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Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Sources: Crow-Armstrong fined after fan incident

According to sources familiar with the situation, Cubs centerfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong, 24, is being fined an undisclosed amount of money for an incident with a fan in the outfield on Sunday at...

Ever See an Inside the Park … GRAND SLAM?

Strictly speaking, James Wood, 23, had his big breakout season last year with the Nats, earning 3.3 WAR and a 127 wRC+ over 157 games out in D.C. But he’s off to an even better start this season,...

Cubs get relief for bullpen, activate Thielbar

Cubs reliever Caleb Thielbar was activated from the 15-day injured list after recovering from a hamstring injury, giving their depleted bullpen a boost.

Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/19/26): Happ Stays at Cleanup, Mo Baller at DH, Brown Bump Day

The Cubs are holding onto first place in the NL Central, but last night’s loss pulled the Brewers within just half a game. That means Milwaukee has gained five games in the standings over the last...

Cubs Activate Caleb Thielbar, DFA Ty Blach

The bullpen revolving door has been spinning furiously for a while now, but at least this revolution brings back one of the guys who was expected to contribute a lot of important innings. Caleb...

Happy Birthday to Fritzie Connally and Scott McClain, Two Cubs Who Could Have Been Contenders

Sometimes things just don’t happen the way you’d like them to. Here’s the story of a couple of Cubs who were born on May 19 and didn’t manage to stay at the top. Despite their early promise,...

Pre-Gamin’: Cubs vs Brewers (6:40 CT) – Lineups, Broadcast Info, Game Thread

CUBS LINEUP — Although they’re still in sole possession of first place, the Cubs aren’t in a great place at the moment, vibe wise. And that was made worse when they lost the most winnable game of...

The Cubs Bullpen Is Getting Some Help: Caleb Thielbar is Back

Slowly, but surely, the Chicago Cubs bullpen is healing up/returning to the big leagues. And today represents a particularly big step forward. Almost a month since Caleb Thielbar limped off the...

Cubs Designate Ty Blach For Assignment

The Cubs have designated left-hander Ty Blach for assignment, per Jordan Bastian of MLB.com. His spot on the roster goes to fellow southpaw Caleb Thielbar, who has been reinstated from the injured...

Vote: Cubs' 'The Jaguar' in running for best Minor League nickname
Turns Out Dexter Fowler Wanted to Come to the Cubs Long Before They Traded for Him

Targeting a player in trade has its pros and cons, largely related to the price tag, the performance projections, and the fit on your roster. But a lesser-discussed issue – because we don’t always...

MLBits: Drake Baldwin Hits IL, Royce Lewis Demoted, Mets Wild Win, More

The Atlanta Braves got Ronald Acuña Jr. back Monday after a two-week hamstring stint. They couldn’t even enjoy it for 24 hours before Drake Baldwin took his place on the IL. Drake Baldwin Heads to...

Forming an All-Breakout Prospect Team
The Rundown: Brewers Mash Cubs, PCA Regrets Vulgar Confrontation, Hoyer Seems Ready to Deal

“They wanna sap your energy, incarcerate your mind” – Industrial Disease by Dire Straits Watching Chicago’s North Side Baseballers lose to the Brewers is never fun, but it’s much worse as a Cubs...

Cubs Prospect Notes: Wing Turning Heads, Kepley Taking Off, Promotion Questions, More

A number of Cubs prospect notes for you today … Everything we see and hear coming out of Arizona on Cubs pitching prospect Kaleb Wing is so impressive: Absolute bulldog mound presence –works...

All Cubs Can Do Right Now Is Let It Go, Start New Streak

I wasn’t even aware that Disney was working on a live-action production of Frozen, nor that principal photography would be taking place in Chicago, but that appears to be the case. It’s going to...

Stressed About the Cubs? Try Yoga … Or Look at the Extreme Soft Spot in the Upcoming Schedule

It’s been a weird year for the Chicago Cubs. They began the season floating at or below .500 for a little bit longer than anyone would like. Then they rattled off a 20-3 stretch, including two...

Last Night Illustrated the Thin Margin for Error for Shota Imanaga

As I was writing the Bullets this morning, I recognized that I was focused on the offense’s needs, even after a game where the pitching gave up nine runs. That was intentional – the point is that...

Michael Busch Is One of MLB’s Best Hitters Right Now (…and the Only Cub Hitting)

Even including a monster effort on Opening Day (3-5, two 2Bs, BB), Michael Busch got off to a horrendous start offensively this season. Through his first 15 games of the year (60 PAs), Busch...

Pete Crow-Armstrong Regrets His “Poor Word Choice,” and the Impact on Women and Young Fans

Like I said about the whole dust-up between Pete Crow-Armstrong and a White Sox fan who’d apparently made a specific trip to heckle him in center field, I don’t think PCA had any reason to...

Former MLB GM reveals what Cubs need to address at trade deadline

This would help Chicago's World Series hopes.

Cubs' Carson Kelly is the 'King of ABS'

Kelly is showing he can handle the new system.

Needing the Offense to Carry the Load, Mo’s Role, Nico’s Slump, Murphy’s Schtick, and Other Cubs Bullets

Sometimes I’ll discover that someone has blocked me on a social media site, and I just want want to know why. It’s like, I’m totally fine with the block, I’m sure I earned it, and I won’t try to...

Amid struggles, Cubs now stuck facing Brewers' hard-throwing Jacob Misiorowski

In what could be another season-long battle to the finish line, a victory for the visiting Milwaukee Brewers over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday would pr

MLB trade rumor should cause Cubs to go out and trade for former Cy Young Award winner

This could be the move the Cubs need.

Jed Hoyer has no excuse but to make this Cubs trade during MLB trade deadline
Cardinals trade rumors should lead to Cubs trade, but it likely won’t for one reason
Cubs trade rumors could lead to deal with Yankees for 24-year-old slugger

Could the Yankees pull this off?

Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (5/18/26): Brewers 9, Cubs 3 – Milwaukee Snaps Wrigley Winning Streak

The Cubs home winning streak came to an end Monday night when the Brewers beat them handedly. Starting pitcher Shōta Imanaga had his worst outing of the season and the outcome was decided early....

Predicting this season’s All-MLB Team
Monday, May 18, 2026
Blasts by Cody Bellinger, Jazz Chisholm Jr. help Yankees top Jays

Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a tiebreaking two-run homer with two outs in the seventh inning and David Bednar retired Vladimir Guerrero Jr. with two on in th

Jake Bauers, Christian Yelich spark Brewers' rout of Cubs

Jake Bauers homered and drove in four runs on Monday night to help the visiting Milwaukee Brewers earn a 9-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs.,Christian

Jake Bauers homers, drives in 4 runs as the Brewers beat the Cubs 9-3 in series opener

CHICAGO (AP) — Jake Bauers homered and drove in four runs, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 9-3 on Monday night in the first meeting this season between the longtime NL Central...

Cubs' home winning streak snapped by Brewers in NLDS rematch
Enhanced Box Score: Brewers 9, Cubs 3 – May 18, 2026

Really not the way you wanted to see this Brewers series begin, with a clunker on the mound and at the plate. Shota Imanaga wasn’t missing by much, but he was missing just frequently enough...

Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong says he regrets 'choice of words' after exchange with White Sox fan

PCA's vulgar response to a heckling White Sox fan was caught on camera over the weekend in Chicago

Is This the Start of the Comeback? Dansby Swanson Puts One Out on the Street

OK, so the Cubs are statistically unlikely to come all the way back in this one, but if it WERE going to happen, it’s gotta start somewhere, right? Dansby Swanson clobbered a two-run shot to get...

PCA regrets 'choice of words' in exchange with fan...

Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong apologized Monday for his "choice of words" in a heated exchange with a fan during the team's loss to the White Sox on Sunday.

PCA regrets 'choice of words' in exchange with White Sox fan
Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/18/26): Conforto DH Again, PCA in Center, Imanaga Starting

The Cubs haven’t exactly been lighting the world on fire offensively, and certainly not when facing good starting pitching, but Craig Counsell is betting that water will find its level. If you...

Cubs '25 second-rounder makes Prospect Team of the Week
Chicago Cubs Lineup: Michael Conforto Again, Of Course

CUBS LINEUP — The Cubs dropped the finale on the South Side of Chicago yesterday, which makes that three series losses in a row. And all that heading into the first Cubs-Brewers series of the...

The Rundown: Crown White Sox Temporarily, Brewers Invade Wrigley, Phillies Getting Hot Under Mattingly

“And when it comes to baseball, we have two favorite clubs. The Go-Go White Sox… and whoever plays the Cubs!” – Southside Irish by The Irish Choir The White Sox own bragging rights between...

The First Cubs-Brewers Series of the Season Starts Tonight – Here’s What You Need to Know

Cubs vs Brewers— Despite two ten-game winning streaks before the end of May, the Chicago Cubs are tied in the loss column with the Milwaukee Brewers, who’ve come surging back from last place with...

Michael Conforto Continues to Rake When It Matters Most

The loss was the main shame, to be sure, but it also sucks that the Cubs lost yesterday after another hero moment from Michael Conforto. That COULD have been a really special moment in this...

MLBits: Zack Wheeler Outduels Paul Skenes, Phillies Stay Hot, Pitcher Injury Carousel Continues to Spin, More

Surely no one in these parts was tuned in — we had a must-see Crosstown Series matchup of our own — but the Paul Skenes vs. Zack Wheeler showdown in Pittsburgh was, on paper, about as good as...

Clearly, the Wind Absolutely Hates Ian Happ

I’m not gonna say the Cubs “almost won” yesterday if not for a particular Ian Happ fly out. That isn’t really the point here, because we know things like that happen on both sides throughout a...

Free MLB home run picks, odds for May 18: Ian Happ among proven expert's top Monday HR player props

SportsLine expert Angelo "Amags" Magliocca has identified his best MLB home run props picks for Monday, May 18

One Relief Bright Spot for the Cubs? Jacob Webb

The Cubs bullpen has been more than just an issue this season. It’s been the issue. And while that’s not entirely any one player or executive’s fault — there have been a TON of injuries both to...

Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers – Series Preview (May 18-20): Overview, Game and Broadcast Info, Starting Pitchers, W2W4

The Cubs (29-18) slowed down from their red-hot 20-3 stretch with a 3-6 road trip against the Rangers, Braves, and White Sox. The offense struggled to score runs in Atlanta and Texas, but the...

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