When Vanderbilt was eliminated in the 2008 regional, Flaherty returned home to Maine to gather with friends and family, including his grandfather Ed Sr., for the draft. The Cubs selected Ryan No. 41 overall. “It was just surreal,” Ryan said.

The Chicago Cubs go into MLB games today with one of the best records in baseball, outperforming expectations even amid

Ian Happ cracked a smile recently when asked about the pickoff move that Cubs lefty Matthew Boyd has used to nab unsuspecting runners at first base. “His pickoff move, it’s gross,” Happ said. “It looks exactly like a slide step.

Manager Will Venable returns to face his previous team Friday when the White Sox begin a three-game series against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. Venable spent 2023-24 on Bruce Bochy’s staff as the associate manager.

The Chicago Cubs are "planning to be aggressive" at the MLB trade deadline for a "strong starting pitcher" and bullpen help, according to Jim Bowden of The Athletic.

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The Chicago Cubs have enjoyed a strong start to the season, but that reportedly won't stop them from trying to improve ahead of the trade deadline.

Our MLB betting picks will toss Matthew Boyd's career splits vs. the Pirates out the window and bank on him shutting down a sorry version of Pittsburgh's offense on Saturday, June 14, 2025.

The Cubs are the best team in the NL Central, but they have a future star at the AAA level in Kevin Alcantara who need to be called up.

The Chicago Cubs held Paul Skenes to an outing tied for his shortest of the season, which was also set by the Cubs.