Where Pete Crow-Armstrong's 2026 Season Stands in Cubs History The NL MVP frontrunner is enjoying one of the best seasons ever by a Cubs position player. But is it the best? Sports Illustrated · Sep 10
Reviewing the New ‘Backyard Baseball’ Game and How to Unlock MLB Players What’s the new game like, and which MLB players are joining the Backyard Sports crew? We found out. Sports Illustrated · Jul 10
Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge Are Spearheading a New Golden Era of Baseball The 2026 season begins with baseball being more popular than it has been in years. The trick for MLB now is to keep the momentum going. Sports Illustrated · Mar 18
Cal Raleigh hits his 60th home run of the season, becoming the 7th MLB player to achieve the feat Cal Raleigh has become the seventh player in major league history to hit 60 home runs in a season, launching two solo shots for the Seattle Mariners against the Colorado Rockies The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2025
Giancarlo Stanton Joins Exclusive Club With Latest Strikeout Stanton became the eighth player in MLB history to record 2,000 career strikeouts as a hitter. Sports Illustrated · Jul 31, 2025
Sammy Sosa Met With Rousing Ovation in First Wrigley Field Appearance in Over 20 Years The slugger returns. Sports Illustrated · Jun 20, 2025
Cubs legend Sammy Sosa returns to Wrigley Field after 20-plus year hiatus Legendary Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa returned to Wrigley Field for the first time in more than 20 years before Chicago’s game with the Seattle Mariners The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2025
MLB The Show 25 Drops New Twenty In June Program—Features One of the Best Hitters in the Game Sammy Sosa headlines the June-focused program. Operation Sports · May 30, 2025
Every 50-Home Run Season in MLB History Hitting the mark is an accomplishment that's been attained by a mere 32 players. Sports Illustrated · Apr 23, 2025
Cubs Announce Major Franchise Honor for Sammy Sosa After His December Apology A fitting honor for one of the greatest Cubs of all-time. Sports Illustrated · Jan 18, 2025
Sammy Sosa welcomed back by Cubs as slugger apologizes for past ‘mistakes’ Sammy Sosa hasn't been back to Wrigley Field since 2007. USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 19, 2024
Sammy Sosa Releases PED Apology, Finally Gets Special Invite From Cubs Sammy Sosa apologized for using steroids in a statement, and received this invite from the Cubs and team owner Tom Ricketts. Sports Illustrated · Dec 19, 2024
Will anyone hit 74 homers? Even Aaron Judge thinks MLB season record is 'a little untouchable' What used to be one of baseball’s most magical numbers — 61 home runs — now sits buried, eight lines deep, in the Major League Baseball record book The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2024
Machine Gun Kelly Throws Wild First Pitch At Guardians Game Machine Gun Kelly's unconventional first pitch at Progressive Field entertains fans with a unique twist, joining the ranks of memorable first pitch blunders. Top News · Aug 15, 2024
Sports Illustrated · Jul 14, 2024 Longest Home Runs Ever Hit in the Home Run Derby Here's a look back at big blasts from before and after the introduction of Statcast in 2016.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 15, 2024 Cubs Legend Sammy Sosa Asked Directly About Steroid Use Upon Return to Chicago The retired slugger was rather unprepared to give an answer.
Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 13, 2023 On Oct. 14, 2003, Cubs fans’ hearts were shattered — and Cubdom changed forever The mother of all heartbreaks on the North Side flipped some switches that wouldn’t — couldn’t — be unflipped.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 30, 2023 Jaguars’ Ross Matiscik wants to lead NFL long snappers in tackles Jaguars special teamers want to see Ross Matiscik win the long snapper tackles title this season.
Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 26, 2023 Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, and the home run chase of 1998 Steroids or not, the home run chase of 25 years ago was an exciting season. ‘Gould’s Law’ shows it was also a statistical aberration.
Sports Illustrated · Jul 31, 2023 SI:AM | The Angels and Rangers Are Going All In Two AL West rivals are stocking up at the deadline.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 25, 2023 Baseball by the Numbers: A look at crosstown crossovers Only three men in the interleague era have played at least two seasons for the Cubs and White Sox.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 23, 2023 Hall of Famer Fred McGriff recalls Cubs stint fondly but with tinge of regret “I was always a little disappointed because I was supposed to help the Cubbies win that first World Series, and it didn’t quite happen,” McGriff said. “So that one stings a little bit.”
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 3, 2023 June is bustin’ out all over — in baseball terms, that is There are plenty of fun facts about this month, but we’re focused on the national pastime here.
Chicago Sun-Times · May 13, 2023 Love your mothers and love this Mother’s Day baseball quiz Think about how proud your mom would be if you ace this trivia test.
Chicago Tribune · Jan 17, 2023 Paul Sullivan: The Sammy Sosa debate isn’t going away for Chicago Cubs fans and ownership. Is a reunion possible? If it isn’t obvious by now that Tom Ricketts wants no part of a Sammy Sosa reunion, I don’t know what else the Chicago Cubs chairman can say to end the discussion.