Chicago, IL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Chicago Cubs placed shortstop Starlin Castro on the bereavement list on Thursday. Castro left the team on Wednesday following the death of his cousin. The 24-year-old is hitting .284 with 13 homers and 64 RBI […]
Chicago, IL (SportsNetwork.com) – The San Francisco Giants became the first team in 28 years to win a protest on Wednesday. Tuesday’s rain-shortened loss to the Chicago Cubs, which was called following a 4-hour, 34-minute rain delay due to unplayable […]
Chicago, IL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Chicago Cubs activated relief pitcher Neil Ramirez off the 15-day disabled list Sunday. Ramirez had been sidelined with right triceps soreness. Ramirez, 25, has an 0.96 ERA over 33 games this season with 36 strikeouts […]
Chicago, IL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Chicago Cubs claimed pitcher Neil Ramirez off waivers on Friday to complete a July 22 trade with the Texas Rangers. The Cubs originally sent pitcher Matt Garza to Texas in exchange for infielder Mike Olt, […]
Chicago, IL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Chicago Cubs acquired pitcher Jacob Turner from the Miami Marlins on Friday in exchange for minor league pitchers Jose Arias and Tyler Bremer. The Marlins designated Turner for assignment Tuesday, two days after the former […]
Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) – The Chicago Cubs activated reliever Kyuji Fujikawa from the 60-day disabled list prior to Wednesday’s game against the Colorado Rockies. Fujikawa, who has been sidelined for almost 14 months after undergoing Tommy John surgery in June […]
Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) – The Chicago Cubs selected the contract of prized infield prospect Javier Baez from Triple-A Iowa prior to Tuesday’s game against the Colorado Rockies. The Cubs’ first-round pick in 2011, Baez entered 2014 ranked as the club’s […]
Los Angeles, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Chicago Cubs have placed newly acquired pitcher Felix Doubront on the disabled list with a left calf strain. Doubront, 26, was acquired from the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday for a player to be […]
Chicago, IL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Chicago Cubs continued to be sellers at Thursday’s non-waiver trade deadline, sending pitcher James Russell and utilityman Emilio Bonifacio to the Atlanta Braves for catching prospect Victor Caratini. Russell, a left-hander, has gone 0-2 with […]
Boston, MA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Boston Red Sox recalled pitcher Brandon Workman from Triple-A Pawtucket to make Wednesday’s start in place of Jon Lester in the finale of a three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays. Red Sox manager John […]