CINCINNATI -- Two days after completing simulated game-like activities at Wrigley Field, Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson was activated from the 10-day injured list and started ninth in the lineup against the Reds on Friday night at Great American Ball Park.

Swanson missed 28 games because of a left oblique strain. At the

Shota Imanaga continued his strong September with his best start in a month, this time against an opponent bound for October baseball.

Imanaga threw six innings of one-run ball in the Cubs’ 8-4 win over the Braves at Wrigley Field on Wednesday, striking out eight and allowing four hits.

The National League Central has had a strong 2026, from the Brewers’ MLB-best 95-58 record to MVP favorite Pete Crow-Armstrong, Cy Young frontrunner Jacob Misiorowski or a pair of leading Rookie of the Year candidates. A trio of the division’s stars could additionally make some unique offensive history.

The Cardinals’ [Alec

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Alex Bregman has been surging at the plate the past few weeks, to the tune of a 1.137 OPS with 14 home runs over his past 35 games entering Friday.

The Cubs were off on Thursday, but that doesn’t mean Bregman cooled off. This time, it was his horse that did

CHICAGO – Pete Crow-Armstrong has joked in the past that he has not put up the best numbers when the Wrigley Field crowd unites in chanting his initials. That perceived trend has not continued with the new chants that roar through the Friendly Confines these days.

When Crow-Armstrong was in the

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CHICAGO – Dansby Swanson walked into the Cubs’ clubhouse – following a round of simulated game-like activities on the field Wednesday afternoon – and took a seat as his locker.

“I’ve had a wild 48 hours,” Swanson said.

There is no slowing down Junior Caminero these days -- unless he's circling the bases.

At the end of August, Caminero surged to the No. 2 spot in our latest MVP poll. In the three weeks since, the 24-year-old has closed the gap some more -- so much so

We live for breakouts here at MLB Pipeline. They’re proof of many things in baseball. For example, players aren’t robots and can improve their standing in the game, and when we say player development isn’t linear, it also means that unforeseen leaps in value are included. The sport’s beauty is

CHICAGO – The Cubs will have to wait another year to try to unseat the rival Brewers as the National League Central champions.

With a 6-3 loss to the Braves on Tuesday night at Wrigley Field, the North Siders were officially knocked out of the division race. The loss

CHICAGO – The Cubs pieced together a schedule for Dansby Swanson that included a brief stint with Triple-A Iowa and a return to the big league club by this coming weekend in Cincinnati. The specific plan has now been altered a bit due to rainy conditions in Omaha,

CHICAGO – Dating back to his early days with the Cubs, Pete Crow-Armstrong always showed a level of respect for the team’s icons when they would visit Spring Training or make a stop by Wrigley Field. One legendary Cub that the current center fielder has loved getting to know over

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The release of the Arizona Fall League rosters always acts as a wonderful balm for prospect fans.

The Minor League season is winding down with the postseason and the fear of not being able to track future stars until next season is assuaged with the knowledge that some of the best

The Roberto Clemente Award is one of the most prestigious honors in Major League Baseball. This year’s Clemente Award nominees were announced on MLB Network on Monday morning ahead of MLB’s annual Roberto Clemente Day, which takes place each year on Sept. 15 -- which also

CHICAGO -- If a baseball season is a marathon, as the old adage goes, then the Cubs have roughly two miles to go until the finish line. The time has come to see how much is left in the collective tank, because there is still time for Chicago to shore

CHICAGO -- The Cubs did what they could to hold their ground against Pirates ace Paul Skenes and then felt the tide shift after the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner was out of the game on Saturday afternoon.

The North Siders scored two runs in the eighth inning --

CHICAGO – The Cubs do not know exactly how things are going to go for Edward Cabrera as he shifts into a relief role in a crucial part of the season and with postseason baseball on the horizon. They do know what a best-case scenario can look like, however, and

Get on. Get over. Get in. It's what Kane Kepley has done better than almost anyone in 2026.

Between two Minor League levels, the Cubs’ No. 5 prospect has shown an exceptional feel for the zone, drawing 120 free passes, the fifth-most by a Minor Leaguer in

CHICAGO -- Even as his offensive numbers remained uncharacteristically low into July, Alex Bregman continued to say that a turnaround was coming. There was a process happening behind the scenes and a trust that the work was going to lead to a reverse in production.

CHICAGO -- Cubs manager Craig Counsell has been consistent in his stance that the key to getting the bullpen back on track in the coming weeks is to continue to lean on and trust the arms that are already in the fold. That does not entirely rule out help coming

Josiah Hartshorn isn't your typical sixth-round pick -- that much was clear when the Cubs signed him to a record $2 million bonus last July.

At just 19, the switch-hitting phenom is capping his outstanding debut season with his second promotion, and he seems to be fitting in just