With a journalism degree from Eastern Illinois University and a decade of Cubs reporting, my work has appeared on 670 The Score, ESPN 1000, and the Pinwheels and Ivy Podcast. I cover Cubs news and analysis for Sports Mockery, including roster moves, game breakdowns, and prospect development.
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Matt Shaw went 1-for-9, with four strikeouts against the Dodgers, but it's not his bat that raised my eyebrow. He had less than 20 plate appearances in spring training before going over to Japan and then faced a pair of starters who may have the best splitters in baseball. Yeah, I'm not surprised...
The Dodgers don't need any extra help, but apparently rules don't apply to them either. This was one of the most obvious fan interference calls you can make and instead MLB gifted Shohei Ohtani a home run in Game 2 of the Tokyo Series between the Cubs and Dodgers on Wednesday. Ohtani smashed a Nate...
Shōta Imanaga pitched four no-hit innings and Miguel Amaya drove in a run with an RBI-double in the second inning, but the Cubs fell short on Opening Day, losing to the Dodgers 4-1 in Tokyo. If you look at the box score you'll probably assume that Ben Brown's outing was a lot worse than it actually...
Well, it turns out that the Los Angeles Dodgers won't be at 100% this week and will be without one of their stars against the Chicago Cubs in Japan. Mookie Betts, who is back to being the Dodgers' every-day shortstop, has lost about 15 pounds because of an illness and on Sunday night Dave Roberts...
Cubs manager Craig Counsell revealed that Matt Shaw will be joining the team on their flight to Japan, officially opening the door for the organization's top prospect to make his MLB debut on Opening Day. To be clear this isn't quite the Cubs saying that Shaw is 100% making it on the active roster...
The Chicago Cubs are going to finalize their roster for Japan later today before they fly overseas and it seems like the team may play it safe when it comes to their top prospect Matt Shaw. Cubs beat reporter Patrick Mooney mentioned on Monday night in The Athletic that although Shaw and fellow...
The Chicago Cubs will be traveling to Japan on Tuesday and for at least the first two regular season games against the Los Angeles Dodgers the mystery on the bench has been answered. Rule 5 draft pick Gage Workman and former top-50 prospect Vidal Bruján will both be making the trip overseas, which...
It was a small sample size, but right-handed relief pitcher Yency Almonte looked pretty damn good out of the Cubs bullpen in 2024. Unfortunately, Almonte's season was cut short after he suffered a shoulder injury in May. Now, the righty is back with the Cubs. According to ESPN's Jesse Rogers, the...
Don't lie, you were worried and well maybe I was too at first. Luckily, it turns out that Pete Crow-Armstrong's hamstring tightness was indeed a minor issue. The Cubs starting center fielder was scratched from Monday's lineup against the Arizona Diamondbacks, but he's back in there Tuesday against...
As of now it doesn't appear to be a serious concern, but nevertheless it grabs your attention whenever a player is scratched from the starting lineup just a few minutes before first pitch. Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong was originally scheduled to leadoff on Monday against the Arizona...
FINALLY! Top Cubs prospect Matt Shaw is starting at third base and batting second Sunday against the Cincinnati Reds after missing the team's first 1.5 weeks of spring training games. Shaw, who was penciled in as the Opening Day starter at the hot corner entering camp, had a setback early on after...
You gotta feel for Nick Madrigal because despite his underwhelming time with the Cubs the infielder obviously had setbacks with various injuries in Chicago and that's been the biggest storyline in his career. Even when Madrigal was posting good results in his first two seasons with the White Sox he...
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