2026 Chicago Cubs season

2026  Chicago Cubs
League	National League
Division	Central
Ballpark	Wrigley Field
City	Chicago
Owners	Tom Ricketts
President of baseball operations	Jed Hoyer
General manager	Carter Hawkins
Manager	Craig Counsell
Television	Marquee Sports Network, Jon Sciambi, Jim Deshaies, Alex Cohen, Cliff Floyd, Rick Sutcliffe, Ryan Dempster
Radio	WSCR Chicago Cubs Radio Network Pat Hughes,Ron Coomer, Zach Zaidman
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The 2026 Chicago Cubs season will be the 155th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 151st in the National League, and the Cubs' 111th season at Wrigley Field. They are members of Major League Baseball's National League Central division. They will begin the season on March 26 against the Washington Nationals and finish the season on September 27 against the Boston Red Sox. ^[1]

Previous season

The Cubs finished the 2025 season 92–70 to finish in second place in the NL Central division, five games behind the Milwaukee Brewers. They finished with the best record of non-division winners in the National League, securing the top wild card sport. ^[2] They defeated the San Diego Padres two games to one in the National League Wild Card Series. ^[3] They lost to the Brewers in the Division Series, losing the best of five series three games to two. ^[4]

Offseason

Transactions

October 2024

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Activated RHP Cade Horton, LHP Luke Little, RHP Porter Hodge, RHP Eli Morgan, RHP Gavin Hollowell, C Miguel Amaya, RHP Ethan Roberts, 1B Carlos Santana, LHP Jordan Wicks, OF Owen Caissie, RHP Ryan Brasier, LHP Taylor Rogers, RHP Jack Neely, and RHP Javier Assad.

Source ^[5]

Regular season

Game log

Legend
	Cubs win
	Cubs loss
	Postponement
Bold	Cubs team member

2026 Game Log: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
March/April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak/ box 1 March 26 Nationals — (—) (—) — — 2 March 28 Nationals — (—) (—) — — 3 March 29 Nationals — (—) (—) — — 4 March 30 Angels — (—) (—) — — 5 March 31 Angels — (—) (—) — — 6 April 1 Angels — (—) (—) — — 7 April 3 @ Guardians — (—) (—) — — 8 April 4 @ Guardians — (—) (—) — — 9 April 5 @ Guardians — (—) (—) — — 10 April 6 @ Rays — (—) (—) — — 11 April 7 @ Rays — (—) (—) — — 12 April 8 @ Rays — (—) (—) — — 13 April 10 Pirates — (—) (—) — — 14 April 11 Pirates — (—) (—) — — 15 April 12 Pirates — (—) (—) — — 16 April 13 @ Phillies — (—) (—) — — 17 April 14 @ Phillies — (—) (—) — — 18 April 15 @ Phillies — (—) (—) — — 19 April 17 Mets — (—) (—) — — 20 April 18 Mets — (—) (—) — — 21 April 19 Mets — (—) (—) — — 22 April 20 Phillies — (—) (—) — — 23 April 21 Phillies — (—) (—) — — 24 April 22 Phillies — (—) (—) — — 25 April 23 Phillies — (—) (—) — — 26 April 24 @ Dodgers — (—) (—) — — 27 April 25 @ Dodgers — (—) (—) — — 28 April 26 @ Dodgers — (—) (—) — — 29 April 27 @ Padres — (—) (—) — — 30 April 28 @ Padres — (—) (—) — — 31 April 29 @ Padres — (—) (—) — —
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak/ box 32 May 1 Diamondbacks — (—) (—) — — 33 May 2 Diamondbacks — (—) (—) — — 34 May 3 Diamondbacks — (—) (—) — — 35 May 4 Reds — (—) (—) — — 36 May 5 Reds — (—) (—) — — 37 May 6 Reds — (—) (—) — — 38 May 7 Reds — (—) (—) — — 39 May 8 @ Rangers — (—) (—) — — 40 May 9 @ Rangers — (—) (—) — — 41 May 10 @ Rangers — (—) (—) — — 42 May 12 @ Braves — (—) (—) — — 43 May 13 @ Braves — (—) (—) — — 44 May 14 @ Braves — (—) (—) — — 45 May 15 @ White Sox — (—) (—) — — 46 May 16 @ White Sox — (—) (—) — — 47 May 17 @ White Sox — (—) (—) — — 48 May 18 Brewers — (—) (—) — — 49 May 19 Brewers — (—) (—) — — 50 May 20 Brewers — (—) (—) — — 51 May 22 Astros — (—) (—) — — 52 May 23 Astros — (—) (—) — — 53 May 24 Astros — (—) (—) — — 54 May 25 @ Pirates — (—) (—) — — 55 May 26 @ Pirates — (—) (—) — — 56 May 27 @ Pirates — (—) (—) — — 57 May 28 @ Pirates — (—) (—) — — 58 May 29 @ Cardinals — (—) (—) — — 59 May 30 @ Cardinals — (—) (—) — — 60 May 31 @ Cardinals — (—) (—) — —
June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak/ box 61 June 2 Athletics — (—) (—) — — 62 June 3 Athletics — (—) (—) — — 63 June 4 Athletics — (—) (—) — — 64 June 5 Giants — (—) (—) — — 65 June 6 Giants — (—) (—) — — 66 June 7 Giants — (—) (—) — — 67 June 9 @ Rockies — (—) (—) — — 68 June 10 @ Rockies — (—) (—) — — 69 June 11 @ Rockies — (—) (—) — — 70 June 12 @ Giants — (—) (—) — — 71 June 13 @ Giants — (—) (—) — — 72 June 14 @ Giants — (—) (—) — — 73 June 15 Rockies — (—) (—) — — 74 June 16 Rockies — (—) (—) — — 75 June 17 Rockies — (—) (—) — — 76 June 19 Blue Jays — (—) (—) — — 77 June 20 Blue Jays — (—) (—) — — 78 June 21 Blue Jays — (—) (—) — — 79 June 22 @ Mets — (—) (—) — — 80 June 23 @ Mets — (—) (—) — — 81 June 24 @ Mets — (—) (—) — — 82 June 25 @ Mets — (—) (—) — — 83 June 26 @ Brewers — (—) (—) — — 84 June 27 @ Brewers — (—) (—) — — 85 June 28 @ Brewers — (—) (—) — — 86 June 29 Padres — (—) (—) — — 87 June 30 Padres — (—) (—) — —
July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak/ box 88 July 1 Padres — (—) (—) — — 89 July 3 Cardinals — (—) (—) — — 90 July 4 Cardinals — (—) (—) — — 91 July 5 Cardinals — (—) (—) — — 92 July 7 @ Orioles — (—) (—) — — 93 July 8 @ Orioles — (—) (—) — — 94 July 9 @ Orioles — (—) (—) — — 95 July 10 @ Reds — (—) (—) — — 96 July 11 @ Reds — (—) (—) — — 97 July 12 @ Reds — (—) (—) — — 96th All-Star Game in Philadelphia, PA 98 July 17 Twins — (—) (—) — — 99 July 18 Twins — (—) (—) — — 100 July 19 Twins — (—) (—) — — 101 July 20 Tigers — (—) (—) — — 102 July 21 Tigers — (—) (—) — — 103 July 22 Tigers — (—) (—) — — 104 July 24 @ Pirates — (—) (—) — — 105 July 25 @ Pirates — (—) (—) — — 106 July 26 @ Pirates — (—) (—) — — 107 July 27 @ Cardinals — (—) (—) — — 108 July 28 @ Cardinals — (—) (—) — — 109 July 29 @ Cardinals — (—) (—) — — 110 July 30 @ Cardinals — (—) (—) — — 111 July 31 Yankees — (—) (—) — —
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak/ box 112 August 1 Yankees — (—) (—) — — 113 August 2 Yankees — (—) (—) — — 114 August 3 Dodgers — (—) (—) — — 115 August 4 Dodgers — (—) (—) — — 116 August 5 Dodgers — (—) (—) — — 117 August 7 @ Royals — (—) (—) — — 118 August 8 @ Royals — (—) (—) — — 119 August 9 @ Royals — (—) (—) — — 120 August 11 @ Nationals — (—) (—) — — 121 August 12 @ Nationals — (—) (—) — — 122 August 13 @ Nationals — (—) (—) — — 123 August 14 Cardinals — (—) (—) — — 124 August 15 Cardinals — (—) (—) — — 125 August 16 Cardinals — (—) (—) — — 126 August 17 White Sox — (—) (—) — — 127 August 18 White Sox — (—) (—) — — 128 August 19 White Sox — (—) (—) — — 129 August 21 @ Mariners — (—) (—) — — 130 August 22 @ Mariners — (—) (—) — — 131 August 23 @ Mariners — (—) (—) — — 132 August 24 @ Diamondbacks — (—) (—) — — 133 August 25 @ Diamondbacks — (—) (—) — — 134 August 26 @ Diamondbacks — (—) (—) — — 135 August 28 Reds — (—) (—) — — 136 August 29 Reds — (—) (—) — — 137 August 30 Reds — (—) (—) — — 138 August 31 Brewers — (—) (—) — —
September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak/ box 139 September 1 Brewers — (—) (—) — — 140 September 2 Brewers — (—) (—) — — 141 September 3 Brewers — (—) (—) — — 142 September 4 @ Marlins — (—) (—) — — 143 September 5 @ Marlins — (—) (—) — — 144 September 6 @ Marlins — (—) (—) — — 145 September 7 @ Brewers — (—) (—) — — 146 September 8 @ Brewers — (—) (—) — — 147 September 9 @ Brewers — (—) (—) — — 148 September 11 Pirates — (—) (—) — — 149 September 12 Pirates — (—) (—) — — 150 September 13 Pirates — (—) (—) — — 151 September 14 Braves — (—) (—) — — 152 September 15 Braves — (—) (—) — — 153 September 16 Braves — (—) (—) — — 154 September 18 @ Reds — (—) (—) — — 155 September 19 @ Reds — (—) (—) — — 156 September 20 @ Reds — (—) (—) — — 157 September 22 Marlins — (—) (—) — — 158 September 23 Marlins — (—) (—) — — 159 September 24 Marlins — (—) (—) — — 160 September 25 @ Red Sox — (—) (—) — — 161 September 26 @ Red Sox — (—) (—) — — 162 September 27 @ Red Sox — (—) (—) — —

Roster

Chicago Cubs 2026 spring training roster v t e
40-man roster				Non-roster invitees		Coaches / other
Pitchers 72 Javier Assad 16 Matthew Boyd 54 Ryan Brasier 32 Ben Brown 38 Aaron Civale 37 Porter Hodge 46 Gavin Hollowell 22 Cade Horton 18 Shota Imanaga 40 Brad Keller 59 Andrew Kittredge 43 Luke Little 33 Eli Morgan 47 Jack Neely 48 Daniel Palencia 45 Drew Pomeranz 53 Colin Rea 39 Ethan Roberts 17 Taylor Rogers 99 Michael Soroka 50 Jameson Taillon 24 Caleb Thielbar 36 Jordan Wicks		Catchers  9 Miguel Amaya 25 Moisés Ballesteros 15 Carson Kelly 20 Reese McGuire Infielders 29 Michael Busch  2 Nico Hoerner 41 Carlos Santana  6 Matt Shaw  7 Dansby Swanson  3 Justin Turner Outfielders 13 Kevin Alcántara 19 Owen Caissie  1 Willi Castro  4 Pete Crow-Armstrong  8 Ian Happ 27 Seiya Suzuki 30 Kyle Tucker				Manager 11 Craig Counsell 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) 60-day injured list 35 Justin Steele 40 active, 0 inactive, 0 non-roster invitees 7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list * Not on active roster † Suspended list Roster, coaches, and NRIs updated October 11, 2025 Transactions • Depth chart → All MLB rosters

Farm system

See also: List of Chicago Cubs minor league affiliates

Level	Team	League	Manager	Location	Ballpark
AAA	Iowa Cubs	International League		Des Moines, Iowa	Principal Park
AA	Tennessee Smokies	Southern League		Knoxville, Tennessee	Smokies Stadium
High-A	South Bend Cubs	Midwest League		South Bend, Indiana	Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium
Single-A	Myrtle Beach Pelicans	Carolina League		Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	TicketReturn.com Field
Rookie	ACL Cubs	Arizona Complex League		Mesa, Arizona	Sloan Park
Rookie	DSL Cubs	Dominican Summer League		Boca Chica, Dominican Republic	Baseball City Complex

References

1. "Chicago Cubs' 2026 schedule released, and here are some key dates". NBC Chicago. August 26, 2025. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
2. "Busch's monster day ensures that Cubs will host Wild Card Series". MLB.com. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
3. read, Russell DorseyNational MLB Insider·7 min (October 3, 2025). "MLB playoffs 2025: Led by Michael Busch and Dansby Swanson, Chicago Cubs make Wrigley Field shake as they oust Padres, advance to NLDS vs. Brewers". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
4. "Brewers edge Cubs to make first NLCS since 2018". ESPN.com. October 12, 2025. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
5. "Transactions". MLB.com. Retrieved October 13, 2025.

External links

• Chicago Cubs 2026 Schedule at MLB.com
• 2026 Chicago Cubs at ESPN
• 2026 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference