Cubs Post the Worst Playoff Slugging Ever. Suzuki's Next.
The Cubs posted the worst slugging percentage in postseason history against the Padres, and Seiya Suzuki may have just played his last game in Chicago.
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MLB Built the Playoffs for This Night by Accident
Four separate MLB Wild Card Series all hit win-or-go-home status on the exact same night this week, and nobody in the league office planned it that way.
The White Sox Turnaround Is Wilder Than the Cubs'
The Cubs clinching a playoff spot is the least surprising part of Thursday. A White Sox team three years removed from historic futility got there first.
Pete Crow-Armstrong's 40-40 Season Joins a Club of Two
Pete Crow-Armstrong became the 7th player ever to go 40-40, leads MLB in WAR, and broke a 56-year-old Cubs record. Why isn't he this week's headline?
Four MLB Playoff Races Nobody Has Settled Yet
Half a game separates the Cubs from losing a wild card spot. The Guardians are barely above .500 and still in. Judge is back and so is the AL East fight.
No Pitcher Has Ever Blown Saves Like Jacob Webb Just Did
Jacob Webb is the first pitcher since 1969 to blow three straight saves on a two-out, ninth-inning homer, and the shape of the failure never changes.
The AL Wild Card 'Chaos' Everyone Has Wrong
Everyone says the AL wild card is a chaotic seven-team pileup while the NL is basically settled. The actual games-back numbers tell a different story entirely.
Pete Crow-Armstrong Hit 3 Home Runs Saturday and Then Just... Kept Going
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit three home runs Saturday, added two more Sunday, and the Cubs might be watching a swing that's recalibrating in real time.
Pete Crow-Armstrong Just Made the MVP Race Weird
Pete Crow-Armstrong's three-homer game is the least interesting part. MLB's own account just compared him to 2018 Mookie Betts, and that's not an accident.
The Cubs Set a Record and Lost in the Same Game
The Cubs broke a franchise record with 30 unanswered runs across three games -- then blew a 4-0 lead and lost on a Diamondbacks walkoff in the very same game.
Arozarena Bookended a Game Nobody's Talking About
Randy Arozarena homered on the first pitch he saw, robbed one on defense, then walked it off on the last pitch he saw. Still a quiet Saturday for him.
PCA's Leadoff and Walk-Off Homer Stuns White Sox
Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a leadoff homer AND a walk-off homer in the same game, the 6th player in MLB history to do it, locking up back-to-back 30-30 seasons.
Joshua Báez Did Something No One Ever Has
Joshua Báez turned his first MLB at-bat into his third home run trot before the Cubs could blink. Nobody in 150-plus years of baseball had ever done that.
24 Teams Are Still Alive for the MLB Playoffs
Twenty-four MLB teams sit within six games of a playoff spot in mid-August, and the trade deadline's biggest names all landed on contenders, not rebuilders.
Masyn Winn's Diving Throw Should Not Be Legal
Masyn Winn dove into the hole and uncorked an 83.3 MPH throw to rob Pete Crow-Armstrong, and nothing else from Cardinals-Cubs is going to top it.
A $15 Bet Turned Into $149,477 and I'm Sick
A Hollywood, Florida bettor turned $15 into $149,477 on a 15-leg MLB parlay, and I've re-read this bet slip more today than my own bank statement.
Dodgers' Losing Streak Hits Six After Cubs Sweep
The Dodgers just traded for Tarik Skubal and lost six straight anyway. The Cubs completed the sweep, and no deadline arm was going to fix this.
Tarik Skubal's Dodgers Debut Made Detroit's Return Look Even Worse
Tarik Skubal allowed one true mistake in six innings against the Cubs. For a two-time Cy Young winner traded for three prospects, that's the whole argument.
The Cubs Bet the Farm on a Guy on the IL
The Cubs beat the Brewers to Clay Holmes, added Gausman and Garrett too. One problem: Holmes hasn't pitched since May, and Milwaukee didn't stand still either.
The Yankees Were the Only Team With No Choice
Four contenders made trade deadline moves this week, but only the Yankees didn't have a real choice. Here's what the other three were actually betting on.
Vegas Is Fading the Public on Three Games Tonight
Three MLB games, one pattern: sharp money is hammering the same side the public won't touch. Here's what the reverse-line-movement gap actually means.
Savannah Bananas Just Sold Out Wrigley Three Times
The Savannah Bananas sold out Wrigley Field three nights running with Cubs legends in on the bit. At 120,000 fans, 'it's just a gimmick' stopped holding up.
The Cubs Need Tarik Skubal More Than They Admit
The Cubs, Braves, and Rays are all chasing Tarik Skubal ahead of August 3. Here's why Chicago's contention window makes this the most rational—and riskiest—bet of the deadline.
The 2026 Trade Deadline Is Going to Be Chaos
When 23 of 30 teams are within striking distance of a wild card, everyone is a buyer. That's when asking prices become irrational — and nobody wins.
Eight RBIs From the Ninth Spot. Sure.
Dansby Swanson hit 3 home runs and drove in 8 from the ninth spot as the Cubs demolished the Padres 23-3. The hottest anonymous team in baseball.
Cubs' Rotation Is Gone. Hoyer Called It a Plan.
The Cubs have lost 80% of their Opening Day rotation to injury. Hoyer's "mostly internal" answer is triage dressed as strategy.
PCA Swept the Mets. They Fired Their Manager.
Pete Crow-Armstrong just led the Cubs to a 4-game sweep of the Mets. New York traded him away in 2021. Then they fired their manager about it.
Pete Crow-Armstrong Screamed at a Fan and His Non-Apology Said Everything
Pete Crow-Armstrong screamed an obscene slur at a woman at a wedding shower, then issued a statement that mentioned her zero times. The Cubs lost 9-8.