That ball is going a long way, Miguel Amaya | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The 2025 team is gathering in Arizona. Some assembly required. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, … [Read more...] about Cub Tracks’ camp Counsell
MLB uniforms will look better this year after Nike addresses player complaints
Photo illustration: Mike Bojanowski Eventually, they’ll completely revert to the pre-2024 style. The photo illustration above is just one part of the uniform fiasco Nike put forth for MLB players in 2024. The Shōta Imanaga jersey at the left was the one he wore for his introductory news conference in January 2024, before the new Nike style debuted. The onel on the … [Read more...] about MLB uniforms will look better this year after Nike addresses player complaints
Cubs free agent target: Justin Turner
Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images The first and third baseman is still unsigned. I wouldn’t have written this article at all except for this recent news item via The Athletic: The Chicago Cubs, continuing to explore options even after the start of their spring training, are considering free agent Justin Turner as a potential addition in case Alex Bregman signs with … [Read more...] about Cubs free agent target: Justin Turner
2025 Cubs player profiles: Colin Rea
Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The righthander is penciled in as the Cubs’ No. 4 starter. Colin Rea is back with the Cubs after a three-year stint in Milwaukee, which residency he ended by being the one of the Brewers’ most successful starters during the 2024 season, in which he was 12-6 with a 4.29 ERA and 1.2 of his lifetime 1.4 bWAR. Rea had … [Read more...] about 2025 Cubs player profiles: Colin Rea
Cubs announce 2025 promotional schedule
Chicago Cubs The giveaway calendar includes five bobbleheads. The Shõta Imanaga bobblehead pictured above is one of five such giveaways by the Cubs this year, part of the promotional schedule announced by the Cubs Tuesday afternoon. The Imanaga bobblehead will be a gate giveaway to the first 10,000 fans at Wrigley Field Sunday, June 1, when the Cubs take on the … [Read more...] about Cubs announce 2025 promotional schedule