en-us SportSpyder - The Latest Chicago Cubs News https://sportspyder.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/news The Chicago Bears only played Micah Parsons one time last season, despite having three matchups with the Green Bay Packers because of Parsons' season-ending ... Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:00:55 GMT The REKAP® https://sportspyder.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/articles/57030058 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/articles/57030058 false false This is definitely Pete Crow-Armstrong Day here at BCB, with “Three up, three down” featuring him as well as this article on his new batting stance. That new batting stance is a big part of what’s sent PCA on his current hot streak, which got him National League Player of the Week honors two weeks […] Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:20:31 GMT Al Yellon https://sportspyder.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/articles/57029601 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/articles/57029601 false false Your best source for quality Chicago Cubs news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:20:28 GMT Al Yellon https://sportspyder.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/articles/57029598 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/articles/57029598 false false ICYMI, Pete Crow-Armstrong was named NL Player of the Week. There’s a fair chance of rain interrupting or delaying tonight’s game (forecast link below). Here’s a link to the New York-area radar. Monday notes… Cubs lineup: Mets lineup: Shōta Imanaga, LHP vs. Kodai Senga, RHP Today, we have a matchup of Japanese pitchers, both of […] Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:20:24 GMT Al Yellon https://sportspyder.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/articles/57029597 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/articles/57029597 false false #chicagocubs Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:13:47 GMT 104.3 The Score https://sportspyder.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/articles/57029537 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/articles/57029537 false false Pete Crow-Armstrong continued his hot streak and Logan Gilbert spun a pair of excellent starts to earn the duo this week’s NL and AL Player of the Week awards, respectively. A jaw-dropping catch made while leaping onto the top of a wall also helped earn the Athletics’ Colby Thomas Play Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:08:35 GMT Max Ralph https://sportspyder.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/articles/57029476 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/articles/57029476 false false There's at least one thing the Cubs will be elite at this season. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:06:17 GMT Matt Sullivan https://sportspyder.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/articles/57029451 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/articles/57029451 false false Kicking off these prospect notes with a congrats to the Knoxville Smokies, who have won the first half North Division in the Southern League, which means they – just as the South Bend Cubs did – have already locked up a playoff spot: Knoxville, we're PLAYOFF BOUND!! 💯 — Knoxville Smokies (@smokiesbaseball) Turn the volume up! This is what clinching sounds like. 🏆🍾 — Knoxville Smokies (@smokiesbaseball) Very cool, and very fun. Of course, the question for the Smokies is whether some of their most impactful current players will still be at the Double-A level come playoff time. My guess is, by September, Owen Ayers will have long been bumped. Maybe Jefferson Rojas and Andy Garriola, too. Pitchers like Brooks Caple, Jace Beck, Marino Santy, Dawson Netz, Grant Kipp, and more will be getting Triple-A consideration at some point. The question is whether some reinforces come back from rehabbing long-term injuries, and whether some other very good and interesting prospects – Kane Kepley? Josiah Hartshorn? Mason McGwire? Jackson Brockett? – get the bump up from High-A before then. Elsewhere are the Cubs farm … After missing some time with an unspecified injury, Will Sanders has been back at Triple-A Iowa for two starts, totaling 10 innings, 2 ER, 6 H, 1 BB, and 14 K. The profile there is probably not higher than a 4 or a 5 in the big leagues thanks to a below-average fastball, but he has a great splitter and a varied pitch mix that he uses without leaning much on the fastball (a lot like Edward Cabrera and Javier Assad, in that respect). The 24-year-old former 4th rounder is Rule 5 Draft eligible after this season, so (1) it’s a big year for him, and (2) the Cubs don’t have to hesitate about calling him up for a spot start if needed, since he may well have to go on the 40-man roster eventually anyway. We’re still a ways away from those kinds of decisions, to be fair, but I like what I’m seeing. It’s gonna be really, really hard to keep these two at Low-A Myrtle Beach much longer: For the THIRD day in a row! Logan Poteet goes yard to put the Birds up 1-0! — Myrtle Beach Pelicans (@Pelicanbaseball) An absolute no doubter! 🤯 Michael Carico extends the lead with a two run long bomb! — Myrtle Beach Pelicans (@Pelicanbaseball) Their numbers are silly any way you slice them, but I’ll slice them like this for fun – since May 27: Michael Carico is hitting .250/.489/.500/176 wRC+/32.2% BB/24.4% K, Logan Poteet is hitting .378/.465/.811/229 wRC+/14.0% BB/31.4% K. Now, I included the K and BB numbers in there because, for each guy, they do flash something of a potential warning sign (in Poteet’s case, it’s obviously a K rate that is WAY too high; in Carico’s case, it’s an obscene walk rate at a low level which makes you wonder if he’s just too disciplined to face young pitchers without any command). Carico, 23, is a year older than Poteet and is seemingly more of a bat-only guy than a catcher anymore, so you’d expect him to get the bump sooner. As for the overall numbers on them: Michael Carico (158 wRC+) and Logan Poteet (153 wRC+) now have the 2nd and 4th highest wRC+’s within the system. They’re also 2nd and 3rd highest amongst active hitters in Low-A. — Northside Soundtrack (@CHC_DataDrive) Yet another catcher at Myrtle Beach: happy 20th birthday to Henniel Alcala, who has played only 105 games total so far in his pro career, spanning the DSL to the ACL to Low-A. I won’t even pretend to be familiar enough with him yet to comment intelligently, only to say that reaching Low-A as a catcher in the season you turn 20 is good work. It’s never a bad time for Josiah Hartshorn content: Josiah Hartshorn is a rocket ship. Let’s take a look at his advanced minor league data to prove this success is sustainable. And a lofty swing comp … 👀 Road to Wrigley starts in 5 minutes on with ! — Lance Brozdowski (@LanceBroz) You know Josiah Hartshorn’s season has been bonkers when you have to REALLY STRETCH to say he’s currently in a “six-game” slump – .105/.240/.263/28 wRC+. Especially when the second half of that six-game stretch, he’s actually been above-average at the plate. So, basically, it was three bad games. Been a rough year at Triple-A for one of last year’s big minor league bats, Jonathon Long, who is hitting just .264/.341/.392/88 wRC+. His walk rate is way down, his strikeout rate is up, and he’s going oppo way more often than last year (without any kind of production bump to justify it). I wonder if there was an effort to get more loft into his line-drive-oriented swing – he has tons of power available if he can unlock it, and it might be required for him to actually be a big leaguer – and it hasn’t worked. Hard to say (I also wonder about that elbow injury in Spring Training). He’s been above-average overall at the plate since May 27, though (what’s with that particular cutoff?), and has raked the last 10 days. It’d probably take a really substantial pop from here for the Cubs to be assured that he MUST be added to the 40-man r... Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:54:10 GMT Brett Taylor https://sportspyder.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/articles/57029326 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/articles/57029326 false false CUBS LINEUP — The Cubs were spared a start against Dylan Cease yesterday, while also getting the benefit of some additional rest for a (down bad) bullpen. Now, they turn their attention to the Mets in the first of four games at Citi Field. Shota Imanaga, originally slated to start yesterday, is starting tonight. He’ll go up against Kodai Senga with the following Cubs lineup behind him. Chicago Cubs Lineup: Pete Crow-Armstrong, CF Alex Bregman, 3B Michael Busch, 1B Seiya Suzuki, DH Ian Happ, LF Matt Shaw, RF Nico Hoerner, 2B Carson Kelly, C Dansby Swanson, SS Kodai Senga is split neutral for his career and a reverse split guy in a limited sample this season. So perhaps because of that and the fact that Nico Hoerner has been struggling offensively of late, the Cubs second baseman is batting seventh against a lefty. Pretty atypical. Hoerner did homer off Senga earlier this year, for what it’s worth! Other than that, it’s pretty much all the usual suspects at all the usual spots, including batting sixth. New York Mets Lineup: Carson Benge, RF Bo Bichette, 3B Juan Soto, LF Marcus Semien, 2B Mark Vientos, 1B Eric Wagaman, DH Francisco Alvarez, C AJ Ewing, CF Zack Short, SS Pitching Matchup: Chicago Cubs: I do not think we can say, with any certainty, that Shota Imanaga is out of the woods of his brutal, BRUTAL stretch from May 18 – June 4. During those four starts and 21.2 IP, Imanaga allowed 26(!) earned runs with a ridiculous 12 home runs allowed. However, he has thrown two solid games since. And, sure, both were against a weak Rockies squad, but that included one game at the hitter-friendly Coors Field followed by one game at Wrigley with the wind blowing out. And, more importantly, he didn’t give up a SINGLE homer in either game, while striking out 10. Point here being, I’m modestly optimistic that he got over the hump, even if we definitely don’t know that for sure yet. The good news is that the Blue Jays are also quite bad versus left-handed pitching so far this season (83 wRC+, 4th worst in MLB). Good game for him to build on. New York Mets: Kodai Senga spent much of this season on the Injured List (back inflammation), but when he was out there, he wasn’t really succeeding: 9.00 ERA through six starts (24.0 IP). And one of those starts came against these very Chicago Cubs back on April 17. That day, Senga lasted just 3.1 IP with 7 runs (6 earned) on six hits, three walks, and three strikeouts. Two Cubs homered off Senga in that one, including Moises Ballesteros and Nico Hoerner. Ballesteros is back at Triple-A Iowa now, but Hoerner is in the Cubs lineup. He is, however, batting lower than he does against most lefties, perhaps because he’s been struggling so much lately. With that said, Senga has been pretty split-neutral (if not flipped) for his career, with lefties hitting him better than righties in a very limited sample size this season. So maybe that factored in, as well. Kodai Senga’s latest start (his only since returning from the IL): 4.0 IP, 2H, 4ER, 4BB, 5K (2 HRs). Broadcast Info: First Pitch: 6:10 pm CT How to Watch Today’s Cubs Game: MARQ How to Listen to Today’s Cubs Game: 104.3 The Score Matchup: Cubs vs Mets – Key Injuries: INJURY REPORT Cubs vs. Mets · entering June 22 CHICAGO CUBS Matthew Boyd Knee surgery (meniscectomy) · 15-Day IL SP Jameson Taillon Strained hamstring · 15-Day IL SP Daniel Palencia Elbow inflammation · 15-Day IL RP 60-DAY IL Justin Steele Elbow surgery (UCL revision repair) SP Shelby Miller Tommy John surgery RP Tyler Austin Knee surgery (patella debridement) 1B/OF Hunter Harvey Triceps inflammation RP Cade Horton Tommy John surgery SP Porter Hodge Tommy John surgery RP Riley Martin Strained elbow (flexor) RP NEW YORK METS Francisco Lindor Strained calf · 10-Day IL SS Ronny Mauricio Fractured thumb (left) · 10-Day IL INF Tyrone Taylor Strained hip flexor · 10-Day IL OF Christian Scott Hip impingement · 15-Day IL SP 60-DAY IL Dedniel Núñez Tommy John surgery RP Tylor Megill Tommy John surgery SP Reed Garrett Tommy John surgery RP Justin Hagenman Fractured rib RP Jorge Polanco Wrist contusion 1B Luis Robert Jr. Lumbar spine disc herniation OF Clay Holmes Fractured leg (fibula) SP Cubs & Mets via team rosters · entering June 22 Cubs vs Mets – Citi Field Location: New York City, NY Temperature: 70 degrees (Rain is an issue) Wind: Blowing right to left, 14 MPH Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:54:04 GMT Michael Cerami https://sportspyder.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/articles/57029325 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/articles/57029325 false false The forecast for Queens tonight is pretty ominous, with a 95% chance of thunderstorms in the 5pm hour becoming an 83% chance of heavy thunderstorms at 6pm. Then there’s a break before more storms roll in throughout the late evening and early morning. As such, it sure looks like the Cubs could see their second … The post appeared first on . Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:50:14 GMT Evan Altman https://sportspyder.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/articles/57029287 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/articles/57029287 false false I already said my peace last time when the first round of MLB All-Star Game fan balloting came out. I’m not mad about it, but the whole enterprise is much more about fan enthusiasm than an actual evaluation of player performance. Pete Crow-Armstrong is among the three or four best players in all of baseball so far this year, yet he is FOURTEENTH in All-Star voting … in the National League … in the outfield. There are THIRTY-FOUR TOTAL PLAYERS IN THE NL with more votes than PCA. I mean, he’s getting smoked by Mauricio Dubon. How seriously do you really want me to take this? Anyway, here are the votes. No Cubs are remotely close to being voted in by the fans, and no push from the team will change that by the time voting ends. The Cubs will get their rep(s) by way of managerial selection and injury replacements. Obviously PCA will be one of them. Ben Brown increasingly has a legit shot, too, but that might wind up it for the Cubs. (via MLB) Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:50:45 GMT Brett Taylor https://sportspyder.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/articles/57028592 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/articles/57028592 false false Another ramp-up is right in front of the lefty, who hasn't pitched in a game in over 14 months. If Steele is going to help this Cubs team find its groove later in the summer, it’s now or never. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:48:04 GMT Steve Greenberg https://sportspyder.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/articles/57028555 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/articles/57028555 false false Trey Yesavage and Kazuma Okamoto were among Toronto players taking part in rookie tradition during series with Cubs. Read more. Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:44:18 GMT Dan Bilicki https://sportspyder.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/articles/57028500 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/articles/57028500 false false All right, no more setbacks. The Chicago Cubs have been one of the unluckiest teams when it comes to pitching injuries in MLB this season, and that includes Justin Steele suffering a setback back in April. The left-handed starter had elbow surgery in April 2025 and was hopeful of returning by early June, but a […] Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:22:04 GMT Aldo Soto https://sportspyder.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/articles/57028231 https://sportspyder.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/articles/57028231 false false