Cubs open second half with 15-2 win against Phillies Reminders of the approaching trade deadline didn’t seem to weigh on the Cubs on Friday at Citizens Bank Park. Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 23, 2022
Cubs’ Brad Wieck undergoes Tommy John surgery The Cubs had plenty of injury updates coming out of the All-Star break. Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 23, 2022
Dwight Smith, outfielder on Cubs’ 1989 division winner, dies at 58 Smith finished second in Rookie of the Year voting that season behind Cubs center fielder Jerome Walton. Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 22, 2022
Chicago baseball fans need to take two bites of Apple on Friday night Never mind the company’s incorrect use of the term “doubleheader.” It chose the Cubs’ AND White Sox’ games for its “Friday Night Baseball” package, and those broadcasts haven’t sat well with viewers. Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 21, 2022
As All-Star break ends, Cubs trade watch begins Who will be the first to go as the Aug. 2 trade deadline approaches? Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 21, 2022
Is Chicago’s love for its team broadcasters over the top? Possibly. You got a problem with that? Eddie Olczyk’s departure from the Blackhawks has stunned fans. Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 20, 2022
For Cubs’ Willson Contreras, it's straight from All-Star ‘dream come true’ to trade watch “To be honest,” Contreras said, “I don’t feel like this is going to be my last time with a Cubs uniform.” Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 20, 2022
Cubs pick Mason McGwire, son of ex-Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire, in draft Mason is a right-handed pitcher out of Capistrano Valley High School in California. The 18-year-old is committed to the University of Oklahoma. Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 19, 2022
Cubs’ Ian Happ, an unlikely All-Star, is bracing himself for a difficult goodbye Happ knows the end of his time at Wrigley Field might be an any-day-now deal — and that if the Cubs do get rid of him, it’s going to hurt like hell. Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 19, 2022
Gabby Hartnett, Willson Contreras in a league of their own They are the only two Cubs catchers to start an All-Star Game. Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 18, 2022
Paul Sullivan: Chicago Cubs reach the All-Star break by ending a 9-game skid. Will the 2nd half bring signs of progress? CHICAGO — Reporters eagerly inspected the damaged Chicago Cubs bat rack Sunday morning at Wrigley Field, searching for clues like paleontologists digging for dinosaur bones. Chicago Tribune · Jul 18, 2022
Mark McGwire’s Son Drafted by Former Team’s Archrival Mason McGwire was selected in the eighth round of the 2022 MLB draft on Monday. Sports Illustrated · Jul 18, 2022
Clayton Kershaw and Shane McClanahan named All-Star Game starters White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson will bat seventh for the AL and Cubs catcher Willson Contreras is in the sixth spot for the NL. Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 18, 2022
Paul Sullivan: Ranking all 30 MLB teams heading into the All-Star break Outside of the regression of the Chicago White Sox and Toronto Blue Jays and the rise of the Baltimore Orioles, the 2022 season hasn’t seen too many huge surprises. Chicago Tribune · Jul 18, 2022
Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 18, 2022 Cubs draft Oklahoma righty Cade Horton with 7th overall pick Horton struck out 49 in his last 31 innings for the Sooners, including a 13-strikeout performance against eventual champion Mississippi at the College World Series.
Chicago Tribune · Jul 18, 2022 Chicago Cubs select Cade Horton, a right-handed pitcher from Oklahoma, with the No. 7 pick in the MLB draft When the time arrived for the Chicago Cubs to make their first-round pick Sunday night, they could have opted for one of the top available hitters.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 17, 2022 Cubs snap nine-game skid, but David Ross knows there’s a lot of work to do The four-day All-Star break will allow the Cubs to physically heal, but Ross is determined to remind his players of the improvements and corrections that will be imperative in the second half.
Tribune News Service · Jul 17, 2022 Mets bullpen can’t hang on in 3-2 loss to Cubs CHICAGO – Instead of marching into the All-Star break with a four-game sweep, the Mets will have four days to forget the way they ended the first half.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 17, 2022 This You Gotta See: Contreras brothers take the All-Star stage together in Los Angeles Cubs fans will tune in knowing almost for certain that starting NL catcher Willson Contreras is representing the team on a big stage for the final time.
Sports Illustrated · Jul 17, 2022 Cubs Allow Run to Score, Fail to Record Out in Rundown Blunder This couldn’t have gone much worse.
Los Angeles Times · Jul 17, 2022 Dodger Stadium timeline: Key moments in the stadium's 60-year history LOS ANGELES — Here's a look at many of the biggest moments in Dodger Stadium history ahead of the 2022 MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday. The following timeline includes moments that aren't exclusive to the Dodgers' accomplishments in Chavez Ravine over the last 60 years.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 17, 2022 Cubs drop doubleheader vs. Mets, extending skid to nine As the Cubs try to pull themselves out of their latest abyss, there are painful reminders that the smallest shortcomings can prove costly.
Tribune News Service · Jul 17, 2022 Mets earn another doubleheader sweep with pair of extra-inning wins against Cubs CHICAGO — The Mets could not have taken Game 1 of a doubleheader at Wrigley Field without J.D. Davis, who can pick it.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 17, 2022 Left-hander Brandon Hughes shining out of Cubs’ overworked bullpen He hasn’t allowed a run in seven of his last eight appearances, including Saturday, when he struck out four and allowed one hit in 1 2/3 innings in Game 1 of a doubleheader against the Mets.
Tribune News Service · Jul 16, 2022 Mets beat Cubs in extras to take Game 1 of doubleheader behind Taijuan Walker gem, J.D. Davis defense CHICAGO — The Mets could not have taken Game 1 of a doubleheader at Wrigley Field without J.D. Davis, who can pick it.