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Dodgers' Mookie Betts (illness) out of Tokyo Series vs. Cubs
Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts has been ruled out of the two-game Tokyo Series against the Chicago Cubs because of an illness, manager Dave Roberts said Monday.,Per Roberts, Betts has lost "close to 15 pounds" due to the illness. The manager added that Betts could fly back to the United ...
Home again: Japanese stars take center stage for Dodgers, Cubs in Tokyo
A hearty homecoming is on tap as Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Los Angeles Dodgers will open the 2025 MLB season in Tokyo on Tuesday against fellow Japanese countrymen Shota Imanaga, Seiya Suzuki and the Chicago Cubs.,Yamamoto will take the mound for the reigning World Series champion Do...
Cubs preseason capsule: Chicago on upswing with OF Kyle Tucker
Chicago Cubs,2024 record: 83-79 (2nd place, NL Central),He gone: RHP Adbert Alzolay, OF-IB Cody Bellinger, 3B Isaac Paredes, RHP Kyle Hendricks, 3B Patrick Wisdom, RHP Hayden Wesneski, LHP Drew Smyly, OF Mike Tauchman.,New faces: OF Kyle Tucker, LHP Matthew Boyd, RHP Ryan Pressly, RHP Eli Morgan, 1B...
Report: Cubs negotiating deal with RHP Lance Lynn
The Chicago Cubs and free agent right-hander Lance Lynn are in negotiations on a one-year contract, USA Today reported Thursday.,Lynn, 37, has spent much of his career with the Cubs' archrival, the St. Louis Cardinals (2011-17, 2024) but also has pitched for the Minnesota Twins (2018), New York Yank...
Decades later, Sammy Sosa hits Cubs spring training
Reconciliation with the Chicago Cubs reached a new level for Sammy Sosa on Wednesday, when he wore the team uniform for the first time in 21 years at their spring complex in Mesa, Ariz.,Acting as a guest instructor, Sosa spent part of Tuesday afternoon at the new training facility and returned to ob...
Cubs-Dodgers spring opener features pitch challenge debut
Gage Workman connected for an opposite-field, two-run home run in the fifth inning and the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 12-4 in the opening game of spring training on Thursday afternoon in Phoenix.,Cubs first baseman Michael Busch, right fielder Kevin Alcantara and Workman had two hits ...
Cubs-Dodgers spring opener features 'robot ump' debut
Gage Workman connected for an opposite-field, two-run home run in the fifth inning and the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 12-4 in the opening game of spring training on Thursday afternoon in Glendale, Ariz.,Cubs first baseman Michael Bush and Workman had two hits apiece to lead Chicago's ...
Cubs LHP Shota Imanaga 'an honor' to start Tokyo opener
Shota Imanaga said he doesn't take lightly the "honor" of being named Opening Day starter for the Chicago Cubs on March 18 in Tokyo. ,Imanaga is expected to oppose countryman Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Dodgers in the first of a two-game set labeled the Tokyo Series.,"It's a great honor," Imanaga said...
Reports: Cubs, Justin Turner agree to deal
Justin Turner agreed to a one-year, $6 million deal with the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. ,The Cubs were suitors for free agent Alex Bregman but shifted their focus after the Boston Red Sox and Bregman reached a three-year, $120 million deal.,Turner, 40, spent the 2024 sea...
Cubs acquire RHP Ryan Brasier from Dodgers
After an offseason of additions, the Los Angeles Dodgers subtracted a player on Tuesday, dealing right-handed reliever Ryan Brasier to the Chicago Cubs.,Los Angeles will receive either cash or a player to be named. The Dodgers also sent money to the Cubs, according to ESPN, presumably to pay part of...
Reports: INF Nicky Lopez joining Cubs on minor league deal
The Chicago Cubs agreed to a minor league deal with veteran infielder Nicky Lopez, according to multiple reports on Sunday.,The deal will reportedly be worth $1.5 million if Lopez makes the major league roster.,Lopez could have extra value early in the season as starting second baseman Nico Hoerner ...
Orioles acquire INF Luis Vazquez from Cubs for cash
The Baltimore Orioles acquired infielder Luis Vazquez from the Chicago Cubs on Friday for cash considerations.,Vazquez, 25, made his MLB debut last season and was 1-for-12 with one RBI in 11 games for the Cubs. He had been designated for assignment by Chicago earlier in the week.,He batted .263 with...
Cubs acquire RHP Ryan Pressly from Astros
The Chicago Cubs acquired right-handed relief pitcher Ryan Pressly from the Houston Astros on Tuesday.,Pressly, who served as the Astros' closer for three of the past four seasons, waived his no-trade clause to allow the move to go through. The Cubs also acquired cash considerations in exchange for ...
Reports: Cubs acquiring Astros closer Ryan Pressly
The Houston Astros are dealing right-handed relief pitcher Ryan Pressly to the Chicago Cubs, multiple media outlets reported Sunday.,Pressly, who served as Houston's closer for three of the past four seasons, will waive his no-trade clause to allow the move to go through, and the Astros will pay som...
Report: Cubs, new OF Kyle Tucker avoid arbitration w/ $16.5M deal
The Chicago Cubs and their newly acquired outfielder Kyle Tucker agreed on a $16.5 million contract for 2025 to avoid arbitration, ESPN and several other outlets reported Thursday.,The Cubs acquired Tucker from the Astros in a trade last month that sent infielder Isaac Paredes, right-hander Hayden W...
Reports: Japanese RHP Roki Sasaki rules out Yanks, Mets
Roki Sasaki's window to sign with a major league team opens Wednesday, but the coveted Japanese right-hander has already closed the door on a few clubs, including the New York Yankees, per multiple media reports. ,Per the reports, the New York Mets and Texas Rangers are also out of the running befor...
White Sox acquire C Matt Thaiss from crosstown Cubs
Matt Thaiss is on the move to the other side of Chicago.,The White Sox purchased the contract of the 29-year-old catcher on Tuesday, a month after the Cubs acquired him from the Los Angeles Angels in a cash deal.,Thaiss spent parts of the past six seasons with the Angels, compiling a .208 batting av...
Yankees acquire OF/1B Cody Bellinger from Cubs
The Chicago Cubs traded former National League MVP Cody Bellinger to the New York Yankees on Monday for right-handed pitcher Cody Poteet.,The Yankees will take on the bulk of Bellinger's $27.5 million salary, but Chicago kicked in $5 million to New York in the deal, according to reports.,Bellinger h...
Reports: Yankees acquire OF/1B Cody Bellinger from Cubs
The Chicago Cubs traded former National League MVP Cody Bellinger to the New York Yankees on Monday for right-handed pitcher Cody Poteet, several reports said.,The Yankees will take on the bulk of Bellinger's $27.5 million salary, but Chicago kicked in $5 million to New York in the deal, according t...
C Carson Kelly lands two-year deal with Cubs
On the same day they acquired All-Star outfielder Kyle Tucker in a trade, the Chicago Cubs gave a two-year contract to free agent catcher Carson Kelly on Friday.,The team didn't announce financial terms, but The Athletic and ESPN reported that the deal is worth a total of $11.5 million with a mutual...