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Cubs join exclusive list of teams with 9+ homers in game

September 1, 2026

Given an opportunity to gain immediate ground on the Brewers -- who they came into their Aug. 31 series opener trailing by eight games in the NL Central -- the Cubs did not hold back.

With two outs in the bottom of the first, Tyrone Taylor and Nico Hoerner launched back-to-back

Looking back on the Cubs' no-hitters

September 4, 2024

The Cubs have thrown 18 no-hitters in franchise history. The team has employed 14 pitchers who went on to make the Hall of Fame, but none of them are on that short list of those who threw no-nos for the club.

All-time greats Fergie Jenkins, Pete Alexander and Mordecai "Three Finger"

How Chicago's 'Take Me Out to the Ballgame' tradition has stood the test of time

@MLBastian
August 25, 2026

CHICAGO -- It has become tradition at Wrigley Field. In the middle of the seventh inning, fans rise from their seats and join together in belting out the words to "Take Me Out to the Ballgame." A smiling caricature of Harry Caray looks on from the broadcast booth.

The late Caray

Remembering all 13 cycles in Cubs history

@MLBastian
June 15, 2026

CHICAGO -- Among the many possible feats on a baseball diamond, there is something satisfying about a cycle. There are more impactful accomplishments, but there is also a bit of magic and wonder that exists when circumstances align to create a performance that cleanly checks four simple boxes.

Single. Double. Triple.

Ernie Banks' most memorable moments

January 31, 2026

“Let’s play two!”

Those immortal words belong to one man. And Ernie Banks meant it every time he said it.

The legendary Cubs slugger was a two-time MVP, a 14-time All-Star and hit 512 home runs (most all time by a Cubs player until Sammy Sosa hit 545 from 1992-2004) over a

Cubs icons with statue around Wrigley

@MLBastian
January 14, 2026

CHICAGO -- So much history has taken place at Wrigley Field, but only a select few franchise icons have been honored with their likeness forged in bronze.

Outside of the Friendly Confines, the Cubs established “statue row” during 2022 to display the effigies of the franchise’s all-time great players. Tributes for

The best Cubs pitching season of every era

@MLBastian
January 13, 2026

CHICAGO -- The nature of pitching has changed over the many decades of baseball's history. Not only have aspects of the mound been altered, but the abilities of the arms and the way staffs are constructed have also evolved over time.

That makes identifying the greatest single-season performance by a pitcher

Cubs’ Top 5 righty starters: Bastian’s take

@MLBastian
January 13, 2026

*No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

Cubs' Top 5 shortstops: Bastian's take

@MLBastian
January 13, 2026

*No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

Bryant, Ryno top Cubs' best 1-game displays

@MLBastian
January 13, 2026

CHICAGO -- One of the beauties of baseball is that no one knows what will happen after the first pitch of a game is thrown. For the next nine innings, each player on the field has a chance to be a hero, make history or rise to the rank of

Cubs' Top 5 left fielders: Bastian's take

@MLBastian
January 13, 2026

*No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

Cubs' Top 5 lefty starters: Bastian's take

@MLBastian
January 13, 2026

*No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

Cubs' Top 5 relief pitchers: Bastian's take

@MLBastian
January 13, 2026

*No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

Cubs' medal stand of GMs: Bastian's take 

@MLBastian
January 13, 2026

*No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we are following our player rankings at each position with the best managers and president of baseball operations/general managers for each franchise, based on their careers while with that club. These rankings are for fun

Cubs’ Top 5 first basemen: Bastian's take

@MLBastian
January 13, 2026

*No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

The Cubs' best off the bench: Bastian's take

@MLBastian
January 13, 2026

CHICAGO -- *No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are

Cubs' Top 5 managers: Bastian's take

@MLBastian
January 13, 2026

*No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we are following our Top 5 player rankings at each position with the best managers for each franchise, based on their careers while with that club. These rankings are for fun and debate purposes only

Cubs’ Top 5 second basemen: Bastian's take

@MLBastian
January 13, 2026

*No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

Cubs' Top 5 third basemen: Bastian's take

@MLBastian
January 13, 2026

*No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

Cubs' Top 5 right fielders: Bastian's take

@MLBastian
January 13, 2026

*No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

Cubs' Top 5 center fielders: Bastian's take

@MLBastian
January 13, 2026

No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are for fun

Hot take: 5 best catchers in Cubs history

@MLBastian
January 13, 2026

CHICAGO -- No one loves a good debate quite like baseball fans, and with that in mind, we asked each of our beat reporters to rank the top five players by position in the history of their franchise, based on their career while playing for that club. These rankings are

LaHair's path from non-prospect to Cubs All-Star

@MLBastian
January 12, 2026

Editor's note: This story was initially published in late 2019 as part of an MLB.com series on cult heroes for each ballclub.

The best Cubs to wear each uniform number

@MLBastian
January 12, 2026

CHICAGO -- The flags that fly atop the foul poles at Wrigley Field feature the most recognizable numbers in Cubs history -- digits no player will don again on the North Side.

There is No. 10 for Ron Santo and No. 14 for Ernie Banks. Ryne Sandberg's No. 23 ripples in