Counsell said once a week he and bench coach Ryan Flaherty will wonder out loud how Sandberg hit 13 triples at Wrigley Field in 1984. It was a franchise record, according to MLB.com, in a season when he tallied a league-leading 19 total.

Andrew Vaughn, Sal Frelick and Christian Yelich homered and the Milwaukee Brewers overcame a shaky start from All-Star Jacob Misiorowski to beat the Chicago Cubs 8-4 on Monday night and take sole possession of first place in the NL Central.

The somber mood in the Chicago Cubs’ postgame clubhouse had nothing to do with a loss to their rival that dropped them into second place in the division.

Only the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres' starters have recorded worse ERAs than Chicago's rotation among National League playoff contenders. Gore would bring a much-needed swing-and-miss element to the Cubs rotation, and would immediately slot in as the club's third starter behind Shota Imanaga and Matthew Boyd.

Boyd was out of baseball 13 months ago. Since signing with Cleveland midway through 2024, he's been a certified ace. Now, he's an All-Star.

With the MLB trade deadline fast approaching, the clock is ticking for the Chicago Cubs to improve their starting rotation. While Shota Imanaga and veteran

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CHICAGO — It wasn’t long ago that putting the Cubs on ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball” meant a national audience got to witness the team’s dysfunction. Over the last half-decade, the ...

Says Cubs catcher Carson Kelly, who also is on the Mount Rushmore of the friendliest players in today’s game: “Hey, he’s much nicer than I am. It’s not even close. This guy is the same guy every day. He greets you with a smile on his face. He takes the time to actually ask questions.