/Sports/MLB/Chicago Cubs/ Last Updated: Mon, Jun 16th, 2025 @ 1:25pm EDT

Yardbarker: Chicago Cubs

Chicago Cubs trade is ‘there’ for Jed Hoyer: Report

After winning three of their four games against the Pittsburgh Pirates this week, the Chicago Cubs sit 5.5 games ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers for first place in the NL Central with a 44-28 record, the third-best record in the MLB behind the Detroit Tigers and New York Mets.

Bleed Cubbie Blue

Al Yellon

Three up, three down: An update on the Cubs, June 16 edition

David Banks-Imagn Images

The Cubs had an okay week and remained solidly in first place in the NL Central.

The Cubs were 4-3 over the week ending Sunday, losing two of three in Philadelphia and winning three of four against the Pirates at Wrigley Field.

Two of the three losses were in extra innings and with a bit of luck, one or both of those games could have gone into the win column.

The Cubs’ next test is trying to figure out why they are having so much trouble scoring runs at...

Bleed Cubbie Blue

Thomas Smith

2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 72

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images

It was not pretty, but the Cubs took care of business with a 3-2 win.

Had these last 13 games occurred in a different order, say reversed, I’m not sure that the Cubs wouldn’t have lost seven or even more. The Cubs didn’t play great during this stretch. To be clear, they didn’t play badly either. I’ve got the score over 13 games at 47-36 combined. Using a pythagorean expectation calculator, that’s an expected eight wins. So it feels...

Bleed Cubbie Blue

Ashley MacLennan

Outside The Confines: The first blockbuster trade of the season

Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

No one saw this coming...

Hugwatch season was already getting heated up ahead of the big deadline next month, but very few people could have honestly said they expected what happened on Sunday.

Just ahead of the Red Sox start time, it was announced that the Red Sox and Giants had agreed on a blockbuster trade that would send Rafael Devers to San Francisco. In return, the Giants agreed to pay his whole contract, but also sent four players back to the Red...

Bleed Cubbie Blue

Sara Sanchez

Cubs trivia: Your in-5 daily game, Monday edition

Think you can guess which Cubs player we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out.

Good morning! We’re back for another day of the Bleed Cubbie Blue In-5 daily trivia game. The objective is to guess the correct active OR retired Cubs player in as few guesses as possible. Full game instructions are at the bottom. Feel free to share your results in the comments and feedback in this Google Form.

Today’s Bleed Cubbie Blue In-5 Game

If you can’t see the game...

Bleed Cubbie Blue

Duane Pesice

Baseball history unpacked, June 16

Jerry Lai-Imagn Images

A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content. Happy birthday, Kerry Wood*! Mel Allen and Tony Gwynn pass, and other stories.

On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as they unfold over the course of time. Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow along.

“Maybe I called it wrong,...

Yardbarker: Chicago Cubs

Brewers get big series win ahead of clash with Cubs

Still looking up at the Chicago Cubs, the Milwaukee Brewers capped off the weekend with a giant series win over the team right below them in the National League Central standings. 

Bleed Cubbie Blue

Josh Timmers

Minor League Wrap: Owen Caissie leads Iowa past Bats, 3-0

Owen Caissie | Cody Scanlan/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Iowa shuts out Louisville. Knoxville powers past Columbus. The Pelicans split a doubleheader.

Right-hander Frankie Scalzo Jr. was demoted from Triple-A Iowa to Double-A Knoxville.

Iowa Cubs

The Iowa Cubs silenced the Louisville Bats (Reds), 3-0.

Connor Noland started and got the win with six strong innings. Noland gave up four hits and issued two walks. He struck out one.

Riley Martin continued his strong...

Yardbarker: Chicago Cubs

Chicago Cubs pitching injury update: 2 imminent returns, 1 possible loss, and a big mess brewing

The Chicago Cubs have clubbed their way into first place in the NL Central Division, currently holding a 5.5-game lead over the Milwaukee Brewers as of this writing.

Bleed Cubbie Blue

Al Yellon

Cubs 3, Pirates 2: Ian Happ walks it off

Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images

The Cubs once again didn’t get much offense... but just enough to win.

One day, Cubs hits will ring out all over Wrigley Field. One day, Cubs home runs will fly one after one into the iconic Wrigley bleachers. One day, the Cubs will win a home game by seven or eight or nine runs.

Today was not that day.

It was, though, a good day in the end, as Ian Happ’s walkoff single in the 10th inning gave the Cubs a 3-2 win over the Pirates, and they took the...

Yardbarker: Chicago Cubs

Double steal in tenth leads to Cubs walk-off of Pirates

Ian Happ drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Chicago Cubs a 3-2 win and take the series against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.

Bleed Cubbie Blue

Al Yellon

Overflow thread: Cubs vs. Pirates, Sunday 6/15, 1:20 CT

David Banks-Imagn Images

——

Bleed Cubbie Blue

Al Yellon

First pitch thread: Cubs vs. Pirates, Sunday 6/15, 1:20 CT

Matt Marton-Imagn Images

Go get ‘em, Colin.

Bleed Cubbie Blue

Al Yellon

Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates preview, Sunday 6/15, 1:20 CT

David Banks-Imagn Images

The Cubs go for the series win.

Sunday notes...

THE CLOSE ONES: The Cubs played 13 games decided by one run among their first 65 — one of every five. They have played four in their last six, including each of the last three. The Cubs are 11-6 in one-run games. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53) HAPPY FATHER’S DAY: The Cubs have a 60-71-1 record and .458 winning percentage in games played on Father’s Day since 1910, when the holiday first was celebrated in Spokane,...

Bleed Cubbie Blue

Al Yellon

Cubs vs. Pirates Sunday 6/15 game threads

Looking for Sunday’s game threads? You have found them right here.

Bleed Cubbie Blue

Thomas Smith

2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 71

David Banks-Imagn Images

The offense stays stalled, but pitching carries the Cubs to a 2-1 win.

Yet again, the Cubs offense struggled. For the first time this year, this team is not really rising to challenges. They are struggling day after day. But, they won again Saturday. One can simultaneously accept the win and that they did just enough while also recognizing that this team just isn’t giving itself any margin for error. And yet, 13 straight games, six of them against two of the best...

Yardbarker: Chicago Cubs

Chicago Cubs: Analyst feels team is hobbling young pitcher with psychological crutch

The Chicago Cubs starting rotation has taken it on the chin so far in this 2025 campaign. They lost lefty ace Justin Steele for the season in early April due to elbow injury.

Yardbarker: Chicago Cubs

Cubs turn to Colin Rea in series finale vs. Pirates

After relying on a powerful offense for most of the season, the Chicago Cubs hope their success on the mound continues on Sunday afternoon. Chicago will aim for a series win against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates in the final meeting of a four-game set.

Yardbarker: Chicago Cubs

Chicago Cubs receive updates from 2 teams with pitchers to trade

Ben Brown’s latest performance highlighted the need the Chicago Cubs have with their starting rotation before the trade deadline on July 31. He gave up six earned runs in Chicago’s 7-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday.

Bleed Cubbie Blue

Duane Pesice

Cub Tracks passes the plate. Home plate.

David Banks-Imagn Images

The #1 source for #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. Cubs win by one and move to win three of four. Let’s get some runs.

The going is weird. Cub Tracks™ turned pro a long time ago. Cub Tracks™. Where the great ones run away.

Baseball is more fun when you’re winning. I couldn’t decide which track I liked better. Enjoy.

Reports are that the Cubs are signing another lefty with MLB time.

Cubs win by one and go for three-quarters of the series today at 1:20...

The selection and placement of stories on this page were determined automatically by a computer program.
The time or date displayed (including in the Timeline of Articles feature) reflects when an article was added to or updated in LooksNeat.