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• Minor League Wrap: Iowa stampedes Buffalo, 12-3.

Darius Hill | Bryon Houlgrave/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK Wins for Iowa and South Bend tonight. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs put the sauce on the Buffalo Bisons (Blue Jays), 12-3. Riley Thompson dominated the Bison for four scoreless innings, allowing just one hit. Thompson walked two and struck out four. The win went to Richard Lovelady because Thompson didn’t go five innings. Lovelady g...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Felix Stevens homers twice as South Bend clobbers Wisconsin, 11-3

Jefferson Rojas | GREG SWIERCZ / USA TODAY NETWORK South Bend’s bats come alive in a romp. Matt Mervis continues to slug in an Iowa win. First, some news: Jameson Taillon’s next start will be with the Cubs, Counsell says. They are determining what date he will slot into the rotation. https://t.co/GBerRNlWKM— Meghan Montemurro (@M_Montemurro) April 13, 2024 So that’s good news. I’d e...2024
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• Get to know the Tennessee Smokies

Cade Horton | MATTIE NERETIN / USA TODAY NETWORK The Cubs’ Double-A affiliate is loaded with prospects to start 2024 The rest of the Cubs full-season farm teams start play on Friday, so it’s time to look at the Tennessee Smokies, the Double-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs since 2007. The Smokies are the defending Southern League champions, having claimed their first outright title since 1...2024
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• Cubs 10, White Sox 6: Here comes the sun...

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images .... and it wasn’t all right. But the Cubs won anyway. MESA, Arizona — The normally sure-handed Pete Crow-Armstrong got a bit messed up by a bright, sunny afternoon at Sloan Park Friday afternoon, losing two baseballs in the sun that helped lead to a four-run White Sox inning. The Cubs, though, came back from that with the big blow a three-run homer from Owe...2024
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• Cubs 10, White Sox 6: At least these games don’t matter

Another hot mess of a day for the South Siders | @SSSvech And that blue-haired guy looked goofy Michael Kopech started the game looking rough. The inning began with a hit-by-pitch and a walk, but that quickly left his system with three easy strikeouts to follow. The second inning was even better for Kopech, with a grounder and two strikeouts. The third inning would favor the White Sox...2024
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• Minor League Wrap: Pelicans shut out RiverDogs 3-0 to even up best-of-three playoff series

Pedro Ramirez | Myrtle Beach Pelicans The Pelicans tie up their playoff series. The I-Cubs and Smokies also win. Thank you to Ashley for pinch-hitting last night. Baseball America released their Top 20 Arizona Fall League prospects. The only Cub to make the list was shortstop Alexis Hernandez, the younger brother of shortstop Cristian Hernandez. He was number 20. However, Baseball Ameri...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Felix Stevens homers twice as South Bend clobbers Wisconsin, 11-3
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• Cubs 10, White Sox 6: Here comes the sun...
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• Minor League Wrap: A Pete Crow-Armstrong walk-off HR sends Iowa fans home happy

Photo by Jorden Dixon/MLB Photos via Getty Images Pete Crow-Armstrong is the hero against Louisville. The Pelicans hang on to top the Fireflies. Right-handed pitcher Dalbert Mosquea was suspended by MLB for 56 games after testing positive for Stanozolol, a banned substance. The 18-year-old Mosquea was having a good season for the Dominican Summer League Cubs Blue team. In 14.1 innings, Mos...2023
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Fried continues his rehab trail
Two future superstars in one frame, 2016 | Photo Credit: Garrett Spain Max Fried threw 65 pitches in his start in Gwinnett Max Fried’s third rehab outing was the news of the day for the Atlanta Braves minor league system, but elsewhere they had success with some home runs from their top hitting prospects. Luis Guanipa got on the board with his first in over a month as he continues to be th...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Jared Young walks it off for Iowa with a home run
Jared Young | Photo by Daniel Shirey/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images Iowa has their second walk-off home run in as many days. Although he didn’t pitch today, 2021 third-round pick, lefthander Drew Gray, was promoted to Myrtle Beach today. Gray’s professional career has been slowed by missing all of last season after undergoing Tommy John surgery. Everyone wins today, but there’s a bad en...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Horton dominates and gets 1st pro win, 1-0 over Lansing
Cade Horton | Rebecca Snyder A terrific pitching performance by the Cubs’ top pitching prospect leads to a win for South Bend. Tennessee and Myrtle Beach win also. The Iowa Cubs put Brennen Davis on the injured list, It’s being described as “precautionary,” but it’s yet another injury to a really talented ballplayer who can’t stay healthy. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs lost to the St. Paul Sai...2023
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• Getting to know the Tennessee Smokies
Owen Caissie | Photo by Daniel Shirey/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images The roster of the Cubs Double-A affiliate is absolutely loaded with top prospects. The Tennessee Smokies, the Cubs’ Double-A affiliate since 2007, announced their 2023 roster Tuesday. This year’s roster is packed with the top prospects in the Cubs’ system. It shouldn’t really be a surprise that the Smokies are loaded, s...2023
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• South Bend Cubs are 2022 Midwest League Champions!
South Bend beat Lake County to take their 2nd title since 2019. South Bend Cubs The South Bend Cubs are the 2022 Midwest League Champions after a 7-4 win over the Lake County Captains (Guardians). They won both games at Lake County to win the series two games to one. All seven of South Bend’s runs came on three home runs. It started in the top of the third inning when right fielder Owen Caissie c...2022
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• Minor League Wrap: South Bend finishes regular season with a win, 9-2 over Kernels
Jonathan Sierra | Chloe Trofatter / USA TODAY NETWORK The South Bend Cubs and Myrtle Beach Pelicans finish their regular season before the playoffs. The Smokies and I-Cubs both lis It’s the last day of the regular season for the Pelicans and South Bend Cubs. Both teams made the playoffs, however, and will start their postseason series on Tuesday. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were sauced by the...2022
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"With one out, Alexander Canario singled, then advanced to second on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Jordan Nwogu."

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"The prospects came next with the crowd enthusiastically welcoming the future to Chicago as Owen Caissie, Pete Crow-Armstrong, DJ Herz, Ed Howard, Matt Mervis, Jordan Nwogu, Daniel Palencia, Chase Strumpf, and Jordan Wicks took the stage."

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"Also, there will be a large number of Cubs prospects appearing in The Road to Wrigley session, including Kevin Alcántara, Miguel Amaya, Ben Brown, Owen Caissie, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Brennen Davis, DJ Herz, Ed Howard, Ryan Jensen, Matt Mervis, Jordan Nwogu, Daniel Palencia, Chase Strumpf and Jordan Wicks."

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"Chicago announced early this week that it had signed first-rounder Ed Howard, leaving only third-round pick Jordan Nwogu unsigned."

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• Braves Minor League Recap: Fried continues his rehab trail
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• Cubs Minors: Jordan Nwogu had himself a week to remember
The Chicago Cubs have been picking up serious steam at almost every level of the organization and now Jordan Nwogu is the latest to step up after having a sensational week. Nwogu is the Cubs’ third-round pick from the 2020 MLB draft. Since he joined the organization, the slugger has displayed a unique skill set. […] Cubs Minors: Jordan Nwogu had himself a week to remember - Cubbies Cri...2022
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• Amateur Draft Signings: 7/21/20
Here are the game’s latest draft signings, courtesy of Jim Callis of MLB.com (Twitter links): The Cubs have signed third-round outfielder and No. 88 overall pick Jordan Nwogu for the full slot value of $678,600. Nwogu played college ball at Michigan, where he slashed .334/.430/.545 with 20 home runs in 525 plate appearances. Prior to…...2020
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• Cubs Sign Three Draft Picks
The Cubs announced Thursday that they’ve signed three of their five picks from the 2020 amateur draft: left-hander Burl Carraway (second-round), left-hander Luke Little (fourth) and right-hander Koen Moreno (fifth). Chicago announced early this week that it had signed first-rounder Ed Howard, leaving only third-round pick Jordan Nwogu unsigned. Carraway received a $1.05MM bonus that…...2020
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• Chicago Cubs Minor League Wrap: August 25

Matt Shaw | Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images South Bend goes crazy and scores 18 runs. Great pitching in Iowa and Tennessee, but only the Smokies can score enough to win. Tonight was the first home football game for my cheerleader daughter, so I didn’t actually see any games tonight. It was kind of interesting having the Cubs/Pirates game on my phone with the new 3D Gameday. Other than...2023
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Fried continues his rehab trail
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• Minor League Wrap: Kyle Hendricks impresses in a 6-1 Iowa win over Mud Hens.
Kyle Hendricks | Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK Kyle Hendricks looked sharp in a rehab assignment. The Smokies stage an epic comeback. South Bend jumps all over the Timber Rattlers. Moves today in the Cubs system: The big news was that Cade Horton was promoted to South Bend after four dominating starts in Myrtle Beach. Horton is scheduled to start for South Bend tomor...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Iowa wins a wild one, 18-16 over Louisville
Jared Young | Photo by Daniel Shirey/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images Iowa hit 7 home runs in a wild matinee. Ben Brown continues to impress. The entire system won. Something was in the water in Des Moines today. Or maybe something was in the air and it was blowing out to center field. Everybody wins, baby. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs outlasted the Louisville Bats (Reds), 18-16. Kyle Hendric...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Crow-Armstrong does it all in Smokies 9-5 win
Pete Crow-Armstrong | Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Some very good pitching tonight down on the farm. Also, Pete Crow-Armstrong did a lot of PCA stuff in a Smokies win. I’m beginning to think that the Cubs need to call up Matt Mervis, Nelson Velázquez and Christopher Morel just so that they can get some at-bats. Iowa Cubs Cold-ed out in Buffalo. It’s the third-straight game for Iowa tha...2023
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• The Cubs say Tom Ricketts will speak at Cubs Convention
Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images What could possibly go wrong? The Cubs sent out a press release Thursday morning detailing events at the Cubs Convention, scheduled to be held January 13-15, 2023, at the Sheraton Grand Chicago. The fan convention will kick off Friday, January 13 at 5 p.m. CST with Marquee Sports Network: Red Carpet Special, a college gameday-inspired show, followed by ...2022
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• Minor League Wrap: South Bend pitching can’t hold a 5-0 lead, fall to Captains 11-8 in game 1 of title series
BJ Murray | Chloe Trofatter / USA TODAY NETWORK South Bend can’t hold on to a 5-0 lead and fall in game one of the Midwest League Championship Series. I’m glad the I-Cubs didn’t decide to wait out the storm last night like the Iowa Hawkeyes and Nevada Wolf Pack did in Iowa City. Of course, that meant a doubleheader for Iowa today. Not good news from South Bend as they try to win another Mi...2022
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• Minor League Wrap: South Bend beats Lansing, 3-1 as they close in on a 2nd-half title
Jordan Nwogu | Chloe Trofatter / USA TODAY NETWORK South Bend’s magic number drops to 3 with a win and a Beloit loss. Mixed rehab results for Adbert Alzolay and Michael Hermosillo. The Smokies also win. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were capsized by the Columbus Clippers (Guardians), 7-5. Adbert Alzolay made a rehab start here and the first inning went really well. A two-out walk but nothing el...2022
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• Minor League Wrap: Yonathan Perlaza, Smokies, beat M-Braves, 8-7
Yonathan Perlaza | Tennessee Smokies Iowa and the Smokies won today. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs shattered the Louisville Bats (Reds) 5-4. The two teams split the six-game series with three wins each. Starter Matt Swarmer got good results, but he did have to throw a lot of pitches to get there (67), so he only went 3.2 innings. He allowed one run on three hits. Swarmer walked two and struck o...2022
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• The Cubs Convention is back for the first time in three years
Marquee Sports Network Here are some notes from Friday’s Opening Ceremony Marquee Sports Network kicked off coverage of the 2023 Cubs Convention Opening Ceremony at 5 p.m. Friday and while the crowd was a bit smaller than in previous years (there was an entire section of empty chairs to the right of the main stage that was definitely filled in 2020), there was an enthusiastic atmosphere on...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: South Bend falls to Lansing, 10-8, clinches 2nd-half title anyway
South Bend Cubs South Bend loses, clinches a division title anyway. South Bend clinched a second-half title as they shoot for back-to-back Midwest League titles. (They won the Midwest League in 2019—which was the most-recent year of the Midwest League.) Unfortunately, they clinched despite a loss. We’ve got a short schedule tonight. Iowa Cubs Rained out in Columbus. Doubleheader Sunday. ...2022
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• Cubs 10, White Sox 6: Here comes the sun...
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• The Cubs say Tom Ricketts will speak at Cubs Convention
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• Minor League Wrap: The Jaguar homers twice, but South Bend falls to Peoria, 12-5.
Kevin Alcantara | Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin / USA TODAY NETWORK Kevin Alcántara homers twice, but South Bend loses anyway. Home runs power Tennessee and Myrtle Beach to wins. The Futures Game will be played tomorrow evening at 6pm Central. Cubs prospects Pete Crow-Armstrong and BJ Murray Jr. will participate on the National League team. The game will be streamed on Peacock an...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Morel, Iowa blast the Storm Chasers, 14-1
Christopher Morel | Margaret Kispert/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK Iowa continues to pound the ball with no mercy. As does Owen Caissie in Tennessee. Iowa had twice as many runs as the rest of the system combined. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs blasted the Omaha Storm Chasers (Royals), 14-1. I-Cubs starter Nick Neidert picked up his first win of the year after giving up just one run on four ...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Luis Vazquez home run, 3 RBI leads Iowa over Omaha, 6-5
Luis Vazquez | Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images Just Iowa won today, and they won late Right-handed pitcher Brody McCullough was officially promoted to High-A South Bend. Outfielder Christian Franklin was sent from South Bend to the ACL Cubs. Iowa Cubsv The Iowa Cubs rained on the Omaha Storm Chasers (Royals), 6-5. Jordan Wicks’ Triple-A debut was a mixed bag. Wic...2023
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• Cubs 10, White Sox 6: At least these games don’t matter
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• Minor League Wrap: Pelicans shut out RiverDogs 3-0 to even up best-of-three playoff series
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• Minor League Wrap: Jordan Nwogu leads Smokies comeback win over Lookouts, 6-5 in 10

Jordan Nwogu | Chloe Trofatter / USA TODAY NETWORK The Smokies storm back to beat Chattanooga. The Pelicans split a doubleheader. The Cubs’ tenth-round pick, Luis Martinez-Gomez, has been promoted to Myrtle Beach. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs lost to Indianapolis (Pirates), 2-1. Shane Greene was really the hard-luck loser, as Alexander Canario misjudged a line drive to right in the second inni...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Howard snaps out of slump and leads South Bend past Kernels, 6-3

Ed Howard | Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Wins for South Bend, Myrtle Beach and Iowa. It looks like a new candidate for the major league starting rotation emerged tonight in Iowa. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs smashed Indianapolis (Pirates), 10-4. Shane Greene started this game and picked up the win with five shutout innings, giving up four hits. The former All-Star wa...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: BJ Murray Jr. leads Smokies past Trash Pandas, 12-5

BJ Murray Jr. | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images The Smokies got the only win in the Cubs system today. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs were bitten by the Louisville Bats (Reds), 9-8. Nick Neidert started and gave up three runs on six hits over four innings. One of those hits was a solo home run by former Iowa Cub Jason Vosler, who hit three against his former team in the six-game series. Neide...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Smokies split doubleheader with Lookouts

Samuel Reyes | Jamar Coach/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK The Smokies spit a doubleheader against Chattanooga. The Cubs promoted left-hander Luke Little from Tennessee to Triple-A Iowa. Right-hander Jeremiah Estrada was sent down the the ACL Cubs where he’ll no doubt work with the staff in Mesa to fix whatever has been wrong with Estrada since June 1. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs laid an eg...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: Cade Horton dazzles as Smokies beat Lookouts, 13-4
Cade Horton | MATTIE NERETIN / USA TODAY NETWORK Cade Horton shines as the Smokies get the only win of the night. Iowa Cubs Postponed for wet grounds. Doubleheader on Thursday. Tennessee Smokies The Tennessee Smokies clouded the vision of the Chattanooga Lookouts (Reds), 13-4. Cade Horton went four innings in his Double-A debut and kept the Lookouts scoreless. He allowed just two hits, bot...2023
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• Minor League Wrap: A no-hitter (of sorts) for the Pelicans. Iowa slugs past Indianapolis
Kevin Made | MATTIE NERETIN / USA TODAY NETWORK A no-hitter for the Pelicans! The I-Cubs power past Indianapolis. The Cubs’ 13th-round pick, Sam Armstrong, a right-handed pitcher out of Old Dominion, announced that he was signing with the Cubs. That leaves just second-round pick Jaxon Wiggins, a right-handed pitcher out of Arkansas, left unsigned. There was a complete-game no-hitter in th...2023
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