Chicago Cubs News, Rumors, and Analysis at Bleacher Nation (2024)

Caleb Kilian Dominated His Latest Rehab Outing, Which Happened to Be His First Start

Did you hear? There was an awesome no-hitter last night! Truly dominant performance. No, no, not that silly Blake Snell one. I'm talking about this one: https://twitter.com/IowaCubs/status/1819544099231318030 Caleb Kilian, 27, has been rehabbing a Spring Training shoulder injury (muscular), and...

Blake Snell Just Threw a No-Hitter!

Blake Snell, who never completed 8.0 full innings in a game before tonight, just threw the 18th no-hitter in San Francisco Giants history and the third no-hitter of the season. Blake Snell No-Hitter! Congrats to Blake Snell! https://twitter.com/PitchingNinja/status/1819560866573857182 Blake Snell,...

Cubs Claim Big Reliever Trey Wingenter Off Waivers from Red Sox

Today, the Chicago Cubs snagged reliever Trey Wingenter off of waivers from the Boston Red Sox, and subsequently optioned him to Iowa. One of the benefits of having an open 40-man spot following the Trade Deadline is that you might...

Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 6, Cardinals 3 – August 2, 2024

Have the winds changed a little bit? In a game where the Cubs walked in THREE Cardinals runs (their only three runs of the game), the Cubs still won the game by three. After last night's blown lead and walk-off...

Back-Up Catcher Christian Bethancourt with the Three-Run Homer, Followed By a Michael Busch Homer

Thanks for getting THAT guy to fill in for the fill in behind the plate! After Pete Crow-Armstrong drove in the Cubs' first run of the day with a one-single in the second, back-up catcher Christian Bethancourt, around only because...

Chicago Cubs Lineup: Swapping Out Catchers

CUBS LINEUP — Last night, the Cubs came back late and walked off the Cardinals in what was easily one of their best wins of the season. This next version of spoiling the Cardinals' weekend is not only about potentially...

We Got to See the New Uniform Patch in Action – Hopefully That Means More Spending, Yes?

Last night, the Chicago Cubs debuted the new uniform patched they'd announced earlier in the day. The new uniform patch in action: https://twitter.com/BleacherNation/status/1819164620898095226 https://twitter.com/BleacherNation/status/1819168800836649344 For me, after the first few camera shots of the patch, and as the game went...

Cubs Farm Report | August 2, 2024: Myrtle Beach Wins Eight Straight, as Iowa’s Losing Streak Reaches Nine, More

CUBS PROSPECTS—The Iowa Cubs dropped their ninth consecutive game on Thursday. Meanwhile, Myrtle Beach won its eighth straight thanks to a strong day on the mound. So that's kinda weird asymmetry. Cubs Prospects Report | August 2, 2024 Triple-A Iowa...

So Much More Fun with the Walk-Off Win, Cubs Made History, and Other Cubs Bullets

[BN_drinks] That was a great night. You never know when they're gonna pop up, and you have to savor them when they do. I had a blast watching last night's game - with the Olympics on my second screen, too,...

Wake Up and Watch the Cubs Come Back and Walk Off the Cardinals

I can't explain it, because usually I have a much more defeatist feeling during Cubs games lately, but I just thought something good might happen last night. The Cubs weren't necessarily doing anything special, and it had been a somewhat...

Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 5, Cardinals 4 – August 1, 2024

THE CUBS DIDN'T HEAR NO BELL. Down two in the 9th, the Cubs came back to walk it off. Earlier in the game, when Seiya Suzuki hit a season-long 459-foot homer to give the Cubs the lead, it felt like...

Cubs Come Back in the 9th Inning to Walk It Off!!!

Entering the bottom of the 9th down two runs, the Chicago Cubs put a little something together to walk it off against the Cardinals. It was actually pretty freaking awesome to watch. Cody Bellinger kicked off the comeback with a...

Seiya Suzuki Absolutely OBLITERATED One – Longest Cubs Homer of the Year

Dude simply got every last bit of this one. Seiya Suzuki gives the Cubs the lead with the team's longest homer of the year at 459 feet: https://twitter.com/WatchMarquee/status/1819184677665554677 Boog added that it was also Seiya Suzuki's longest home run of...

Pre-Gamin’: Cubs vs Cardinals (7:05 CT) – Lineups, Broadcast Info, Game Thread

CUBS LINEUP — You may expect the Cubs to lose. You may even want them to lose for purposes of tanking for the 2025 MLB Draft. But I always want them to beat the St. Louis Cardinals. Especially when it...

Adbert Alzolay Will Have Arm Surgery

[ankin_law] The news we were really, really, really hoping would not come. After rehabbing his arm injury earlier this year, avoiding surgery at the time, and working his way back to Triple-A in his rehab assignment, Adbert Alzolay had a...

More on the Cubs’ New Prospects: Jack Neely and Ben Cowles

This week, the Chicago Cubs added two prospects to their farm system by way of the Mark Leiter Jr. trade. Fewer, perhaps, than we might've been expecting, but wholly in line with the Cubs' stated goal of focusing on 2025...

MLB Announces 2024 Postseason Schedule

Calling all Chicago Cubs fans: MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THESE DATES WHICH YOU WILL DEFINITELY HAVE TO KNOW AND CLEAR AND BE AVAILABLE FOR BASEBALL!!! Ah. Sorry. I know that's a hack joke, but I couldn't stop myself. There's still...

No, Jed Hoyer Did Not Say He Would Never Sign a $300+ Million Free Agent

I want to plant it right up front that I don't think the Cubs, under Tom Ricketts' ownership and under Jed Hoyer's leadership, are particularly LIKELY to sign a $300+ million free agent any time soon. What follows should not...

Today, the Major League Baseball Players Association announced the 30 players who've won Heart & Hustle honors this year. A very well-deserving Nico ho*rner represents the Cubs: https://twitter.com/MLBPA/status/1819035139696992565 The award, which will include one overall winner at the end of...

Matt Shaw Was on Base FIVE Times Last Night … It’s About Time for a Promotion, No?

Matt Shaw must've drank from the same cooler as the big league Cubs last night. Because in his Double-A matchup against Braves' affiliate, the Cubs' big infield prospect reached base FIVE times with four singles and a walk. Matt Shaw...