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Cubs trade struggling veteran Taillon to Blue Jays

Veteran right-handed starter Jameson Taillon, who has a 5.92 ERA this season, was traded from the Cubs to the Blue Jays for future considerations.

Cubs trade Taillon to Blue Jays for PTBNL or cash after DFA move
Cubs Trade Jameson Taillon to Blue Jays for PTBNL or Cash

A few days after designating Jameson Taillon for assignment, the Cubs have traded him to the Blue Jays for either a player to be named later or cash considerations. It’s hard to imagine much...

Blue Jays acquire righty Taillon from Cubs
Blue Jays trade for former Cubs $68 million starter ahead of MLB deadline

This is an interesting trade for the Blue Jays ahead of the deadline.

Blue Jays Acquire Jameson Taillon

The Blue Jays have acquired Jameson Taillon from the Cubs, the team announced. Utility player Lenyn Sosa is moving to the 60-day IL to make room for the right-hander on the 40-man roster. Toronto...

Cubs Showing Interest in Basically Everyone as They Try to Add Multiple Pitchers

Even with a number of pitchers expected back from the IL in the near future, the Cubs would reportedly like to add three arms at the deadline. That comes from Ken Rosenthal and Patrick Mooney of...

Chicago Cubs Lineup (8/2/26): Rea Looks to Stay Hot Against Cole

All the talk around MLB is focused on Tarik Skubal going to the Dodgers, a move that will directly impact the Cubs when the lefty takes the mound for LA in the next few days. The expectation is...

Cubs Interested In Soriano, Weaver, Hoffman

Few contenders need pitching more desperately than the Cubs. As ESPN’s Jesse Rogers put it this morning, “If there’s an [available] pitcher out there, they are very likely talking to that...

Cubs Minor League News: Alcantara with 40-game on-base streak, Hallquist homers twice
How Cubs inadvertently helped Dodgers trade for Tarik Skubal

The Cubs played a big role in the Dodgers' blockbuster acquisition.

Dodgers Land Tarik Skubal for 3 Prospects, Including Zyhir Hope

Well, at least it wasn’t the Brewers. News broke late Saturday night that the Dodgers have acquired lefty Tarik Skubal in exchange for three prospects. Outfielder Zyhir Hope, who went to LA as...

Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (8/1/26): Cubs 5, Yankees 2 – Peterson, Hoerner Lead Way

The Cubs and Yankees played the second game of their series at Wrigley Field Saturday night. Both sides got excellent efforts from their starting pitchers but it was the home squad that came out...

Yankees turn to Gerrit Cole as they seek to take series from Cubs

The New York Yankees will go for a series victory and a winning road trip when they face the Chicago Cubs in the rubber match of their three-game seri

Hoerner, PCA spark Cubs' comeback win over Yankees
Saturday, August 1, 2026
Peterson a success for Cubs' pitching group as club seeks more arms at Deadline
BREAKING: Dodgers Land Tarik Skubal in Blockbuster Deal with the Tigers

Well, the dream was fun while it lasted, but Tarik Skubal, one of the best pitchers on the planet and certainly the best pitcher available at the 2026 MLB Trade Deadline, has been traded to the...

Pete Crow-Armstrong's go-ahead triple lifts Cubs to 5-2 win over Yankees

CHICAGO (AP) — Pete Crow-Armstrong drove in the go-ahead run with a seventh-inning triple and scored twice as the Chicago Cubs evened their series with the New York Yankees with a 5-2 win on...

Surging Cubs score runs in late innings, deal loss to Yankees

Nico Hoerner hit the tying homer and Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a go-ahead triple to help the host Chicago Cubs post a 5-2 victory over the New York Yank

Key takeaways: Cubs 5, Yankees 2
Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 5, Yankees 2 – August 1, 2026

7th inning. Tie game. Pitchers’ duel with the wind howling in. Who comes through? Duh! None other than future NL MVP Pete Crow-Armstrong! In a marquee matchup that pitted Yankees’ ace reliever...

Braves Acquiring Lane Thomas and Bailey Falter from the Royals

The trade deadline is less than two days away, meaning things should start heating up soon, maybe even later this evening (Update: The White Sox just acquired Luis Castillo from the Seattle...

Breaking: Chicago White Sox Trade for Mariners Righty Luis Castillo

That’s a big one! All day (and week) long we’ve been discussing rumors of Chicago acquiring a controllable starter from the Seattle Mariners (George Kirby or Emerson Hancock), but this is not that...

Nico Hoerner Interrupts a Brewers-Skubal Rumor with This Game-Tying Home Run!

Of course, Nico Hoerner (of all people) homers on a night when the wind is HOWLING in (of all nights). That was just his sixth blast of the year, but it was a big one, tying the game for the Cubs...

Chicago Cubs Lineup (8/1/26): Peterson Trying to Cook Against Fried

Without losing focus on the fact that the Cubs are still playing very well on the whole, these last few games have been tough to watch. They’ve scored just six runs over 29 innings, and four of...

Pre-Gamin’: Cubs vs Yankees (6:15 CT) – Lineups, Broadcast Info, Game Thread

CUBS LINEUP — The Cubs tried, for the third time this season, to reach 16-games over .500 last night. And although Shota Imanaga and the Cubs bullpen held up their end of the bargain, holding the...

Potential Cubs Trade Target Jose Soriano Scratched from His Start Tonight

Man, teams are just not messing around this year. You always see some scratches before the deadline, but usually it’s the guys you more or less KNOW are being dealt (i.e., rentals on sure-fire...

Cubs Minor League News: Cabrera rehab start, Ramirez homers, SB scores 15 runs
On This Day: Cardinals legends stole four bases on a single pitch in wild scene vs. Cubs

It was one of the wildest plays in MLB history.

Yankees Trading Righty Camilo Doval to the Pirates

The Trade Deadline is a fickle beast. One year, you’re a big trade acquisition at the deadline. The next year? You’re a guy the team is dumping. So it is for reliever Camilo Doval, who, at this...

REPORT: Cubs “Want to Add Three Pitchers” Before the Deadline

File this under vague, but very promising/encouraging new Cubs rumors for the 2026 MLB Trade Deadline. Chicago Cubs Rumors According to Ken Rosenthal and Patrick Mooney, the Chicago Cubs are...

Oh, Hello: Sounds Like the Mariners Are Making George Kirby Available (REPORT)

Because of the Mariners’ enviable collection of impact big-league (or big-league-ready) starting pitching, they’ve been the center of trade rumors for, honestly, a few years now. Everyone always...

Cubs Interested In Ray, Holmes, Hancock, Mize, Bullpen Help

It is no surprise that pitching is the Cubs’ biggest deadline need, and Chicago has already been linked to such hurlers as Tarik Skubal, Freddy Peralta, and Reid Detmers just within the last few...

Cubs Linked Heavily to Freddy Peralta, Mets Seeking Top-100 Prospect in Return

Freddy Peralta has long been viewed as a potential Cubs target at the deadline, and multiple reports have him among Jed Hoyer’s top names. Peralta was scratched from his Friday start and is almost...

Cabrera Rehabs, Ramirez’s Role, Kelly’s Debut, Deadline Depth, and Other Cubs Bullets

Good morning, Bleacher Nation. Tough one yesterday facing the version of Will Warren the Yankees have been pining for. Even more so with Max Fried on the mound this evening for the Yankees and...

The Brewers Just Made a Small Trade That Should Worry You About a Bigger One

Today, the Brewers and Guardians have gotten together on a two-for-two swap of big leaguers: 29-year-old outfielder Blake Perkins and 26-year-old reliever Craig Yoho (3.15 ERA) are headed to the...

John Baker Day 2026 – The Show

2014 Cubs ERA leader, catcher, and Mental Skills Coordinator ⁠John Baker⁠ and his virtuosic trombonist brother ⁠Will⁠ celebrate “⁠The Night the Backup Catcher Got the Win⁠” with Danny Rockett,...

Yankees play the Cubs with 1-0 series lead

New York Yankees (62-48, second in the AL East) vs. Chicago Cubs (62-48, second in the NL Central) Chicago; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Max Fried (4-3, 3.23 ERA, 1.02...

Visiting Yankees turn to Max Fried, looking to claim series from Cubs

The visiting New York Yankees will try to keep the Chicago Cubs quiet at the plate when they meet for the second game of their three-game series on Sa

Friday, July 31, 2026
Cabrera throws 43 pitches, tops out at 98.8 mph in first rehab start
Will Warren dominant, Amed Rosario and Spencer Jones go deep as Yankees top Cubs 2-0

CHICAGO (AP) — Will Warren pitched four-hit ball into the seventh inning, Amed Rosario and rookie Spencer Jones each homered and the New York Yankees edged the Chicago Cubs 2-0 on Friday. The...

Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (7/31/26): Yankees 2, Cubs 0 – Yanks Pitch Shutout at Wrigley

The Cubs and Yankees began their series on a cloudy Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field. The home team could not get their offense into gear all day long, and they went down in a shutout defeat....

Warren outduels Imanaga as Yankees blank Cubs
Key takeaways: Yankees 2, Cubs 0
Will Warren spins best start of season as Yankees blank Cubs

Will Warren tossed 6 2/3 shutout innings to help the visiting New York Yankees to a 2-0 win over the Chicago Cubs on Friday afternoon in the opener of

Now How That Was Supposed to Go: Yankees 2, Cubs 0 – July 31, 2026

See? This is why everyone is saying the Cubs need to trade for offense at the trade deadline to go alongside their excellent pitching! All jokes aside, that’s a brutal loss for the Cubs, as it was...

Cubs predicted to trade for Mets' 2.39 ERA starting pitcher amid dire need

This Cubs prediction would make a lot of sense amid the team's dire deadline need.

Cubs' Hollowell on IL; closer Palencia nears return

The Cubs placed reliever Gavin Hollowell on the 15-day IL with right shoulder inflammation and recalled left-hander Antoine Kelly from Triple-A Iowa.

Cubs believed to have 'best shot' of trading for Mariners' 3.26 ERA ace-level pitcher

This 3.26 ERA starter would be great for the Cubs, but very costly.

Another Potential Cubs Trade Target, Freddy Peralta, Scratched from His Start Tonight

Oooh, it’s gonna be a good weekend. First, Tigers starter (and potential Cubs trade target) Casey Mize was scratched from his start tonight. And now, Mets starter (and potential Cubs trade target)...

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