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Feels like Ian Happ has been hammering the ball lately and just not always getting the results. Doubles in one there, barely missing a three-run shot as Carson Kelly gets thrown out at home. 2-0 Cubs after one. Offense is due for one of those days where they tack on and make it easy.

YouTube video by North Side Territory Cubs president Jed Hoyer visits North Side Territory ahead of the trade deadline

Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer joined North Side Territory to talk all things trade deadline.

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Yes, my concern was that he would have to change who he is and it would be hard to do so. Kudos to him for finding a way to adjust. Still pretty patient, but just more aggressive in good hitter's counts

Seiya Suzuki's power production has taken a huge jump this season as a more aggressive approach has led to him becoming a feared slugger t.co/czyAilePl4

Prior to Tuesday's game I talked to Justin Turner about how he's dealing with his early-season slump. He felt he was close to getting right. Then he went out and delivered a two-RBI double -- his first extra-base hit of the year -- to walk off the Marlins t.co/O2t31lqR03

Moisés Ballesteros is coming to Wrigley Field Podcast Episode · North Side Territory: a Chicago Cubs podcast · 05/13/2025 · 36m

Latest episode of North Side Territory with me and Patrick Mooney: Moisés Ballesteros is coming, a look at Cade Horton's debut and underrated performances for the Cubs to start the season.

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"Be a star." From the front office to Craig Counsell to all his teammates, the Cubs have allowed Pete Crow-Armstrong to be himself. And now the young center fielder appears to be blossoming into a star. Story on his continued breakout: t.co/5gOXSWLKqx

Carson Kelly keeps mashing and while this torrid pace is likely to slow at some point soon, his strong apoorach paired with adjusted mechanics could mean he can continue to be a more impactful than expected offensive force t.co/iOLg9aU3NR

The Cubs bullpen has had terrible outings and the overall numbers are rough. But looking at the current unit, there is a path to success for the group. t.co/55Flw8v2G7

We always say that you see something new every time you watch baseball but that was unbelievable. 21 runs scored in about an hour of baseball. The Cubs blew a 6-run lead. Then the DBacks blew a 4-run lead. Ryan Pressly closes out the 9th and the Cubs pull out an insane 13-11

Cubs wrapping up three with the Dodgers in LA tonight for Sunday night baseball. Heard that Nico Hoerner will be mic'd up in the bottom of the third for a conversation with the ESPN booth.

Took a look at some numbers, both good and bad, that help explain how the Cubs are where they are 15 games into the season

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Seemed like Cubs were destined to get into the Padres bullpen early after they forced starter Randy Vásquez to throw 34 pitches in the first. But he's thrown a combined 28 in the next three frames and pitch count no longer is much of a concern.

Dansby Swanson gets the save for Cubs with heads-up defense in bottom of the 9th

Dansby Swanson’s heads-up play saves Cubs and PCA shows off his all-around skill set as team defense shines in their second win. www.nytimes.com/athletic/624...

Porter Hodge was pretty nasty that inning. He allowed the first two to reach but then face 2-3-4 in the lineup and went K, P3, K. Cubs stay up 4-1 heading into the 9th.

Matt Shaw with his first big-league homer. Jumps on the first pitch of the seventh inning after reliever Jalen Beeks comes in for Brandon Pfaadt.

Kyle Tucker has hit his first Cubs home run. He's 3-for-3 with a double and a homer. The long ball puts the Cubs up 3-1 in the fifth.

Cubs announce they've traded Cody Poteet to the Baltimore Orioles for cash considerations

He's likely already warm by then. You're putting his body at bigger risk by asking him to slow it down, getting another reliever warm, then having them go out there and possibly give up runs and then asking Pressly to get warm again. It seems like overthinking it. He needs to pitch and get locked in

Because it was 8-5 when the inning started and he'd gotten fully warm so it'd be pointless not to bring him in at that point because when you get that warm you essentially have been burnt in terms of usage

Cubs defeat the Diamondbacks 10-6. Offense shows up in a big way as Ian Happ hits a homer and a double, Miguel Amaya drives in five with a pair of doubles and they knock out 12 hits and draw 6 walks as a team. They're on the board with a W, 1-2 on the season with three more in Phoenix this weekend.

First home run for the Cubs this season belongs to Ian Happ who has two extra-base hits tonight and has driven in three.

Ahead of Opening Day, some thoughts on Brad Keller making the team, the need for Colin Rea to eat innings and Nico Hoerner's return t.co/WSCPI9lqx7

After winning fifth starter job, Ben Brown can bring something unique to Cubs rotation t.co/jzfWotZcUe

Matt Shaw makes an uneven debut as Cubs get swept in Japan

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They've been a top 10 defensive team each of the last two years and this year their only question mark defensively would be at third. Rest are GG caliber.

The Cubs are expected to be a strike-throwing team that plays great defense. We didn't see that in game one as the defending champs forced some sloppy play out of the Cubs in their Opening Day loss in Tokyo. t.co/wjwcwGHpjG

Jed Hoyer knew the Cubs needed a reset when he traded away the World Series core. In searching for the next competivie advantage, he and the front office set their sights on Japan: ‘It’s paid off’ t.co/VqCZdodxn5

Craig Counsell hopes Japan trip bonds Cubs as they enter a pressure-filled season Becoming a winning team "is about getting to know each other," Justin Turner said. "Trips like this can kick-start that."

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Cubs notes from Tokyo: A huge crowd for workouts, pitching updates and Brady Counsell’s viral moment Some estimated that there were upwards of 10,000 fans at workouts, many of them in Dodgers blue.

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