2024 Chicago Cubs season

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2024  Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs logo.svg
League National League
Division Central
Ballpark Wrigley Field
City Chicago
Record25–20 (.556)
Owners Tom Ricketts
President of baseball operations Jed Hoyer
General managers Carter Hawkins
Manager Craig Counsell
Television Marquee Sports Network
Jon Sciambi, Jim Deshaies, Pat Hughes, Beth Mowins
Radio WSCR
Chicago Cubs Radio Network
Pat Hughes, Ron Coomer, Zach Zaidman
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The 2024 Chicago Cubs season is the 153rd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 149th in the National League, and the Cubs' 109th season at Wrigley Field. The Cubs are led by first-year manager Craig Counsell and play as members of Major League Baseball's National League Central.

Contents

Previous season

The Cubs finished the 2023 season 83–79 to finish in second place in the Central division, nine games behind the Brewers. [1] After being in position for a wild card spot through most of August and September, the Cubs finished one game out of the final wild card spot. [2] It marked the third consecutive season they failed to make the playoffs.

Offseason

Coaching changes

On November 6, 2023, the Cubs fired manager David Ross after four seasons. [3] Craig Counsell, who had managed the Milwaukee Brewers for the previous nine years, was named the new manager on the same day in a surprising move. [4] There had been no prior indications that the Cubs would fire Ross or were interested in hiring Counsell. [5] The Cubs gave Counsell a contract for five years at $8 million per year, making him the highest paid manager in MLB history. [6]

On January 2, 2024, the Cubs named Ryan Flaherty the team's bench coach. [7] Other new coaches included Darren Holmes as the bullpen coach, Mark Strittmatter as major league field coordinator, and assistant hitting coach John Mallee, who had previously been the Cubs' hitting coach from 2015 to 2017. [7]

Transactions

October 2023

October 2Activated RHP Brad Boxberger from 15-day Injured List. Activated IF Nico Hoerner from 10-day IL. Recalled RHP Ben Brown, OF Brennen Davis, RHP Jeremiah Estrada, RHP Caleb Kilian, IF Matt Mervis, RHP Michael Rucker, and LHP Jordan Wicks from Iowa Cubs. Recalled RHPs Keegan Thompson and Hayden Wesneski from Arizona Complex League Cubs. Recalled OF Kevin Alcántara from Tennessee Smokies.

Source [8]

November 2023

November 2IF Jeimer Candelario, RHP Tyler Duffey, RHP Michael Fulmer, and RHP Shane Greene elected free agency.
November 6OF Cody Bellinger, RHP Brad Boxberger, and RHP Marcus Stroman elected free agency. Activated RHP Codi Heuer, IF Nick Madrigal, LHP Brandon Hughes, and RHP Ethan Roberts. Traded LHP Brendon Little to Toronto Blue Jays for cash. Selected the contract of IF Luis Vazquez from Iowa. Sent RHP Nick Burdi outright to Iowa.
November 8Signed freed agent IF Ronnyel Espinoza to a minor league contract.
November 14Selected the contract of LHP Bailey Horn from Iowa. Selected the contract of RHP Porter Hodge from Tennessee. Selected the contracts of RHP Micheal Arias from South Bend Cubs.
November 17RHP Codi Heuer, LHP Brandon Hughes, and RHP Ethan Roberts elected free agency.
November 28Signed free agents C Ivan Cespedes and RHP Alberto Chala to minor league contracts.
November 29Signed free agents LHPs Edwin Escobar and Jeremy Guzman to minor league contracts.

Source [9]

December 2023

December 2Signed free agent RHP Ethan Roberts to a minor league contract.
December 14Signed free agents C Jorge Alfaro, C Joe Hudson, and LHP Thomas Pannone to minor league contracts.
December 22Signed free agent RHP Colten Brewer to a minor league contract.

Source [10]

January 2024

January 5Claimed C Brian Serven off waivers from Colorado Rockies.
January 11Signed free agent LHP Shōta Imanaga.
January 15Signed free agents SS Fernando Cruz, 2B Enyel Rosario, OF Jesus Rodriguez, SS Ezequiel Pen, RHP Yander Maria, RHP Frailin Alejo, RHP Julian Duran, SS Juan Monso, OF Cesar Lugo, SS Isaac Moscote, #B Edgardo De Leo, C Diego Gonzalez, and OF Robin Ortiz to minor league contracts.
January 16Signed free agent LHP Richard Lovelady to a minor league contract.
January 31Signed free agent RHP Sam McWilliams to a minor league contract.

Source [11]

February 2024

February 1Signed free agent RHP Hector Neris. Designated RHP Michael Rucker for assignment.
February 2Signed free agent LHP Blake Weiman to a minor league contract.
February 6Signed free agent RHP Carl Edwards Jr. to a minor league contract. Traded RHP Michael Rucker to Philadelphia Phillies for cash.
February 7Signed free agent RHP JC Coronado to a minor league contract.
February 9Invited non-roster LHP Brad Wieck, SS Matt Shaw, RHP Chris Clarke, C Pablo Aliendo, OF Owen Caissie, RHP Cam Sanders, 2B David Bote, 2B Chase Strumpf, RHP Riley Thompson, C Jorge Alfaro, and 2B Bryce Windham to spring training.
February 19Signed free agent IF Jesus Meneses to a minor league contract.
February 23Invited non-roster C Haydn McGeary to spring training. C Casey Opitz, RHP Connor Noland, RHP Nick Hull, SS Josh Rivera, RHP Frankie Scalzo Jr., RHP Joe Nahas, OF Cole Roederer, SS Jefferson Rojas, and RHP Hunter Bigge assigned to Chicago Cubs.
February 24RHP Jose Romero, RHP Chris Kachmar, 1B Jonathon Long, OF Brett Bateman, RHP Jose Romero, RHP Yovanny Cabrera, RHP Yovanny Cabrera, and OF Ezequiel Pagan assigned to Chicago Cubs.
February 25LHP Riley Martin, OF Christian Franklin, OF Bradlee Beesley, RHP Tyler Santana, 3B BJ Murray Jr., C Moises Ballesteros, RHP Cayne Ueckert, RHP Blake Whitney, RHP Sam Armstrong, and SS Hayden Cantrelle assigned to Chicago Cubs.
February 26RHP Richard Gallardo, SS Jake Slaughter, RHP Luis Devers, OF Darius Hill, and OF Jordan Nwogu assigned to Chicago Cubs.
February 27Signed free agent OF Cody Bellinger. Traded LHP Bailey Horn to Chicago White Sox for RHP Matthew Thompson. LF David Peralta, 3B James Triantos, RHP Matthew Thompson, and 1B Dominic Smith assigned to Chicago Cubs.
February 28SS Reivaj Garcia assigned to Chicago Cubs.

Source [12]

March 2024

March 1Signed free agent RHPs Cesar Pierret and Jhon Rosario to a minor league contract. Signed free agent 1B Garrett Cooper to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
March 2SS Ed Howard and RHP Eduarniel Nunez assigned to Chicago Cubs.
March 4SS Rafael Morel, SS Luis Verdugo, and OF Yohendrick Pinango assigned to Chicago Cubs.
March 7RHP Jake Reindl assigned to Chicago Cubs.
March 8LHP Chase Watkins and SS Cristian Hernandez assigned to Chicago Cubs. Optioned SS Luis Vazquez, OF Brennen Davis, OF Pete Crow-Armstrong, and OF RHP Ben Brown to Iowa. Optioned RHP Michael Arias, RHP Porter Hodge, and OF Kevin Alcántara to Tennessee.
March 9OF Parker Chavers assigned to Chicago Cubs.
March 10SS Liam Spence, SS Scott McKeon, CF Jacob Wetzel, SS Fabian Pertuz, CF Ismael Mena and 2B Juan Mora assigned to Chicago Cubs.
March 13OF Jefferson Encarnacion and OF Cristian More assigned to Chicago Cubs.
March 14SS Christian Olivo assigned to Chicago Cubs.
March 15SS Leonel Espinoza and LHP Dalton Stambaugh assigned to Chicago Cubs.
March 16OF Alfonsin Rosario, 3B Brian Kalmer, RHP Zac Leigh, and C Caleb Knight assigned to Chicago Cubs.
March 17Optioned RHP Keegan Thompson and 1B Matt Mervis to Iowa.
March 21Optioned RHP Daniel Palencia to Iowa. Assigned 3B Drew Bowser and RHP Porter Hodge to Chicago Cubs.
March 22Assigned OF Andy Garriola, and C Ethan Hearn to Chicago Cubs.
March 23Assigned RHP Hunter Viets to Chicago Cubs.
March 24Released RHP Carl Edwards Jr and IF Dominic Smith.
March 25Optioned OF Alexander Canario and RHP Hayden Wesneski to Iowa. Assigned SS Pedro Ramirez to Chicago Cubs.
March 26Assigned C David Avitia and OF Kevin Alcatara TO Chicago Cubs.

Source [13]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Thursday, March 28, 2024 vs. Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field.

NamePos.
Ian Happ LF
Seiya Suzuki RF
Cody Bellinger CF
Christopher Morel DH
Dansby Swanson SS
Michael Busch 1B
Nico Hoerner 2B
Nick Madrigal 3B
Yan Gomes C
Justin Steele P

Game log

Legend
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 Postponement
BoldCubs team member
2024 Game Log: 25–20 (Home: 13–7; Road: 12–13)
March/April: 18–12 (Home: 10–3; Road: 8–9)
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1March 28@ Rangers 3–4 (10) Robertson (1–0) Smyly (0–1)—42,1300–1 L1
2March 30@ Rangers 2–11 Bradford (1–0) Hendricks (0–1)—37,5700–2 L2
3March 31@ Rangers 9–5 Neris (1–0) Leclerc (0–1)—32,0781–2 W1
4April 1 Rockies 5–0 Imanaga (1–0) Hudson (0–1)—40,0722–2 W2
5April 2 Rockies 12–2 Assad (1–0) Freeland (0–2)—26,5553–2 W3
6April 3 Rockies 9–8 Alzolay (1–0) Mears (0–1)—25,9004–2 W4
7April 5 Dodgers 9–7 Smyly (1–1) Miller (1–1) Alzolay (1)34,9815–2 W5
8April 6 Dodgers 1–4 Yamamoto (1–1) Wicks (0–1)—41,0405–3 L1
9April 7 Dodgers 8–1 Almonte (1–0) Stone (0–1) Palencia (1)38,3226–3 W1
10April 8@ Padres 8–9 Peralta (1–0) Alzolay (1–1) Suárez (4)33,8646–4 L1
11April 9@ Padres 5–1 Smyly (2–1) Musgrove (1–2)―35,1717–4 W1
12April 10@ Padres 2–10 Cease (1–1) Hendricks (0–2)—39,0487–5 L1
13April 12@ Mariners 2–4 Miller (2–1) Wicks (0–2) Stanek (2)33,5007–6 L2
14April 13@ Mariners 4–1 Imanaga (2–0) Hancock (1–2) Alzolay (2)38,1048–6 W1
15April 14@ Mariners 3–2 Assad (2–0) Castillo (0–4) Alzolay (3)32,4239–6 W2
16April 15@ Diamondbacks 3–2 (11) Thompson (1–0) Jarvis (0–1)—24,46810–6 W3
17April 16@ Diamondbacks 11–12 (10) Ginkel (1–0) Smyly (2–2)—26,42610–7 L1
18April 17@ Diamondbacks 5–3 Wesneski (1–0) Pfaadt (1–1)—26,56711–7 W1
—April 18 Marlins Postponed (rain); Makeup: April 20
19April 19 Marlins 8–3 Taillon (1–0) Puk (0–4)—29,59512–7 W2
20April 20 (1) Marlins 2–3 Faucher (1–0) Alzolay (1–2) Scott (3)36,37912–8 L1
21April 20 (2) Marlins 5–3 Imanaga (3–0) Bender (0–1) Neris (1)32,38613–8 W1
22April 21 Marlins 3–6 Cabrera (1–0) Hendricks (0–3) Scott (4)36,06713–9 L1
23April 23 Astros 7–2 Wicks (1–2) France (0–3)—30,64314–9 W1
24April 24 Astros 4–3 Taillon (2–0) Arrighetti (0–3) Neris (2)32,32715–9 W2
25April 25 Astros 3–1 Wesneski (2–0) Montero (0–1) Neris (3)29,87616–9 W3
26April 26@ Red Sox 7–1 Imanaga (4–0) Crawford (1–1)—31,80117–9 W4
27April 27@ Red Sox 0–17 Slaten (2–0) Brown (0–1)—35,16917–10 L1
28April 28@ Red Sox 4–5 Jansen (1–0) Leiter Jr. (0–1)—32,05217–11 L2
29April 29@ Mets 3–1 Leiter Jr. (1–1) Díaz (0–1) Neris (4)25,04618–11 W1
30April 30@ Mets 2–4 Reid-Foley (1–0) Alzolay (1–3) López (2)22,88018–12 L1
May: 7–8 (Home: 3–4; Road: 4–4)
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31May 1@ Mets 1–0 Imanaga (5–0) Buttó (0–2) Neris (5)22,48519–12 W1
32May 2@ Mets 6–7 (11) Young (1–0) Palencia (0–1)—22,22419–13 L1
33May 3 Brewers 1–3 Peguero (4–0) Alzolay (1–4) Megill (2)33,55719–14 L2
34May 4 Brewers 6–5 Taillon (3–0) Myers (0–2) Neris (6)40,50520–14 W1
35May 5 Brewers 5–0 Assad (3–0) Peralta (3–1)—39,29921–14 W2
36May 6 Padres 3–6 Darvish (2–1) Lovelady (0–1) Suárez (11)35,56021–15 L1
37May 7 Padres 3–2 Neris (2–0) De Los Santos (1–2)—38,13322–15 W1
38May 8 Padres 0–3 Cease (5–2) Wesneski (2–1) Suárez (11)30,13822–16 L1
39May 10@ Pirates 7–2 Brown (1–1) Jones (2–4)—16,45423–16 W1
40May 11@ Pirates 9–10 Holderman (1–0) Thompson (1–1) Bednar (7)34,92423–17 L1
41May 12@ Pirates 5–4 (10) Neris (3–0) Chapman (0–3) Alzolay (4)18,55424–17 W1
42May 13@ Braves 0–2 Kerr (1–0) Wesneski (2–2) Minter (1)34,58224–18 L1
43May 14@ Braves 0–7 Sale (6–1) Taillon (3–1)—37,35724–19 L2
44May 15@ Braves 7–1 Assad (4–0) Morton (3–1)—36,62325–19 W1
45May 16 Pirates 4–5 Jones (3–4) Steele (0–1) Bednar (9)36,20225–20 L1
46May 17 Pirates
47May 18 Pirates
48May 19 Pirates
49May 21 Braves
50May 22 Braves
51May 23 Braves
52May 24@ Cardinals
53May 25@ Cardinals
54May 26@ Cardinals
55May 27@ Brewers
56May 28@ Brewers
57May 29@ Brewers
58May 30@ Brewers
59May 31 Reds
June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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60June 1 Reds
61June 2 Reds
62June 4 White Sox
63June 5 White Sox
64June 6@ Reds
65June 7@ Reds
66June 8@ Reds
67June 9@ Reds
68June 11@ Rays
69June 12@ Rays
70June 13@ Rays
71June 14 Cardinals
72June 15 Cardinals
73June 16 Cardinals
74June 17 Giants
75June 18 Giants
76June 19 Giants
77June 21 Mets
78June 22 Mets
79June 23 Mets
80June 24@ Giants
81June 25@ Giants
82June 26@ Giants
83June 27@ Giants
84June 28@ Brewers
85June 29@ Brewers
86June 30@ Brewers
July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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87July 2 Phillies
88July 3 Phillies
89July 4 Phillies
90July 5 Angels
91July 6 Angels
92July 7 Angels
93July 9@ Orioles
94July 10@ Orioles
95July 11@ Orioles
96July 12@ Cardinals
97July 13@ Cardinals
98July 14@ Cardinals
ASG July 16 NL @ AL
99July 19 Diamondbacks
100July 20 Diamondbacks
101July 21 Diamondbacks
102July 22 Brewers
103July 23 Brewers
104July 24 Brewers
105July 26@ Royals
106July 27@ Royals
107July 28@ Royals
108July 29@ Reds
109July 30@ Reds
110July 31@ Reds
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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111August 1 Cardinals
112August 2 Cardinals
113August 3 Cardinals
114August 4 Cardinals
115August 5 Twins
116August 6 Twins
117August 7 Twins
118August 9@ White Sox
119August 10@ White Sox
120August 12@ Guardians
121August 13@ Guardians
122August 14@ Guardians
123August 16 Blue Jays
124August 17 Blue Jays
125August 18 Blue Jays
126August 20 Tigers
127August 21 Tigers
128August 22 Tigers
129August 23@ Marlins
130August 24@ Marlins
131August 25@ Marlins
132August 26@ Pirates
133August 27@ Pirates
134August 28@ Pirates
135August 30@ Nationals
136August 31@ Nationals
September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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137September 1@ Nationals
138September 2 Pirates
139September 3 Pirates
140September 4 Pirates
141September 6 Yankees
142September 7 Yankees
143September 8 Yankees
144September 9@ Dodgers
145September 10@ Dodgers
146September 11@ Dodgers
147September 13@ Rockies
148September 14@ Rockies
149September 15@ Rockies
150September 16 Athletics
151September 17 Athletics
152September 18 Athletics
153September 19 Nationals
154September 20 Nationals
155September 21 Nationals
156September 22 Nationals
157September 23@ Phillies
158September 24@ Phillies
159September 25@ Phillies
160September 27 Reds
161September 28 Reds
162September 29 Reds

Season standings

National League Central

NL Central 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Milwaukee Brewers 26170.605—12–914–8
Chicago Cubs 25200.556213–712–13
Pittsburgh Pirates 20250.44479–1211–13
Cincinnati Reds 19250.4327½9–1310–12
St. Louis Cardinals 18250.41986–1112–14

National League Wild Card

Division leaders		 W L Pct.
Philadelphia Phillies 31140.689
Los Angeles Dodgers 29170.630
Milwaukee Brewers 26170.605
Wild Card teams
(Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)		 W L Pct. GB
Atlanta Braves 26140.650+7
Chicago Cubs 25200.556+3½
San Diego Padres 22240.478—
Arizona Diamondbacks 21230.477—
Washington Nationals 20220.476—
New York Mets 20230.465½
Pittsburgh Pirates 20250.4441½
San Francisco Giants 20250.4441½
Cincinnati Reds 19250.4322
St. Louis Cardinals 18250.4192½
Colorado Rockies 15280.3495½
Miami Marlins 13320.2898½

Record vs. opponents

2024 National League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2024

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Arizona —0–31–20–05–21–20–00–00–00–00–01–22–23–30–02–4
Atlanta 3–0—0–00–00–00–35–10–01–22–10–00–00–00–00–09–5
Chicago 2–10–0—0–03–02–12–22–12–20–00–01–30–00–00–07–5
Cincinnati 0–00–00–0—0–00–00–01–21–24–30–01–20–00–02–17–8
Colorado 2–50–00–30–0—0–00–30–00–00–31–22–20–00–00–03–8
Los Angeles 2–13–01–20–00–0—1–00–01–20–00–02–33–03–14–24–2
Miami 0–01–52–20–03–00–1—0–00–00–00–40–01–21–20–42–7
Milwaukee 0–00–01–22–10–00–00–0—3–00–02–21–20–03–00–08–7
New York 0–02–12–22–10–02–10–00–3—0–03–00–01–22–20–03–6
Philadelphia 0–01–20–03–43–00–00–00–00–0—2–23–04–02–12–15–1
Pittsburgh 0–00–00–00–02–10–04–02–20–32–2—0–01–20–02–14–8
San Diego 2–10–03–12–12–23–20–02–10–00–30–0—3–41–20–01–2
San Francisco 2–20–00–00–00–00–32–10–02–10–42–14–3—0–01–22–4
St. Louis 3–30–00–00–00–01–32–10–32–21–20–02–10–0—0–04–5
Washington 0–00–00–01–20–02–44–00–00–01–21–20–02–10–0—6–6

Updated with the results of all games through May 6, 2024.

Season summary

March

  • March 9 – The Cubs announced that Justin Steele would be the Opening Day starting pitcher. [14]
  • March 28 – The Cubs opened the season on the road against the defending World Series champion Texas Rangers. Justin Steele allowed one run in 4.2 innings and left with what was termed as left hamstring tightness. With the game tied at two in the top of the ninth, newly acquired Michael Busch scored from second on a wild pitch that replays showed was a foul ball. Adbert Alzolay gave up a tying homer in the bottom of the ninth to send the game to extra innings. In the 10th, Jonah Heim singled in the winning run for the Rangers as the Cubs lost 4–3. [15] Steele was later placed on the injured list and was expected to miss at least a month. [16]
  • March 30 – After a scheduled off day, the Cubs took an early lead off a two-run home run by Dansby Swanson in the second, but Kyle Hendricks surrendered five runs in 3.2 innings of work. Ben Brown gave up six runs in 1.2 innings as the Cubs were blown out by the Rangers 11–2. [17]
  • March 31 – In the finale of the opening series on Easter, Christopher Morel hit a three-run home run in the first to give the Cubs an early lead. Jordan Wicks surrendered the lead twice, allowing five runs in four innings. However, the Cub bullpen held the Rangers scoreless in five innings. With the game tied at five in the ninth, Ian Happ, who had four hits on the day, took a bases loaded walk to give the Cubs a one-run lead. Seiya Suzuki followed with a two-RBI single as the Cubs beat the Rangers 9–5 to start the season 1–2. [18]

April

  • April 1 – A day later, the Cubs opened the home portion of the regular season against the Colorado Rockies at Wrigley Field. Shōta Imanaga made his major league debut and threw six shutout innings while allowing only two hits and striking out nine. However, the game remained scoreless until the bottom of the sixth when Christopher Morel singled to left with runners on first and second. Rockie outfielder Nolan Jones missed the ground ball, allowing the ball to roll to the wall. Two runs scored on the play and a bad throw by Jones allowed Morel to come all the way around for a 3–0 lead. A Cody Bellinger two-run single in the seventh finished the scoring as the Cubs won 5–0. [19]
  • April 2 – In game two of the series against the Rockies, Javier Assad threw six scoreless innings. Meanwhile, the Cub offense pounded out 12 runs and 14 hits including home runs by Seiya Suzuki, Christopher Morel, Garrett Cooper, and Cody Bellinger. The 12–2 win moved the Cubs to 3–2 on the season. [20]
  • April 3 – In the finale of the series against the Rockies, Luke Little was used as an opener and pitched a scoreless first inning. Ben Brown pitched four innings in relief while allowing only one run. Meanwhile, the Cubs jumped to an 8–2 lead on a homer by Seiya Suzuki as well as a bases-clearing single for Miguel Amaya. However, the Cub bullpen allowed five run in the eighth to allow the Rockies to tie the game. In the bottom of the eighth, Miles Mastrobuoni reached on a dropped third strike and Suzuki drove in the go-ahead run on a fielder's choice. Adbert Alzolay pitched the ninth to secure the Cubs' fourth straight win. [21]
  • April 5 – After a scheduled off day, the Cubs faced the Los Angeles Dodgers at Wrigley. Kyle Hendricks allowed five runs in four innings, but left with a 6–5 lead behind home runs by Dansby Swanson and Michael Busch. Seiya Suzuki drove in three runs while Ian Happ hit a two-run triple to give the Cubs a 9–5 lead. The Cub bullpen allowed two runs and Adbert Alzolay earned his first save as the Cubs won 9–7. [22]
  • April 6 – In game two against the Dodgers, Jordan Wicks allowed two runs in 4.2 innings. The cub bullpen allowed two runs, only one earned. However, the Cub offense only scored one run as the Cubs lost 4–1. [23]
  • April 7 – In the series finale, Michael Busch drove in three runs with a bases clearing double in the first. Mike Tauchman drove in another run with a double as the Cubs took the early lead. The game was halted by rain in the bottom of the fourth with the Cubs ahead 7–0. After an almost three hour rain delay, Cody Bellinger hit a solo home run as the Cubs won 8–1. Shota Imanaga threw four scoreless innings before the rain delay to continue his scoreless start to his major league career. The win moved the Cubs to 6–3 on the season. [24]
  • April 8 – The Cubs next traveled to San Diego to face the Padres. The Cubs started well, jumping to an 8–0 lead through five innings. Ian Happ and Cody Bellinger drove in two runs each on singles in the second. Bellinger drove in a third run and Dansby Swanson tripled in a run to give the Cubs the 8–0 lead. However, Jaiver Assad and two Cub relievers allowed seven runs to the Padres in the sixth. Adbert Alzolay gave up a two-run homer to Fernando Tatís Jr. in the bottom of the eighth as the Cubs lost 9–8. [25]
  • April 9 – Rookie Ben Brown got the start for the Cubs and pitched 4.2 scoreless innings. Yan Gomes hit his first homer of the season in the fifth and three batters later, Christopher Morel hit his first career grand slam. The Cub bullpen allowed only one run as the Cubs beat the Padres 5–1. [26]
  • April 10 – Kyle Hendricks allowed seven runs in five innings as the Cubs lost to the Padres 10–2. Michael Busch hit a two-run home run to tally the Cubs only runs of the game. The loss moved the Cubs to 7–5 on the season. [27]
  • April 12 – The Cubs continued their West Coast road trip with a visit to Seattle to face the Mariners. Jordan Wicks allowed four runs in four innings. Michael Busch homered for the second consecutive game, but it was not enough as the Cubs lost 4–2. [28]
  • April 13 – In game two of the series against the Mariners, Miguel Amaya and Seiya Suzuki homered. Michael Busch also homered, for the third straight game, as the Cubs won 4–1. Shota Imanaga pitched 5.1 innings without allowing an earned run in the win. [29]
  • April 14 – Michael Busch homered for the fourth consecutive game while Javier Assad allowed only two runs in 5.2 innings. The Mariners had runners in scoring position in the seventh and eighth, but could not score. Adbert Alzolay picked Julio Rodríguez off of first with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to end the game and notch his third save of the year in the 3–2 win. [30]
  • April 15 – After receiving news that Seiya Suzuki would miss a month with an oblique injury, [31] Michael Busch homered for the fifth straight game while Ben Brown allowed only one run in six innings of work. However, the game against the Diamondbacks in Arizona remained tied into the eighth before the D-Backs took the 2–1 lead. In the top of ninth, Nico Hoerner scored from second on a wild pitch to tie the game at two. In the 11th, Hoerner singled in the go-ahead run while Keegan Thompson pitched two scoreless innings to give the Cubs the 3–2 win. [32]
  • April 16 – In the second game against the Diamondbacks, Kyle Hendricks allowed 7 runs in 4.1 innings, blowing a three-run lead. The Cubs rallied to score six runs in the seventh, including Ian Happ's first homer of the year, a grand slam, to take an 11–8 lead. However, the Diamondbacks scored a run in the seventh, eighth, and ninth innings to tie the game and force extra innings. Drew Smyly allowed a base hit to the first batter in the 10th to give the Diamondbacks the 12–11 win. [33]
  • April 17 – In the finale of the nine-game road trip, Jordan Wicks allowed two runs in 4.1 innings. Newly recalled Hayden Wesneski pitched four innings of scoreless relief as the Cubs beat the Diamondbacks 5–3. Cody Bellinger homered while Mike Tauchman, Yan Gomes, and Michael Busch each drove in a run in the win. The win moved the Cubs to 11–7 on the season, finishing the road trip at 5–4. [34]
  • April 19 – After a rainout, the Cubs returned home to play the Miami Marlins at Wrigley Field. In his first appearance of the year after returning from an injury, Jameson Taillon allowed only one run in five innings. Miguel Amaya drove in two runs while six other Cubs drove in a run in the 8–3 Cub win. [35]
  • April 20 – In the first game of a doubleheader, Javier Assad allowed one run in 4.2 innings of work. Patrick Wisdom drove in two runs while three Cub relievers kept the 2–1 Cub lead. Adbert Alzolay got the final out of the eighth, but gave up a go-ahead two-run homer in the top of the ninth as the Cubs lost to the Marlins 3–2. It was Alzolay's fourth blown save of the season. [36] In game two of the doubleheader, Shota Imanaga gave up his first earned runs of the season, but the Cubs scored four times in the bottom of the sixth that resulted in a 5–3 win over the Marlins. Cody Bellinger and Alexander Canario homered in the win. Héctor Neris pitched a scoreless ninth for the save. [37]
  • April 21 – In the finale of the series against the Marlins, Kyle Hendricks continued to struggle, allowing four runs in four innings. Nico Hoerner had three hits and drove in two runs, but the Cub bullpen surrendered two more runs. As a result, the Cubs lost 6–3. [38]
  • April 23 – After a scheduled off day, the Cubs faced the Houston Astros at Wrigley. Jordan Wicks allowed only two runs in six innings of work while the Cub bullpen held the Astros scoreless. Cody Bellinger hit a two-run homer in the first and Mike Tauchman homered twice, including a three-run shot in the first, as the Cubs won easily 7–2. Bellinger did leave the game later with a rib injury after running into the wall. The win moved the Cubs to 14–9 on the season. [39]
  • April 24 – After finding out Cody Bellinger would be placed on the injured list with a broken rib, the Cubs took an early 4–0 lead on a Michael Busch sacrifice fly and Dansby Swanson three-run homer in the first. Jameson Taillon and four Cub relievers allowed three runs, but were able to hold on to beat the Astros 4–3. [40]
  • April 25 – In the finale of the series against the Astros, Pete Crow-Armstrong, called up due to Cody Bellinger's injury, got his first major league hit – a two-run home run in the sixth to give the Cubs the 3–1 win. Javier Assad allowed one run in 5.2 innings. Hayden Wesneski shut out the Astros in 2.1 innings of relief while Héctor Neris pitched the ninth for a second consecutive save. The win moved the Cubs to 16–9 on the season. [41]
  • April 26 – The Cubs returned to the road to face the Red Sox in Boston. Shota Imanaga allowed only one run in 6.1 innings while reliever Keegan Thompson shut out the Sox in 2.1 innings of relief. Patrick Wisdom had a pinch-hit two-run double while Pete Crow-Armstrong drove in two more runs as the Cubs won easily 7–1. [42]
  • April 27 – In game two against the Red Sox, Jordan Wicks was sent to the injured list instead of making the start. Ben Brown made the spot start and allowed three runs in 3.2 innings. Two Cub relievers allowed eight more runs which led to Matt Mervis pitching the eighth and allowing six more runs. The Cubs were blown out 17–0. [43]
  • April 28 – In the finale against the Red Sox, the Cubs trailed 4–0 in the seventh before Matt Mervis drove in the first Cub run of the game. Mike Tauchman tied the game with a three-run homer in the eighth, but Mark Leiter Jr. walked one and allowed to hits without getting an out in the bottom of the ninth as the Red Sox won 5–4. [44]
  • April 29 – The Cubs next traveled to face the New York Mets. Jameson Taillon continued his strong start to the season pitching 7.1 innings and allowing only one run. However, the Cubs were held without a hit until the eighth before Nick Madrigal drove in the tying run on a fielder's choice. In the ninth, Christopher Morel hit a two-run homer to give the Cubs the 3–1 win as the Cubs moved to 18–11 on the season and into sole possession of first place in the Central division. [45]
  • April 30 – Javier Assad allowed two runs, both unearned, in five plus innings and Adbert Alzolay gave up a three-run homer as the Cubs lost to the Mets 4–2. [46]

May

  • May 1 – Shota Imanaga continued his strong start, pitching seven scoreless innings while three Cub relievers also shut out the Mets. A sacrifice fly by Pete Crow-Armstrong in the fifth gave the Cubs the 1–0 lead. With the score the same in the bottom of the ninth, Hector Neris hit a batter and gave up a double to put runners at second and third with only one out. On the next play, a fly ball to left field was caught by Ian Happ for the second. The runner at third, Pete Alonso, tried to score on the play, but Happ threw to Nick Madrigal who threw Alonso out at home for the double play to end the game. A review of the play upheld the call to give the Cubs the win. [47]
  • May 2 – In the finale of the four-game series against the Mets, the Cubs took an early four-run lead, but the Mets tied it at five in the sixth. Neither team scored again until the 11th when Nick Madrigal drove in the go-ahead run. Daniel Palencia hit the first batter of the 11th before Francisco Lindor doubled in both runs to give the Mets the 7–6 win. The loss dropped the Cubs to 19–13 on the season. [48]
  • May 3 – The Cubs returned home to face the division-leading Milwaukee Brewers. Hayden Wesneski got the start and held the Brewers scoreless for 6.1 innings. Adbert Alzolay continued to struggle, surrendering three runs in one-third of ainning. A Christopher Morel homer was the only run for the Cubs as they lost 3–1. [49]
  • May 4 – Jameson Taillon pitched six scoreless innings while allowing only two infield hits to the Brewers. Nico Hoerner hit his first home run of the season while Christopher Morel and Patrick Wisdom homered as well to give the Cubs a 5–0 lead. Keegan Thompson failed to get an out in the seventh and allowed four runs to narrow the Cub lead to 5–4. Wisdom drove in his second run of the game with a single in the eighth and Hector Neris allowed a run before getting the final out as the Cubs won 6–5. [50]
  • May 5 – Javier Assad pitched six scoreless innings to continue his strong start to the season. Nico Hoerner drove in two runs with a double and scored on a wild pitch to give the Cubs a 3–0 lead over the Brewers. Dansby Swanson made two great defensive plays to keep the Brewers scoreless and homered to push the lead to four. A Christopher Morel single put the lead to five before Yency Almonte and Daniel Palencia pitched three scoreless innings of relief for the 5–0 win. The in put the Cubs in a virtual tie with the Brewers for the division lead. [51]
  • May 6 – Justin Steele came off the injured list to face the Padres at Wrigley. Steele pitched 4.2 scoreless innings before the Cub bullpen surrendered six runs in the top of the sixth. Christopher Morel hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth and Yan Gomes added a solo shot in the seventh, but it was not enough as the Cubs lost 6–3. [52]
  • May 7 – In the second game of the series against the Padres, Cody Bellinger came off the injured list and hit a solo home run in the fourth. Shota Imanaga pitched seven scoreless innings before giving up a two-run homer and the lead in the eighth. In the bottom of the eighth, Christopher Morel drove in the tying run on a sacrifice fly. Tied at two in the bottom of the ninth with rain starting to fall, Michael Busch hit a home run on the first pitch of the inning to give the Cubs the walk-off win 3–2. [53]
  • May 8 – Hayden Wesneski got the start for the Cubs and surrendered three runs in six-plus innings. However, former Cub prospect Dylan Cease and two Padre relievers shut out the Cubs as they lost 3–0. [54]
  • May 10 – After an off day, the Cubs traveled to Pittsburgh to face the Pirates. Javier Assad allowed only one earned in run in 4.1 innings while Ben Brown pitched 3.2 scoreless innings of relief. Cody Bellinger had four hits including a home run and drove in a run. Nick Madrigal drove in two runs as the Cubs won easily 7–2. [55]
  • May 11 – In game two against the Pirates, the number one pick from the 2023 draft, Paul Skenes, made his MLB debut for the Pirates. He struck out seven batters in four-plus innings and left with a 6–1 lead. However, Pirate relief pitchers walked four batters with the bases loaded to bring the Cubs with in on at 6–5. After an infield single by Mike Tauchman tied the game, the game was delayed for 2 plus hours due to rain. Upon resumption of the game, Pirate pitching walked two more batters with the bases loaded to give the Cubs and 8–6 lead. However, Keegan Thompson allowed a three-run homer in the bottom of the fifth to surrender the lead. The fifth home run of the day for the Pirates put the lead at 10–8 in the sixth. The Cubs narrowed the lead to one in the ninth, but lost 10–9. Justin Steel returned from the injured list to make the start for the Cubs, but allowed six runs in four innings. [56]
  • May 12 – In the finale of the series against the Pirates, the Cubs took a 2–0 lead in the first on a Christopher Morel home run. Kyle Hendricks returned from the injured list and allowed only one run in five innings. However, the Pirates tied it in the sixth and the game went to extra innings. In the 10th, Codey Bellinger singled in the Manfred runner, but was thrown out at second on the play. Patrick Wisdom followed with a home run before Mike Tauchman scored on a passed ball to give the Cubs a 5–2 lead. Adbert Alzolay gave up a two-run homer to the first batter in the bottom of the 10th, but held on for the 5–4 win. [57]
  • May 13 – The Cubs next faced the Atlanta Braves in Atlanta. Shota Imanaga pitched five scoreless innings while allowing seven hits. Hayden Wesneski allowed two runs in three innings of relief as the Cubs were shut out 2–0. [58]
  • May 14 – Jameson Taillon allowed seven runs, only two earned, though he committed the error leading to the unearned runs. The Cubs were once again shut out by the Braves, losing 7–0. [59]
  • May 15 – In the final game against the Braves, Javier Assad lowered his season ERA to 1.49 by pitching six scoreless innings. Mike Tauchman and Seiya Suzuki homered for the Cubs while Pete Crow-Armstrong tripled and drove in two runs, one on a bunt single. The Cub bullpen only allowed one run as the Cubs avoided the sweep with a 7–1 win. [60] The win moved the Cubs to 25–19 on the season, 1.5 games behind the division-leading Brewers.

Transactions

March

March 28Placed RHP Caleb Killian on 60-day injured list (IL). Placed RHP Jameson Taillon and IF Patrick Wisdom on 15-day IL retroactive to March 25.
March 29Signed free agent C Curt Casali to a minor league contract.
March 30Placed LHP Justin Steele on 15-day IL retroactve to March 29. Recalled RHP Ben Brown from Iowa.

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April

April 4Signed free agent RHP Carl Edwards Jr. to a minor league contract.
April 5Signed free agent C Ali Sánchez, RHP Jordan Henriquez, RHP Elvis Blanco, OF Leroy Escalante, and RHP Carlos Rangel to minor league contracta.
April 7Placed RHP Julian Merryweather on 15-day IL retroactive to April 6. Recalled RHP Daniel Palencia from Iowa.
April 11Traded C Joe Hudson to New York Mets.
April 12Optioned RHP José Cuas to Iowa. Recalled RHP Keegan Thompson from Iowa.
April 15Placed OF Seiya Suzuki on 10-day IL. Recalled OF Alexander Canario from Iowa.
April 17Recalled RHP Hayden Wesneski from Iowa. Optioned LHP Luke Little and RHP Daniel Palencia to Iowa. Transferred RHP Julian Merryweather to 60-day IL. Selected the contract of RHP Colten Brewer from Iowa.
April 18Activated RHP Jameson Taillon from 15-day IL and IF Patrick Wisdon from 10-day IL. Optioned IF Miles Mastrobuoni and RHP Hayden Wesneski to Iowa. Signed free agent RHP Julio Teherán to minor league contract.
April 20Recalled LHP Luke Little from Iowa.
April 21Optioned LHP Luke Little to Iowa. Signed LHP Mitchell Tyranski.
April 23Recalled LHP Luke Little, IF Matt Mervis, and RHP Hayden Wesneski from Iowa. Designated IF Garrett Cooper for assignment. Placed RHP Kyle Hendricks and LHP Drew Smyly on 15-day IL.
April 24Placed Of Cody Bellinger on the 10-day IL. Recalled OF Pete Crow-Armstrong from Iowa.
April 25Signed free agent RHP Nico Zeglin to a minor league contract.
April 27Traded IF Garrett Cooper to Boston Red Sox for cash. Signed free agent RHP Dan Straily to a minor league contract.
April 28Placed LHP Jordan Wicks on 15-day IL. Recalled RHP Daniel Palencia from Iowa. Optioned LHP Luke Little to Iowa. Selected the contract of Richard Lovelady from Iowa.
April 29Signed free agent RHP Roque Osorio, RHP Ismael Morey, RHP Fred Fajardo, RHP Gabriel Encarnacion, RHP Moises Flores, and RHP Rowell Arroyo to minor league contracts.
April 30Signed free agent RHP Roque Osorio to a minor league contract.

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May

May 1Signed free agent RHP Aaron Perry to a minor league contract. Assigned RHP Jake Wong to Chicago Cubs.
May 4Recalled IF Miles Mastrobuoni from Iowa. Optioned IF Matt Mervis to Iowa.
May 6Activated LHP Justin Steele form IL. Optioned RHP Keegan Thompson to Iowa.
May 7Activated OF Cody Bellinger from IL. Placed RHP Daniel Palencia on 15-day IL. Optioned OF Alexander Canario to Iowa. Recalled RHP Keegan Thompson from Iowa.
May 10Placed IF Dansby Swanson on 10-day IL. Activated OF Seiya Suzuki from IL.
May 11Recalled RHP José Cuas from Iowa. Placed RHP Yency Almonte on 15-day IL retroactive to May 8.
May 12Activated RHP Kyle Hendricks from IL. Optioned José Cuas to Iowa.
May 13Recalled José Cuas from Iowa. Placed RHP Adbert Alzolay on 15-day IL.
May 14Traded IF Jake Slaughter and cash to Seattle Mariners for RHP Tyson Miller. Designated LHP Richard Lovelady for assignment.
May 15Placed RHP Keegan Thompson on 15-day IL retroactive to May 12. Recalled LHP Luke Little

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Roster

Chicago Cubs roster
Active rosterInactive rosterCoaches/Other

Pitchers
Starting rotation

Bullpen


Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders


Pitchers


Infielders

Outfielders


Manager

Coaches

60-day injured list


Statistics

Batting

(through May 14)
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; K = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; OBP = On-base percentage; SLG = Slugging percentage; TB = Total bases

PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBKAVGOBPSLGTB
Miguel Amaya 2985716211110621.188.253.27123
Cody Bellinger 2911413293172101321.254.333.48255
Michael Busch 4013521347172011353.252.316.47464
Alexander Canario 13224610121211.273.360.45510
Pete Crow-Armstrong 204731120173310.234.288.34016
Garrett Cooper 123731011160413.270.341.43216
Yan Gomes 216051210240124.200.213.3179
Ian Happ 3914620327111312348.219.333.301.44
Nico Hoerner 41156254211121251816.269.361.39161
Nick Madrigal 38604123009135.200.262.25015
Miles Mastrobuoni 1423431002035.130.231.1744
Matt Mervis 926131003018.115.148.1544
Christopher Morel 4215122333192741938.219.306.43065
Seiya Suzuki 19771321403141723.273.333.44234
Dansby Swanson 3712920273141241341.209.285.34144
Mike Tauchman 3912325329031232528.260.391.40750
Patrick Wisdom 133351031273610.303.410.63621
Team totals4314241953336294418227160375.234.317.383545

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Pitching

(through May 14)
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBK
Yency Almonte 103.45170115.2976820
Adbert Alzolay 144.67180417.119139613
Javier Assad 301.7088042.131981435
Colten Brewer 003.0970011.2954412
Ben Brown 113.7394031.12613131233
José Cuas 007.2070010.0128849
Kyle Hendricks 0310.0466026.03929291121
Shota Imanaga 500.9688046.23675851
Mark Leiter Jr. 110.53170017.01231719
Luke Little 007.0010109.087778
Richard Lovelady 000.003003.120014
Julian Merryweather 001.934004.241126
Matt Mervis 0081.001000.276600
Tyson Miller 000.001002.010001
Héctor Neris 303.00160615.013551413
Daniel Palencia 016.5570111.01198812
Drew Smyly 224.9790012.21297511
Justin Steele 004.7333013.11277411
Jameson Taillon 311.6155028.023115818
Keegan Thompson 114.9790012.211107619
Hayden Wesneski 222.1063025.21976519
Jordan Wicks 024.7055023.0261512928
Patrick Wisdom 000.001000.110010
Team totals24193.75434312381.2350186159145365

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Farm system

On February 5, the Cubs announced the minor league managers for their farm system. [64]

LevelTeamLeagueManagerLocationBallpark
AAA Iowa Cubs International League Marty Pevey Des Moines, Iowa Principal Park
AA Tennessee Smokies Southern League Lance Rymel Knoxville, Tennessee Smokies Stadium
High-A South Bend Cubs Midwest League Nick Lovullo South Bend, Indiana Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium
Single-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans Carolina League Buddy Bailey Myrtle Beach, South Carolina TicketReturn.com Field
Rookie ACL Cubs Arizona Complex League Corey Ray Mesa, Arizona Sloan Park
Rookie DSL Cubs Dominican Summer League Enrique Wilson
Carlos Ramirez		 Boca Chica, Dominican Republic Baseball City Complex

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