Cubs hope to get 2023 version of Julian Merryweather this season
Reliever Porter Hodge, vying for the closer role, made throwing his splitter a priority this spring. It was a pitch he ...
Cubs drop first exhibition game in Tokyo 3-0
The Cubs dropped their first exhibition game in Tokyo 3-0 to the Hanshin Tigers. In the first of two contests, the Cubs ...
Cardinals fans can only laugh as Cubs consider truly desperate pitching addition
The Chicago Cubs are in desperate need of pitching depth, which could lead them to an ex-St. Louis Cardinals ace with a ...
Cubs get a taste of NPB atmosphere in exhibition game against Hanshin Tigers: 'I was feeding off it'
With the team going with a bullpen day for their first exhibition game in Japan, Merryweather opened for the Cubs against the ...
Smoking areas in clubhouse, no pitch clock: MLB players get a little taste of baseball in Japan
The Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers can party like it’s 2022 on a baseball field for a few days in Japan, and even like it’s 1982 off of it.
Chicago Cubs notes from Tokyo: Matthew Boyd’s roots to Japanese baseball — and a healthy Julian Merryweather
Matthew Boyd’s appreciation for baseball’s popularity in Japan and its stars can be traced to his roots. Boyd grew up roughly 30 minutes outside Seattle and became a big Mariners fan when the ...