2025 Chicago Cubs season

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2025  Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs logo.svg
League National League
Division Central
Ballpark Wrigley Field
City Chicago
Record12–8 (.600)
Owners Tom Ricketts
President of baseball operations Jed Hoyer
General manager Carter Hawkins
Manager Craig Counsell
Television Marquee Sports Network
Radio WSCR
Chicago Cubs Radio Network
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The 2025 Chicago Cubs season is the 154th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 150th in the National League, and the Cubs' 110th season at Wrigley Field. They are members of Major League Baseball's National League Central division. The Cubs began the season on March 18 with a loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the MLB Tokyo Series. They will finish the season on September 28 against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Contents

Previous season

The Cubs finished the 2024 season 83–79 to finish in second place in the Central division, 10 games behind the Milwaukee Brewers. [1] It marked the fourth consecutive season they failed to make the playoffs.

Offseason

Coaching changes

On October 1, 2024, the Cubs fired hitting coach Jim Adduci, first base coach Mike Napoli, and bullpen coach Darren Holmes. [2] On November 2, the team announced that they had promoted the team's Minor League hitting instructor, Dustin Kelly, to hitting coach. [3] On December 6, the Cubs named Jose Javier the team's first base coach. [4] On December 9 , the team announced Mark Strittmatter would be the bullpen coach. They also named Quintin Berry third base coach and Casey Jacobson as assistant pitching coach. [5]

Transactions

October 2024

October 1Activated RHP Jorge López and LHP Jordan Wicks from the 15-day injured list. Recalled RHP Daniel Palencia, OF Alexander Canario, C Caleb Knight, RHP Jack Neely, RHP Jimmy Herget, and 1B Matt Mervis from Iowa Cubs. Recalled RHP Michael Arias, RHP Gavin Hollowell, RHP Trey Wingenter, and IF Miles Mastrobuoni from ACL Cubs.
October 31Sent C Caleb Knight outright to Iowa. RHPs Kyle Hendricks and Jorge López elected free agency.

Source [6]

November 2024

November 4Activated RHP Ben Brown, RHP Yency Almonte, IF Nick Madrigal, RHP Adbert Alzolay, RHP Colten Brewer, RHP Julian Merryweather, LHP Luke Little, and OF Brennen Davis from the 60-day injured list. Designated RHP Jimmy Herget for assignment. Claimed LHP Rob Zastryzny off waivers from Milwaukee Brewers.
November 5Sent RHP Enoli Paredes and RHP Colten Brewer outright to Iowa. C Christian Bethancourt and LHP Drew Smyly elected free agency.
November 19Designated RHP Adbert Alzolay and OF Brennen Davis for assignment. Selected the contract of 3B Benjamin Cowles from Knoxville Smokies. Selected the contract of OF Owen Caissie from Iowa.
November 20Designated RHP Trey Wingenter and IF Patrick Wisdom for assignment. Traded OF Alfonsin Rosario to Cleveland Guardians for RHP Eli Morgan. Traded cash to Los Angeles Angels for C Matt Thaiss.
November 22OF Mike Tauchman, RHP Adbert Alzolay, RHP Trey Wingenter, IF Patrick Wisdom, IF Nick Madrigal, and OF Brennen Davis elected free agency.
November 26Signed free agent RHP Phil Bickford to a minor league contract.

Source [7]

December 2024

December 7Signed free agent LHP Matthew Boyd.
December 11Purchased the contract of IF Gage Workman from Detroit Tigers in Rule 5 draft.
December 13Traded IF Isaac Paredes, RHP Hayden Wesneski, and IF Cam Smith to Houston Astros for OF Kyle Tucker. Signed free agent C Carson Kelly. Signed RHP Luis Mata to a minor league contract.
December 15Signed Free agent RHP Anhuar Garcia to a minor league contract.
December 16Signed free agents LHP Darlin Ventura, OF Jahni McPhee, RHPs Jubrayker Salaya, Jose Urena, Geovanny Villarroel, and Anthony Feliz to minor league contracts.
December 17Traded Cody Bellinger to New York Yankees for RHP Cody Poteet. Traded C Matt Thaiss to Chicago White Sox for cash. Signed free agent C Carlos Pérez to a minor league contract.
December 29Traded 1B Matt Mervis to Miami Marlins for IF Vidal Bruján.
December 31Signed free agent LHP Caleb Thielbar

Source [8]

January 2025

January 4Signed free agent Caleb Knight to a minor league contract.
January 6Signed free agent RHP Ben Heller to a minor league contract.
January 9Traded cash to Texas Rangers for RHP Matt Festa. Designated IF Miles Mastrobuoni for assignment.
January 12Designated RHP Michael Arias for assignment.
January 13Signed free agent RHP Colin Rea.
January 14Traded Miles Mastrobuoni to Seattle Mariners for cash.
January 15Traded RHP Michael Arias to New York Yankees for cash. Signed free agent SS Julio Acosta, C Jose Carrillo, OF Jeury Ramirez, SS Alexander Herrera, LHP Angel Sanmartin, RHP Erick Hernandez, SS Juan Tomas, RHP Salvador Burgos, SS Juan Cabada, OF Fernando Lara, P Roni Dias, RHP Amilkar Romero, SS Wilfri De La Cruz, SS Luis Santos, C Victor Garcia, OF Saul Ramirez, LHP Angel Gonzalez, OF Luis Sanchez, RHP Johansel Javier, C Abraham Sanchez, OF Breyner Figuereo, RHP Ariel Ramos, SS Luis Abreu, LHP Carlos Barrientos, LHP Frankelly Desis, SS Luis Maldonado, RHP Rafael Merchan, RHP Chaily Ramirez, RHP Jider Corpas, SS Elerick Gomez, and OF Freiker Betencourt to minor league contracts.
January 16Signed free agent SS Luis Santos to a minor league contract.
January 19Signed free agent RHP Trevor Richards and C Reese McGuire to minor league contracts.
January 28Traded RHP Juan Bello to Houston Astros for RHP Ryan Pressly. Signed free agent IF Jon Berti.
January 29Assigned RHP Brad Keller to Chicago Cubs.
January 31Traded SS Luis Vazquez to Baltimore Orioles for cash.

Source [9]

February 2025

February 3Sent RHP Matt Festa outright to Iowa.
February 4Traded a player to be named later to Los Angeles Dodgers for RHP Ryan Brasier. Signed free agent RHP A.J. Puckett to a minor league contract. Designated LHP Rob Zastryzny for assignment.
February 7Invited non-roster C Carlos Pérez, 2B James Triantos, RHP Brandon Birdsell, CF Brett Bateman, RHP Ben Heller, RHP Phil Bickford, RHP Brooks Kriske, RHP Antonio Santos, 2B Matt Shaw, RHP Cade Horton, 3B Jonathon Long, LHP Riley Martin, C Moises Ballesteros, LF Christian Franklin, C Reese McGuire, C Pablo Aliendo, and RHP Trevor Richards to spring training. Signed free agent LHP Brandon Hughes and 2B Nicky Lopez to minor league contracts and invited to spring training.
February 10Signed free agent RHP Brayden Spears to a minor league contract.
February 11Sent LHP Rob Zastryzny outright to Iowa.
February 12Signed free agent IF Dixon Machado to a minor league contract.
February 14Signed free agent IF Jaylen Palmer to a minor league contract.
February 20Signed free agent IF Justin Turner. Designated OF Alexander Canario for assignment. Assigned LF Christian Olivo, RHP Kenten Egbert, RHP Nolan Clenney, RF Ivan Brethowr, SS Dixon Machado, RHP Cayne Ueckert, RHP Sam Armstrong, 3B Chase Strumpf, SS Reginald Preciado, RF Parker Chavers, and RHP Zac Leigh to Chicago Cubs.
February 21OF Pete Crow-Armstrong changed number to 4. Assigned 1B Haydn McGeary assigned to Chicago Cubs, RHP Robert Kwiatkowski, 2B Hayden Cantrelle, RHP A.J. Puckett, RHP Wil Jensen, C Casey Opitz RHP Brad Deppermann, RHP Nick Hull, and RHP Tyler Santana toChicago Cubs.
February 22Assigned SS Cristian Hernandez assigned to Chicago Cubs, RHP Connor Schultz, C Miguel Pabo, LHP Mitchell Tyranski, 3B BJ Murray Jr., andRHP Chris Kachmar to Chicago Cubs.
February 23Assigned CF Greg Allen to Chicago Cubs.
February 24Signed free agent OF Trent Jankowski to a minor league contract and invited to spring training.
February 25Traded OF Alexander Canario to New York Mets. Assigned RHP Yovanny Cabrera to Chicago Cubs.
February 26Optioned OF Owen Cassie to Iowa. Assigned SS Eriandys Ramon to Chicago Cubs.
February 27Assigned OF Jordan Nwogu and SS Jose Escobar to Chicago Cubs.
February 28Assigned RHP Connor Noland, C Ariel Armas, 1B Edgar Alvarez, SS Angel Cepeda, and C Ethan Hearn to Chicago Cubs.

Source [10]

March 2025

March 1Optioned RHP Cody Poteet, RHP Gavin Hollowell, RHP Jack Neely, and RHP Caleb Kilian to Iowa. Assigned LHP Jeff Belge, OF Felix Stevens, LF Joan Delgado, SS Yahil Melendez, SS Ed Howard, LF Andy Garriola, and SS Ty Southisene to Chicago Cubs.
March 3Released LHP Jeff Beige.
March 4Signed free agent RHP Yency Almonte to a minor league contract.
March 5Signed free agent RHPs Jackson Kirkpatrick and RHP Ethan Bell to minor league contracts.
March 6Assigned RHP Sam Thoresen to Chicago Cubs
March 7Optioned LHP Luke Little and RHP Ethan Roberts to Iowa.
March 9Optioned IF Ben Cowles to Iowa.
March 10Assigned RF Darius Hill to Chicago Cubs.
March 11Assigned RHP Yenrri Rojas, C Caleb Knight, and RHP Carlo Reyes to Chicago Cubs.
March 12Released OF Travis Jankowski. Optioned OF Kevin Alcántara to Iowa.
March 23Assigned RHP Joe Nahas and LHP Chase Watkins to Chicago Cubs.
March 24Assigned 1B William Simoneit and RHP Ben Johnson to Chicago Cubs.
March 25Assigned RF Rafael Morel, C Carter Trice, and SS Pedro Ramirez to Chicago Cubs.

Source [11]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers at Tokyo Dome

NamePos.
Ian Happ LF
Seiya Suzuki DH
Kyle Tucker RF
Michael Busch 1B
Matt Shaw 3B
Dansby Swanson SS
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF
Miguel Amaya C
Jon Berti 2B
Shota Imanaga P

Game log

Legend
 Cubs win
 Cubs loss
 Postponement
BoldCubs team member
2025 Game Log: 12–8 (Home: 4–4; Road: 8–4)
March/April: 12–8 (Home: 4–4; Road: 8–4)
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1 March 18 Dodgers*1–4 Yamamoto (1–0) Brown (0–1) Scott (1)42,3650–1 L1
2 March 19 Dodgers*3–6 Knack (1–0) Steele (0–1) Vesia (1)42,3670–2 L2
3March 27@ Diamondbacks 10–6 Steele (1–1) Gallen (0–1)—49,0701–2 W1
4March 28@ Diamondbacks 1–8 Kelly (1–0) Taillon (0–1)—37,4491–3 L1
5March 29@ Diamondbacks 4–3 Imanaga (1–0) Pfaadt (0–1) Pressly (1)36,4072–3 W1
6March 30@ Diamondbacks 6–10 Martínez (1–0) Morgan (0–1)—39,1452–4 L1
7March 31@ Athletics 18–3 Brown (1–1) Estes (0–1) Rea (1)12,1923–4 W1
8April 1@ Athletics 7–4 Steele (2–1) Severino (0–1) Pressly (2)10,0954–4 W2
9April 2@ Athletics 10–2 Taillon (1–1) Springs (1–1)—9,3425–4 W3
10April 4 Padres 3–1 Imanaga (2–0) Vásquez (0–1) Pressly (3)40,2446–4 W4
11April 5 Padres 7–1 Boyd (1–0) Pivetta (1–1)—35,3917–4 W5
12April 6 Padres 7–8 Adam (2–0) Pressly (0–1) Suárez (4)33,9417–5 L1
13April 7 Rangers 7–0 Steele (3–1) Eovaldi (1–1)—27,0178–5 W1
14April 8 Rangers 10–6 Hodge (1–0) Martin (0–1)—27,6949–5 W2
15April 9 Rangers 2–6 Mahle (2–0) Imanaga (2–1)—23,5909–6 L1
16April 11@ Dodgers 0–3 Yamamoto (2–1) Boyd (1–1) Scott (4)53,9339–7 L2
17April 12@ Dodgers 16–0 Brown (2–1) Sasaki (0–1)—53,88710–7 W1
18April 13@ Dodgers 4–2 Roberts (1–0) Treinen (0–2) Pressly (4)50,89911–7 W2
19April 14@ Padres 4–10 Morejón (1–0) Pearson (0–1)—47,07811–8 L1
20April 15@ Padres 2–1 (10) Pressly (1–1) Matsui (0–1) Thielbar (1)42,49212–8 W1
21April 16@ Padres –—–
22April 18 Diamondbacks –—–
23April 19 Diamondbacks –—–
24April 20 Diamondbacks –—–
25April 22 Dodgers –—–
26April 23 Dodgers –—–
27April 25 Phillies –—–
28April 26 Phillies –—–
29April 27 Phillies –—–
30April 29@ Pirates –—–
31April 30@ Pirates –—–
*March 18 and 19 games played at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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32May 1@ Pirates –—–
33May 2@ Brewers –—–
34May 3@ Brewers –—–
35May 4@ Brewers –—–
36May 5 Giants –—–
37May 6 Giants –—–
38May 7 Giants –—–
39May 9@ Mets –—–
40May 10@ Mets –—–
41May 11@ Mets –—–
42May 12 Marlins –—–
43May 13 Marlins –—–
44May 14 Marlins –—–
45May 16 White Sox –—–
46May 17 White Sox –—–
47May 18 White Sox –—–
48May 19@ Marlins –—–
49May 20@ Marlins –—–
50May 21@ Marlins –—–
51May 23@ Reds –—–
52May 24@ Reds –—–
53May 25@ Reds –—–
54May 26 Rockies –—–
55May 27 Rockies –—–
56May 28 Rockies –—–
57May 30 Reds –—–
58May 31 Reds –—–
June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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59June 1 Reds –—–
60June 3@ Nationals –—–
61June 4@ Nationals –—–
62June 5@ Nationals –—–
63June 6@ Tigers –—–
64June 7@ Tigers –—–
65June 8@ Tigers –—–
66June 9@ Phillies –—–
67June 10@ Phillies –—–
68June 11@ Phillies –—–
69June 12 Pirates –—–
70June 13 Pirates –—–
71June 14 Pirates –—–
72June 15 Pirates –—–
73June 17 Brewers –—–
74June 18 Brewers –—–
75June 19 Brewers –—–
76June 20 Mariners –—–
77June 21 Mariners –—–
78June 22 Mariners –—–
79June 23@ Cardinals –—–
80June 24@ Cardinals –—–
81June 25@ Cardinals –—–
82June 26@ Cardinals –—–
83June 27@ Astros –—–
84June 28@ Astros –—–
85June 29@ Astros –—–
July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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86July 1 Guardians –—–
87July 2 Guardians –—–
88July 3 Guardians –—–
89July 4 Cardinals –—–
90July 5 Cardinals –—–
91July 6 Cardinals –—–
92July 8@ Twins –—–
93July 9@ Twins –—–
94July 10@ Twins –—–
95July 11@ Yankees –—–
96July 12@ Yankees –—–
97July 13@ Yankees –—–
ASG July 15 AL @ NL –—–
98July 18 Red Sox –—–
99July 19 Red Sox –—–
100July 20 Red Sox –—–
101July 21 Royals –—–
102July 22 Royals –—–
103July 23 Royals –—–
104July 25@ White Sox –—–
105July 26@ White Sox –—–
106July 27@ White Sox –—–
107July 28@ Brewers –—–
108July 29@ Brewers –—–
109July 30@ Brewers –—–
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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110August 1 Orioles –—–
111August 2 Orioles –—–
112August 3 Orioles –—–
113August 4 Reds –—–
114August 5 Reds –—–
115August 6 Reds –—–
116August 8@ Cardinals –—–
117August 9@ Cardinals –—–
118August 10@ Cardinals –—–
119August 12@ Blue Jays –—–
120August 13@ Blue Jays –—–
121August 14@ Blue Jays –—–
122August 15 Pirates –—–
123August 16 Pirates –—–
124August 17 Pirates –—–
125August 18 Milwaukee –—–
126August 19 Milwaukee –—–
127August 20 Milwaukee –—–
128August 21 Milwaukee –—–
129August 22@ Angels –—–
130August 23@ Angels –—–
131August 24@ Angels –—–
132August 26@ Giants –—–
133August 27@ Giants –—–
134August 28@ Giants –—–
135August 29@ Rockies –—–
136August 30@ Rockies –—–
137August 31@ Rockies –—–
September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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138September 1 Braves –—–
139September 2 Braves –—–
140September 3 Braves –—–
141September 5 Nationals –—–
142September 6 Nationals –—–
143September 7 Nationals –—–
144September 8@ Braves –—–
145September 9@ Braves –—–
146September 10@ Braves –—–
147September 12 Rays –—–
148September 13 Rays –—–
149September 14 Rays –—–
150September 15@ Pirates –—–
151September 16@ Pirates –—–
152September 17@ Pirates –—–
153September 18@ Reds –—–
154September 19@ Reds –—–
155September 20@ Reds –—–
156September 21@ Reds –—–
157September 23 Mets –—–
158September 24 Mets –—–
159September 25 Mets –—–
160September 26 Cardinals –—–
161September 27 Cardinals –—–
162September 28 Cardinals –—–

Season standings

National League Central

NL Central
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago Cubs 128.600—4‍–‍48‍–‍4
Cincinnati Reds 98.5291½6‍–‍43‍–‍4
Milwaukee Brewers 99.50026‍–‍33‍–‍6
St. Louis Cardinals 89.4712½7‍–‍41‍–‍5
Pittsburgh Pirates 612.33354‍–‍42‍–‍8

National League Wild Card

Division leaders
Team W L Pct.
San Diego Padres 144.778
New York Mets 116.647
Chicago Cubs 128.600
Wild Card teams
(Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)
Team W L Pct. GB
San Francisco Giants 125.706+2
Los Angeles Dodgers 116.647+1
Arizona Diamondbacks 107.588—
Philadelphia Phillies 107.588—
Cincinnati Reds 98.5291
Milwaukee Brewers 99.5001½
Miami Marlins 88.5001½
St. Louis Cardinals 89.4712
Washington Nationals 710.4123
Pittsburgh Pirates 612.3334½
Atlanta Braves 512.2945
Colorado Rockies 312.2006

Record vs. opponents

Record vs. National League
2025 National League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2025

TeamAZATLCHCCINCOLLADMIAMILNYMPHIPITSDSFSTLWSHAL
Arizona —0–02–20–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–01–22–2
Atlanta 0–0—0–00–00–00–31–10–00–00–00–00–40–00–00–00–0
Chicago 2–20–0—0–00–00–20–00–00–00–00–02–10–00–00–04–0
Cincinnati 0–00–00–0—0–00–00–01–30–00–00–00–02–20–00–01–2
Colorado 0–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–30–00–00–00–00–02–4
Los Angeles 0–03–02–00–00–0—0–00–00–01–20–00–00–00–00–13–0
Miami 0–01–10–00–00–00–0—0–01–30–03–10–00–00–00–00–0
Milwaukee 0–00–00–03–10–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–02–4
New York 0–00–00–00–00–00–03–10–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–04–2
Philadelphia 0–00–00–00–03–02–10–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–02–10–0
Pittsburgh 0–00–00–00–00–00–01–30–00–00–0—0–00–01–00–02–4
San Diego 0–04–01–20–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–04–0
San Francisco 0–00–00–02–20–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–06–0
St. Louis 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–10–00–0—0–04–5
Washington 2–10–00–00–00–01–00–00–00–01–20–00–00–00–0—0–3

Updated with the results of all games through April 7, 2025.

Record vs. American League
2025 National League record vs. American League

Source: MLB Standings

TeamATHBALBOSCWSCLEDETHOUKCLAAMINNYYSEATBTEXTOR
Arizona 0–00–10–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–02–10–00–00–00–0
Atlanta 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Chicago 3–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–01–00–0
Cincinnati 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–01–20–0
Colorado 1–20–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–01–20–00–0
Los Angeles 0–00–00–00–00–03–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Miami 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Milwaukee 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–02–10–00–00–30–00–00–00–0
New York 0–00–00–00–00–00–01–20–00–00–00–00–00–00–03–0
Philadelphia 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Pittsburgh 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–01–20–01–20–00–0
San Diego 1–00–00–00–03–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
San Francisco 0–00–00–00–00–00–03–00–00–00–00–03–00–00–00–0
St. Louis 0–00–00–30–00–00–00–00–01–23–00–00–00–00–00–0
Washington 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–3

Updated with the results of all games through April 7, 2025.

Season summary

February

  • February 19 – The Cubs announced that Shota Imanaga would be the Opening Day starter.
  • February 28 – The Cubs announced that Nico Hoerner would not make the trip to Japan for the season opener as he was still recovering from surgery performed near the end of the prior season. [12]

March

  • March 18 – The Cubs opened the season with a two-game series in Tokyo, Japan against the defending World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The games will be played at the Tokyo Dome. [13] Shota Imanaga pitched four scoreless innings, but walked four. Miguel Amaya doubled in the second to give the Cubs a 1–0 lead. Ben Brown relieved Imanaga in the fifth and promptly gave up three runs. The Dodgers added an insurance run in the ninth as the Cubs lost 4–1. [14]
  • March 19 – In game two in Tokyo, Justin Steele allowed five runs in four innings of work. Kyle Tucker drove in his first run as a Cub on bases loaded walk in the third, while Ian Happ and Dansby Swanson each drove in a run. However, it was not enough as the Cubs allowed three homers in the game and lost to the Dodgers 6–3. [15]
  • March 27 – The Cubs returned to the United States to face the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix for game three on the season on March 27. Miguel Amaya doubled twice and drove in five runs while Ian Happ homered and drove in three runs. Justin Steele allowed three runs in five innings of work to earn the win. The Cub bullpen allowed three runs, but it was enough as the Cubs held on to win 10–6, marking their first win of the season. [16]
  • March 28 – In game two against the D-Backs, Jameson Taillon allowed six runs in six innings. The Cub offense only managed one run as the Cubs were blown out 8–1. [17]
  • March 29 – Shota Imanaga allowed one run in seven innings of work and left with a 3–1 lead on Kyle Tucker's first homer as a Cub. Matt Shaw added a pinch-hit homer in the eighth, his first career home run, as the Cubs went to the ninth leading 4–1. New closer Ryan Pressly gave up a two-run homer in the ninth and Arizona had the tying run at second before Dansby Swanson made a great defensive play to end the game. The win moved the Cubs to 2–3 on the season. [18]
  • March 30 – In the finale of the series in Arizona, Matthew Boyd threw five scoreless innings. Dansby Swanson, Seiya Suzuki, and Kyle Tucker homered for the Cubs to give them a 6–2 lead going to the bottom of the eighth. In the eighth, three Cub relievers allowed eight runs as the Diamondbacks rallied to win 10–6. [19]
  • March 31 – The Cubs next traveled to face the Athletics for the first major league game at the A's temporary stadium, Sutter Health Park, in West Sacramento, California. Ben Brown allowed three runs in five innings of work while the Cub bullpen held the A's scoreless. That was more than enough for the offense as the Cubs scored 18 runs to win 18–3. Carson Kelly hit for the cycle, becoming the first Cub to do so since Mark Grace in 1993. Kyle Tucker had four hits including a homer as Michael Busch and Dansby Swanson also homered in the win. Busch drove in four runs while Kelly drove in five in the win. The win moved the Cubs to 3–4 on the season. [20]

April

  • April 1 – Justin Steele allowed four runs in 6.2 innings of work and the Cub bullpen again combined to hold the A's scoreless. Seiya Suzuki hit a three-run homer in the first and Kyle Tucker added a solo shot in the third, his fourth straight game with a home run. Justin Turner got his first hit as a Cub and drove in a run as the Cubs beat the A's 7–4. Ryan Pressly allowed one hit in the ninth, but held on to earn his second save of the season. [21]
  • April 2 – In the finale of the series against the A's, Seiya Suzuki homered twice and drove in five runs. Matt Shaw had two hits and drove in two runs as the Cubs won again 10–2. Jameson Taillon allowed two runs in six innings and the Cub bullpen again did not allow a run for the win. The Cubs moved to 5–4, the first time over .500 on the season. [22]
  • April 4 – After an off day, the Cubs had their home-opener at Wrigley Field against the undefeated San Diego Padres. Shota Imanaga pitched 7.1 innings of scoreless ball while Justin Turner and Nico Hoerner drove in a run to give the Cubs a 3–1 lead in the ninth. Ryan Pressly allowed two baserunners, but was able to get out of the jam without allowing a run as the Cubs won. Ian Happ had two hits and scored two runs in the win. [23]
  • April 5 – In game two against the Padres, Carson Kelly homered and drove in four runs while Matthew Boyd threw six scoreless innings. The Cub bullpen gave up only one run as the Cubs won their fifth straight game 7–1. [24]
  • April 6 – In the finale of the three-game series, the Cubs took a 7–3 lead after two innings on the strength of a Kyle Tucker home run. However, the Cub offense failed to add on and the Padres tied the game in the eighth. In the ninth, an error by first baseman Justin Turner allowed the go-ahead run to score as the Cubs lost 8–7. Ben Brown allowed five runs in four innings of work in the loss. The loss dropped the Cubs to 7–5 on the season. [25]
  • April 7 – The 8–2 Texas Rangers next visited Wrigley Field. In a game where temperatures were in the 30s, Justin Steele pitched seven scoreless innings. The Cub offense scored seven runs and the Cubs ran wild on the bases, stealing five bases. Ian Happ drove in three runs in the easy 7–0 win. [26]
  • April 8 – In the second game against the Rangers, Jameson Taillon allowed three runs in six innings. Taillon left the game with a 6–3 lead on a homer and sacrifice fly by Dansby Swanson. Two-RBI singles by Seiya Suzuki and Niko Hoerner gave the Cubs the lead. However, the Cub bullpen quickly squandered the lead allowing three runs in the seventh. With the game tied in the eighth, Swanson drove in two more runs on a single while Pete Crow Armstrong did the same. Ryan Pressly pitched the ninth to complete the 10–6 win. The win marked the team's seventh in eight games and moved them to 9–5 on the season. [27]
  • April 9 – In the finale of the series against the Rangers, Shoto Imanaga allowed five runs, four of them in the fifth inning, as the Cubs lost 6–2. Seiya Suzuki and Michael Bush each drove in a run in the loss. [28]
  • April 11 – After an off day, the Cubs faced the Dodgers in Los Angeles. Matthew Boyd threw six innings and allowed three runs while the Cub bullpen held the Dodgers at three. The Cub offense could not push across a run as they lost 3–0. [29]
  • April 12 – Ben Brown allowed five hits, but no runs in six innings of work. The Cubs led by two entering the seventh on a Michael Busch homer and an RBI single by Justin Turner. However, the Cubs scored five in the seventh, four in the eighth, and five more in the ninth to blow the game open and win 16–0 over the Dodgers. Bush had four hits and drove in four runs while Carson Kelly homered twice and drove in three. Seiya Suzuki left the game in the fifth with an injury. The win moved the Cubs to 10–7 on the season. [30]
  • April 13 – Pete Crow-Armstrong homered twice while Michael Busch also homered on Sunday Night Baseball against the Dodgers. Prior to the game, the Cubs disclosed that Justin Steele would miss the rest of the season and would require arm surgery. Colin Rea got the start for the Cubs and allowed only one run in 3.2 innings of work. Six Cub relievers allowed only one more run as the Cubs won 4–2. The win kept the Cubs in first place in the Central division standings. [31]
  • April 14 – With Carson Kelly and Seiya Suzuki still unable to play, the Cubs took the lead against the Padres in San Diego on a Michael Busch two-run homer and a Pete Crow-Armstrong RBI double. Jameson Taillon pitched 5.1 innings while allowing two runs. The Cub bullpen imploded, however, surrendering eight runs as the Cubs lost 10–4. [32]

Transactions

March

March 17Selected the contract of Matt Shaw. Designated RHP Keegan Thompson for assignment. Optioned RHP Daniel Palencia to Iowa. Placed RHP Javier Assad on 15-day injured list.
March 21Optioned LHP Jordan Wicks to Iowa.
March 25Placed RHP Tyson Miller on 15-day IL retroactive to March 21. Sent RHP Keegan Thompson outright to Iowa.
March 26Placed IF Vidal Bruján on 10-day IL retroactive to March 23. Placed RHP Ryan Brasier on 15-day IL retroactive to March 25.
March 27Selected the contract of RHP Brad Keller. Designated RHP Cody Poteet for assignment.
March 29Traded RHP Cody Poteet to Baltimore Orioles for cash.

Source [33]

April

April 8Signed free agent LHP Evan Taylor to a minor league contract.
April 9Placed LHP Justin Steele on 15-day IL. Recalled RHP Ethan Roberts from Iowa.

Source [34]

Roster

Chicago Cubs roster
Active rosterInactive rosterCoaches / other

Pitchers
Starting rotation

Bullpen


Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders


Pitchers


Infielders

Outfielders


Manager

Coaches

  •  0 Quintin Berry (third base)
  • 63 Juan Cabreja (assistant hitting)
  • 93 Erick Castillo (bullpen catcher)
  • 84 Ryan Flaherty (bench)
  • 68 Tommy Hottovy (pitching)
  • 86 Casey Jacobson (assistant pitching)
  • 65 Jose Javier (first base)
  • 76 Dustin Kelly (hitting)
  • 74 AJ Lewis (staff assistant)
  • 85 Garrett Lloyd (bullpen catcher)
  • 80 John Mallee (assistant hitting)
  • 90 Jonathan Mota (major league coach)
  • 97 Alex Smith (major league strategy)
  • 81 Mark Strittmatter (bullpen)



Statistics

Note: Team leaders in each category are noted in bold.

Batting

(Through April 13, 2025)
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 113851040111008.263.275.44717
John Berti 717550000502.294.368.2945
Michael Busch 17511117413101415.315.393.59332
Pete Crow-Armstrong 1870131641276518.229.289.40028
Ian Happ 18771516301811118.208.303.28622
Nico Hoerner 145571610010654.291.344.30917
Carson Kelly 924810114130113.417.5951.04225
Colin Rea 11000000001.000.000.0000
Matt Shaw 1755119101301017.164.292.23613
Seiya Suzuki 176511192141511123.292.39053835
Dansby Swanson 1869913304122616.188.250.40628
Kyle Tucker 18711923805183159.324.442.64846
Justin Turner 1024250004046.208.333.2085
Gage Workman 69021002115.222.300.3333
Team totals1869116161324251132683145.256.348.439276

Pitching

(through April 13, 2025)
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
Matthew Boyd 111.5933017.01333717
Ryan Brasier 009.001001.021111
Ben Brown 215.0943017.2221110920
Porter Hodge 102.258008.0722311
Shota Imanaga 212.7044023.11477714
Brad Keller 002.845006.162227
Julian Merryweather 002.847006.162235
Eli Morgan 018.106006.296624
Nate Pearson 007.567008.1117745
Ryan Pressly 013.388048.0114363
Colin Rea 001.004119.091117
Justin Steele 314.7644022.2211212521
Jameson Taillon 116.0633016.1181111414
Caleb Thielbar 006.357005.234455
Team totals1174.0218185159.0155737159137

Farm system

On February 18, the Cubs announced the minor league managers for their farm system. [35]

LevelTeamLeagueManagerLocationBallpark
AAA Iowa Cubs International League Marty Pevey Des Moines, Iowa Principal Park
AA Knoxville Smokies Southern League Lance Rymel Knoxville, Tennessee Covenant Health Park
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 Yovanny Cuevas 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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