 PM - Justin Steele (CHC) was scratched from his scheduled start Thursday due to flu-like symptoms, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
2:52 PM - Vidal Brujan (CHC) plans to be more aggressive in stealing bases this season with the Cubs, mmm reports.
7:24 PM - Miguel Amaya (CHC) going 2-for-3 in Tuesday's Cactus League game against the Padres, Amaya is now batting an even .500 this spring.
7:19 PM - Greg Allen (CHC) went 2-for-2 with three RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's Cactus League game against the Padres and is batting .533 this spring.
6:36 PM - Yency Almonte (CHC) (shoulder) agreed to a minor-league contract with the Cubs on Tuesday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.
10:40 AM - Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC) (hamstring) will be back in the Cubs' lineup for Tuesday's game against the Padres, Bruce Levine of 670TheScore.com reports.
7:55 PM - Eli Morgan (CHC) may get squeezed from the Cubs' Opening Day roster and start the season at Triple-A Iowa instead , Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.
3:00 PM - Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC) was scratched from the Cubs' Cactus League lineup Monday due to right hamstring tightness, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
12:19 PM - Matt Shaw (CHC) (oblique) will start at third base and bat second in Sunday's Cactus League game against the Reds.
4:10 PM - Javier Assad (CHC) (oblique) will begin the season on the injured list, Bruce Levine of 670TheScore.com reports.
3:55 PM - Gage Workman (CHC) went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run in Friday's Cactus League game against the Rangers.
3:48 PM - Justin Steele (CHC) could incorporate his changeup more often in 2025 after throwing it 3.3% of the time last season, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.
12:11 PM - Caleb Kilian (CHC) Cubs optioned Kilian to Triple-A Iowa on Saturday, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.
12:05 PM - Cody Poteet (CHC) Cubs optioned Poteet to Triple-A Iowa on Saturday, Jared Wyllys of AllCHGO.com reports.
11:59 AM - Jack Neely (CHC) Cubs optioned Neely to Triple-A Iowa on Saturday, Jared Wyllys of AllCHGO.com reports.
11:56 AM - Gavin Hollowell (CHC) Cubs optioned Hollowell to Triple-A Iowa on Saturday, Jared Wyllys of AllCHGO.com reports.
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