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Cubs minor leagues: Get to know the Iowa Cubs Share this story Our preview of the four Cubs minor league affiliates wraps up now with the Iowa Cubs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. This preview will be a little shorter than the other three since many of these players have seen time in Chicago with the Cubs or with other other major league teams. Most of them got a lot of playing time in Spring Training in Mesa this year as well. I don’t think I need to explain who most of them are...

Subscribe This afternoon will be cloudy with a high near 56 degrees. Tonight’s low will be around 44 degrees. Tomorrow will be sunny with a high near 60 degrees. Top story McCormick Place will reawaken from its 14-month, pandemic-induced slumber with the July 15 return of the Chicago Auto Show — and Mayor Lori Lightfoot said her goal is to get the city “fully open” by July 4. “I am working night and day toward this goal. … But, we and I need you to continue to be on this journey wit...

Cubs roster move: Trevor Megill to injured list, Kyle Ryan recalled Share this story Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Trevor Megill made his major league debut during the Braves series and did well, throwing two scoreless innings, with a pair of strikeouts. Something happened during those innings, as Megill was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday afternoon with a right forearm strain. (Those are never good, they can be precursors to Tommy John surgery.) Recalle...

May 1st, 2021 share-square-2526074 CINCINNATI – The Chicago Cubs today optioned left-handed pitcher Kyle Ryan to Triple-A Iowa and recalled right-handed pitcher Keegan Thompson from the South Bend Alternate Site. Thompson is available for today’s 3:10 p.m. CT game against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. Thompson, 26, will make his major league debut with his first appearance after spending the first month of the season at the South Bend Alternate Training Site. The righthan...

What to Expect When Youre Expecting Keegan Thompson: A Third-Round Pick Whos Quietly Developed Power Stuff Social Navigation What to Expect When You’re Expecting Keegan Thompson: A Third-Round Pick Who’s Quietly Developed Power Stuff The last time Keegan Thompson pitched for a full-season Cubs affiliate was April 6, 2019, 756 days ago. I wrote up the start, which featured the best array of curveballs I’d seen Thompson throw in the Cubs organization, not expecting that shoulder soreness wo...

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Yet another bullpen switch.

share-square-794271 Catcher Willson Contreras was not in the starting lineup for the Cubs against the Reds at Great American Ball Park on Saturday after exiting Friday night’s contest with right thigh tightness. Manager David Ross said Contreras felt a little sore Saturday morning but said he could play if necessary. Ross said he plans to give Contreras some time to rest, though pinch-hitting in Saturday’s game remained a possibility. “[We’ll] test him out as he gets loosened up and get...

Dang. The Cubs may not be relying on Trevor Megill, individually, to take their season in one direction or the other, but he is a big, young reliever, with a ton of upside, who throws 99 MPH out of the pen, and who could be a part of their back-end bullpen picture for a long time if things happen just right. Unfortunately, he was also just sent to the injured list with the dreaded right forearm strain. The #Cubs today placed RHP Trevor Megill on the 10-day IL with a right forearm strain and rec...

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