Who are the best players born on each day of the year? We have a list for every day on the calendar. Here’s a subjective ranking of the top five for Sept. 26. 1) Bobby Shantz (1925) The 1952 American League Most Valuable Player after winning 24 games for Philadelphia ...
“To Cubs fans,” the pitcher said in English. “I'm going to do my best to contribute to the Cubs winning the World Series. I look forward to meeting you at Wrigley Field.” Did you like this story? In this story: Chicago Cubs Senior Reporter Jordan Bastian covers the Cubs for MLB...
Winning ways Cubs pitcher Tapani leads with a selfless attitude that puts team firstMIKE KILEY
Jun 7, 2024; Arlington, Texas, USA; Texas Rangers relief pitcher Jesus Tinoco (59) delivers a pitch to the San Francisco Giants during the eighth inning at Globe Life Field / Jim Cowsert-USA TODAY Sports There have been some questions about what theChicago Cubsmight do ahead of the tr...
Bernie spent eight seasons in Philadelphia, playing every position on the field except pitcher and catcher. ~William Marriott 1893–1969 (Cubs 1917-1920) Marriott was a utility man for the Cubs, playing a little everywhere including 2B, SS, 3B, and OF. The problem was he didn’t play ...
Quad Cities starting pitcher Ben Kudrna was facing the Cubs for the third time this season. Those prior two outings included him pitching back on opening day, and surrendering the home run to Jefferson Rojas in his first Midwest League at-bat. Kudrna recorded to quick outs to begin the game...
DES MOINES, IA – On the back of 6.0 scoreless innings from starting pitcher Brandon Birdsell, the Iowa Cubs (57-71) defeated the Memphis Redbirds (62-66) by a 4-2 score today at Principal Park. In the fourth, Owen Caissie drove in a run with a triple and came in to score ...
According toRobert Murray of FanSided, Edwards has signed a minor league contract with theSan Diego Padres. This will be his second stint with that organization after he was previously there in 2019 when the Cubs traded him at the deadline in exchange for Brad Wieck. He'll be hoping this ...
Despite his record-setting season of 1938, Larry French was a pretty good starting pitcher during his Major League career. He won 18 games for the Pirates twice, and had two good years with the Cubs in 1935 and 1936, winning 17 and 18 games respectively. He finished his Major League ...
You have to go back to 1974 to find the previous pitcher to have at least six wins and a better ERA in a single month (Jim Kaat went 7-0 with a 0.30 ERA that September). In his final outing of August, Arrieta provided an exclamation point. On the road against the first-place ...