The Chicago Cubs go into MLB games today with one of the best records in baseball, outperforming expectations even amid

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The Chicago Cubs held Paul Skenes to an outing tied for his shortest of the season, which was also set by the Cubs.

Ian Happ cracked a smile recently when asked about the pickoff move that Cubs lefty Matthew Boyd has used to nab unsuspecting runners at first base. “His pickoff move, it’s gross,” Happ said. “It looks exactly like a slide step.

White Sox manager Will Venable returns to face his previous team on Friday, while the Cubs have a 10-day homestand that kicks off Thursday.

The Chicago Cubs have had a great start to the year and are squarely in the World Series contender conversation. With their window currently shortened by the fa

Considering all the hype surrounding guys like Paul Skenes and Jared Jones last year and Bubba Chandler (No. 1 prospect) and Hunter Barco (No. 5 prospect) this year, Mike Burrows might not have been on everyone’s radar coming into this season.