There is pressure on this Chicago Cubs team to get back to the postseason for the first time since 2020 and secure their first division title in a full season since 2017.

Matthew Boyd is making his Cubs debut this afternoon. He didn’t have a good spring, but his last outing, March 16 vs. the Yomiuri Giants in Tokyo, was good: four shutout innings with six strikeouts.

MLB: Spring Training Chicago Cubs at Yomiuri Giants Chicago Cubs second baseman Gage Workman (center) scores after a wild pitch by Yomiuri Giants starting pitcher Foster Griffin (right ...

Shohei Ohtani, of course. But, back to the Cubs. MLB: Spring Training Chicago Cubs at Yomiuri Giants Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong (center) celebrates with right fielder Kyle ...

In addition to Swanson, second baseman Nico Hoerner has been swinging a torpedo bat in games. Left fielder Ian Happ swung one during the Tokyo Series. Others have tried them in batting practice.

with the Cubs and Dodgers beginning the 2025 season abroad. Chicago continues to gear up for Opening Day with an exhibition game against Nippon Professional Baseball's Yomiuri Giants on Sunday ...

Tomoyuki Sugano makes his Camden Yards debut Saturday with a large fanbase in Tokyo eager to see him carry over his success ...

Tokyo Series presented by Guggenheim which marked the homecoming of reigning National League MVP Shohei Ohtani along with four other Japanese-born players on the two Clubs set new MLB records for ...

Chicago Cubs star Seiya Suzuki has taken training ... The Cubs will also play the Hanshin Tigers and the Yomiuri Giants in exhibitions games while in Japan. All the games will be played in the ...

Prior to Tuesday’s game against the Washington Nationals, the Los Angeles Dodgers made roster changes after Monday’s loss.

Therefore, the sight of a Boeing 747-400 charter aircraft taking off on a Wednesday morning from Phoenix was nothing new. The ...