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The Chicago Cubs’ season ended after an ugly two-game stomping at the hands of the San Diego Padres in the opening Wild Card series at Petco Park. More News: Chicago Cubs need to target these free agent San Diego Padres While people may wax poetic about the Cubs’ 2026 run, noting how they battled through [...] The post Chicago Cubs won’t even try to land big fish free agent, per insiders appeared first on ChiCitySports .
The Chicago Cubs turned in a miserable collective performance in the Wild Card series against the San Diego Padres and, as a result, were eliminated in two games. Unfortunately, given the pitching woes of this year’s team, the disappointing end to the season wasn’t exactly unexpected. More News: Chicago Cubs rout in San Diego offers [...] The post Chicago Cubs need to target these free agent San Diego Padres appeared first on ChiCitySports .
Hopefully you all follow along and have seen the Game 162 Heroes and Goats and you already knew how the final standings ended up, at least at the top and bottom. Kudos to you if you knew by the end of the first inning on Sunday that Alex Bregman had likely secured the Rizzo. In […]
Entering the playoffs, the Chicago Cubs were expected to be led by their offense. But those plans didn’t come to fruition as they were outscored 12-1 by the San Diego Padres, getting swept out of the Wild Card Series. One of Chicago’s biggest culprits was Pete-Crow Armstrong. He is the favorite to win NL MVP [...] The post Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong drops somber take on early playoffs exit appeared first on ChiCitySports .
It’s time to look back at Chicago Cubs player performances over the 2026 season. For the purposes of this exercise, the regular season is all I’m going to consider. I don’t think the clear underperformance of two postseason games moves the needle on any of these players. A reminder that these grades are 100 percent […]
The San Diego Padres rode their momentum from a strong finish in the regular season to a two-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs in the National League Wild Card Series at Petco Park. The two teams met a season ago and engaged in a three-game series that saw the Padres score just five runs. San […]
The Cubs fail to do anything right in the Wild Card round and exit the 2026 season quietly. Cotton and Rockett spin the B-Clock Wheel with Special Guest “Boomer” Bill Sugas. Brought to you by Penguin Imprints, Fanarchy and our Patreon supporters. Subscribe free at any of these fine podcasting establishments: Apple Podcasts, Spotify. Watch us … The post Son Ranto: Fly the Big Fat L appeared first on .
After a wild 162 game season that saw its ups and downs for the Chicago Cubs, the team had a quick exit in the MLB playoffs. They were eliminated in two games, losing both to the San Diego Padres. Just as fast as the playoffs began, they were over for Craig Counsell’s team. Now, they [...] The post REPORT: Chicago Cubs don’t want to get into bidding war for free agent outfielder appeared first on ChiCitySports .
Happy Friday, everyone. I know this week hasn’t gone the way we had hoped, and that October baseball is now over for the Cubs, but the postseason rolls on, and we’ll still be keeping an eye on its progress as the month goes on. Today, we look at how the Astros fans turned on their […]
The Houston Astros ' season ended Wednesday in a sweep, and the question hanging over the franchise now is whether Jeremy Pena becomes the next Kyle Tucker. Houston fell 7-3 to the Chicago White Sox in Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series, getting swept out of the playoffs at Daikin Park. The Houston Chronicle raised the comparison in its postmortem on the season. Pena is entering his final season of club control, the same spot Tucker was in before Houston traded him to the Cubs two w...
The Cubs have a ton of holes after their early postseason exit, and ownership won't go to extreme lengths to change that.
Dave Rosello, who played nine MLB seasons for the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians, died Sept. 30 in Kissimmee, Florida. He was 76. A native of Puerto Rico, Rosello was mostly a backup infielder, known more for his fielding prowess…
It’s time for the Brewers’ 2026 playoff campaign to begin! Anyone who wanted to see a second straight year with a testy intra-division NLDS matchup between the Brewers and Cubs had their hopes quickly dashed on Tuesday and Wednesday as the Padres, one of the hottest teams in baseball, utterly demoralized the North Siders with […]
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Rafael Lopez, and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history, in 1966 – Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers wins his 27th game of the season and the final game of his career. Koufax’s 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies clinches the […]
Understanding (or attempting to understand) a strange mechanism. The post Breaking Down Roman Anthony’s Bizarre Hand Injury appeared first on Baseball Prospectus .
Greetings, Brew Crew Ball community. The Brewers are set to begin their quest to the World Series this weekend as they have home-field advantage throughout the postseason, starting with the NLDS against the San Diego Padres, who took down the Cubs in the NL Wild Card Series this week. Feel free to use this thread […]
The Wild Card round of the 2026 MLB playoffs concluded swiftly for two powerhouses on Wednesday, as the The post MLB Wild Card Sweeps: Yankees Demolish Red Sox, Padres Vanquish Cubs to Advance appeared first on We Never Stop .
Three sweeps, one series going the distance and the White Sox still playing baseball in October. That’s a pretty good start to the postseason. The South Siders sent Houston packing for their first postseason series win in 21 years, while the Yankees steamrolled Boston and the Padres shut down the North Side’s supposedly mighty offense. […]
The Royals assigned left-hander Luke Little outright to Triple-A Omaha, according to the MLB.com transaction tracker. The log indicates that Kansas City technically designated him for assignment on Monday, though the team never announced the move. Kansas City claimed Little off waivers from the Cubs at the beginning of August. He spent the rest of the […]
The Chicago Cubs were defeated in the National League Wild Card Series by the San Diego Padres. Chicago’s season was impressive considering all of the injuries they dealt with, but the early postseason exit was still a disappointment. Pitching depth will be of the utmost importance moving forward after their pitching injury-plagued campaign, which is […] The post 1 free agent Cubs must re-sign after losing in postseason to Padres appeared first on ClutchPoints .
And then there was one. Three of the four wild-card games proved to be pretty dull, with the Red Sox, Cubs and Astros rolling over with the lightest of struggles. So that just leaves the Phillies and Braves. Game #1 saw Atlanta come back from behind to take victory, while the roles were reversed in […]
The Chicago Cubs had a rough week on the field, losing their MLB Wild Card Series to the San Diego Padres. But they scored a major win in court as U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman granted the team summary judgment and a permanent injunction blocking Wrigley View Rooftop from selling tickets to watch games, […]
The Chicago Cubs saw their season comes to an end Wednesday night when they were eliminated from the Wild Card round of the National League playoffs by the San Diego Padres. The Cubs lost the series in consecutive games after earning a spot in the postseason in the final days of the season. While their […] The post Cubs rumors: Chicago insider dumps cold water over any potential Tarik Skubal free agency pursuit appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Jacob Misiorowski reached 103.8 mph and struck out the side in the first inning Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park, according to MLB. The Milwaukee Brewers right-hander entered the start 14-5 with a National League-leading 1.95 ERA. Milwaukee could clinch the NL Central on Tuesday with a win and a Chicago Cubs home [...]
Contreras made two defensive mistakes in Boston's embarrassing loss to the New York Yankees on Wednesday.