When Vanderbilt was eliminated in the 2008 regional, Flaherty returned home to Maine to gather with friends and family, including his grandfather Ed Sr., for the draft. The Cubs selected Ryan No. 41 overall. “It was just surreal,” Ryan said.

The St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers NL Central rivalry grew testy on Saturday, thanks in part to two former Chicago Cubs in Jose Quintana and Willson

While both teams have trended towards the Under across their last 10 games, a larger sample size suggests the Cubs are a run machine. The hosts sit second in the majors with 382 runs, and only the Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox have served up more hits.

The Chicago Cubs have experienced some issues at third base this season, but it looks like those issues might be solved both now and in the future. After earning the job to begin the season, rookie sensation Matt Shaw was eventually sent back down for about a month with struggles at the plate to begin his big league career.

Manager Will Venable returns to face his previous team Friday when the White Sox begin a three-game series against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. Venable spent 2023-24 on Bruce Bochy’s staff as the associate manager.

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The Cubs are the best team in the NL Central, but they have a future star at the AAA level in Kevin Alcantara who need to be called up.

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