The Chicago Cubs are not ending their pursuit of the trade deadline's top player even though they may not need him.

CHICAGO — Matt Shaw exited Yankee Stadium and hopped into a rental car for the ride to his family’s lake house in upstate New York. The All-Star break had just begun for the Chicago Cubs in the middle of July, and their rookie third baseman needed to exhale and recharge.

The Chicago Cubs desperately need starting pitching but are strong suitors for Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suárez.

Matt Shaw's rollercoaster season positions him as a key trade asset amid major Cubs' roster changes. Chicago will look to upgrade other areas of the roster.

Vaughn, the only thing hotter in July in Milwaukee than the run of sweltering summer heat that's been permeating Lake Michigan's shores, continued his surprisingly-sweltering start with the Brewers, slugging a grand slam that served as the exclamation mark on a 9-3 win over the Chicago Cubs on July 29 at American Family Field.

Cubs second. Pete Crow-Armstrong walks. Nico Hoerner singles to right center field. Pete Crow-Armstrong to second. Ian Happ lines out to deep center field to Jackson Chourio. Pete Crow-Armstrong

The Chicago Cubs are in a tie for first place in the National League Central, and that is in no small part thanks to former Maryland third baseman Matt Shaw. Th

If the Chicago Cubs were to add a bat at the trade deadline, third base could be one spot worth a conversation. But would they prefer to keep giving Matt Shaw at-bats?

The Chicago Cubs have been carried by an elite offense for most of the 2025 season, but cracks are starting to surface that has the front office pursuing the to