LOS ANGELES -- Matthew Boyd walked off the mound at Dodger Stadium and headed straight to catcher Miguel Amaya, giving him a celebratory slap on the glove after inducing a flyout off the bat of Shohei Ohtani to end the fifth inning on Friday night. Boyd had matched zeros with

LOS ANGELES -- The Cubs are currently in a kind of holding pattern when it comes to determining what comes next for left-hander Justin Steele. One of the key pieces to Chicago’s rotation, Steele is currently dealing with an elbow issue that has now flared up multiple times dating back

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The Minor Leagues are in full swing with Triple-A circuits two weeks into their seasons and Double-A, High-A and Single-A leagues a week into theirs. That means plenty of great baseball to watch, either in person or via MiLB.TV, which streams games for 117 of the 120 full-season affiliates.

While there was offense to be found around the Minor Leagues on Thursday, a number of the brightest young hurlers stood particularly tall on the mound. A right-hander who hopes to one day pitch north of the border dazzled in his second pro start in Florida while other pitchers knocking

A new season is upon us, and MLB.TV – the best way to watch every out-of-market game all season long – has never been better. That’s because MLB.TV is now giving you even more baseball with the addition of 24/7 access to MLB Network (available in U.S. only). Here is

CHICAGO -- Cubs left-hander Justin Steele alerted manager Craig Counsell and pitching coach Tommy Hottovy that he was experiencing some elbow tightness during his outing against the Rangers on Monday night at Wrigley Field. Given the cold conditions, it was difficult to assess the exact nature of what the pitcher

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CHICAGO -- The Wrigley Field crowd unleashed a chorus of boos when Rangers reliever Chris Martin intentionally walked Kyle Tucker in the eighth inning on Tuesday. It was a decision that set the Cubs up for some late heroics on another frigid night at the Friendly Confines.

CHICAGO -- As the guest performer braved the cold conditions at Wrigley Field to deliver the national anthem on Monday night, Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong stood by, only his eyes showing from beneath his winter mask. It was no exaggeration to call it one of the most frigid evenings

CHICAGO -- The Cubs made an aggressive push to acquire star outfielder Kyle Tucker over the winter, with this season’s goal of making the playoffs as the driving, motivating force. The fact that Tucker can hit free agency next offseason was a situation that could be tabled until necessary. That

The 2025 Minor League season is officially underway, with all four affiliated levels beginning play over the past two weeks. With thousands of players spread across 120 teams, there are countless reasons to follow each of these squads, but a few teams stand above the rest in terms of prospect

Needless to say, MVP Awards are not won (or lost) in the first two weeks of the season. Remember 2024? Aaron Judge didn’t really get things going until May. Yes, sensational starts can fizzle out quickly. Cold April slumps are forgotten when the weather, and the bats, heat up. But

CHICAGO – Beyond Kyle Tucker's clear presence in the lineup and the immediate offensive production, Cubs manager Craig Counsell has enjoyed witnessing another, less-obvious impact that the right fielder is having on the ballclub out of the gates this season. During Tucker’s plate appearances, Counsell has heard conversations among the

CHICAGO – Cubs reliever Nate Pearson stood on the mound, jaw dropped, hands atop his head in disbelief. Ian Happ sat in the dirt in foul territory up the left-field line, shifted to a knee and tossed in the baseball that he had no business catching on Saturday afternoon. In

CHICAGO -- After getting his first taste of the Wrigley Field crowd last season, Shota Imanaga joked that he wanted to turn the sound of the Cubs’ energetic home audience into his morning alarm. The more the pitcher thought about that idea, the more he realized that it would eventually

With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the Cubs' Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

1. Matt Shaw (MLB No. 18), INF -- Chicago (MLB)
2. Cade Horton (MLB No. 50), RHP -- Iowa (Triple-A)
3. Owen Caissie (MLB No. 52), OF -- Iowa (Triple-A) 4.

All the stars were out for a Triple-A doubleheader between Cubs and Pirates prospects in Indianapolis. Two of baseball's premier young pitching talents spun zeros in opposite games, while a righty with big league experience set a career high out in Las Vegas. Add to that a pair of multihit

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When you’re in the prospect business, predicting is a big part of the gig. Ranking the top prospects, after all, is all about projecting who we think will be the best big leaguers in the future.

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Asked his thoughts about the Cubs’ impending home opener on Friday at Wrigley Field, outfielder Seiya Suzuki had a question of his own. “Is Chicago warm yet?” Suzuki asked via interpreter Edwin Stanberry after Wednesday’s 10-2 win over the Athletics at Sutter Health Park. It isn’t. But

WEST SACRAMENTO -- What makes Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker such a good hitter? There are plenty of signs. For veteran teammate Justin Turner, it’s how Tucker is willing to punish pitches over the plate but refuses to chase outside the strike zone. To manager Craig Counsell, Tucker’s ability to crush

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Carson Kelly wasn’t done. Late in the Cubs’ 18-3 win over the Athletics on Monday at Sutter Health Park, there wasn’t much left to be decided in terms of the outcome. But the Chicago catcher still had something left to do. When his line drive to right-center