Kyle Freeman and Luis Gil are among the pitchers the Chicago Cubs must look into acquiring following Cade Horton's injury.

Chicago weather. Snow and rain have forced the postponement of home openers for each club going back to at least 1929, but so have strikes, lockouts, travel issues and even a worldwide pandemic. While the Cubs were able to play their opening day game Thursday before storms arrived,

As Ben Cowles jumped from organization to organization during a crazy offseason, the Iowa Cubs infielder picked up a variety of gear from his temporary employers. Most of it, from the Cubs, White Sox and Blue Jays, ended up going to friends whenever Cowles latched on to a new team. “It’s definitely a cool gift,” Cowles said.

Good morning, Chicago. The Chicago Tribune report on the Cubs’ first home game of the 1876 season noted a crowd of around 5,000-6,000 went through “all sorts of troubles to get tickets and seats for Chicago’s opening game of the centennial year.

ESPN MLB writer Jesse Rogers joined Tina Nguyen on CST to talk Cubs and White Sox. Why does Jesse believe Cubs fans shouldn't be too worried about the injuries to Cade Horton and Matthew Boyd? Plus,

The Chicago Tribune report on the Cubs’ first home game of the 1876 season noted a crowd of around 5,000-6,000 went through “all sorts of troubles to get tickets and seats for Chicago’s opening game of the centennial year.

The first rule of spring training is the games mean nothing. Players compete against both major and minor leaguers, while the primary goal is to get in shape and smooth out some kinks. But concerns can be expressed. A glaring one for the Cubs was the ...