Chicago Cubs outfielder Jorge Soler has had trouble getting on the field over his first three MLB seasons, but he will now reportedly get a new opportunity with the Kansas City Royals.
According to USA Today's Bob Nightengale, the Royals and Cubs have struck a deal that will send Soler to the Royals for closer Wade Davis, pending physicals. Jon Heyman of Today's Knuckleball confirmed the report.
Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal noted the deal would be a one-for-one swap with no other players involved.
The 24-year-old Soler has been lost in the shuffle with the Cubs. Once the No. 12-rated prospect in all of ...
For the baseball fan who appreciates the historical aspect of the game, the Chicago Cubs clinching the National League Championship Series on Saturday night with a 5-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers set up a dream World Series against the Cleveland Indians.
Before we get into the final teams remaining, here's a look at the postseason bracket:
Odds To Win World Series
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Cleveland Indians: 163-100
Chicago Cubs: 50-59
Predictions
Cubs defeat Indians in seven games for World Series title
These will be two teams with conflicting amounts of rest heading into the World Series. Come Tuesday, the Indians will have had over five days of rest ...
Kyle Schwarber's powerful bat has been absent from the Chicago Cubs lineup since the third game of the 2016 season, when the outfielder suffered a torn ACL and LCL. However, he is available and will start for his team's World Series matchup with the Cleveland Indians.
Continue for updates.
Schwarber Active vs. Indians
Tuesday, Oct. 25
The Cubs announced Schwarber will be batting fifth and be the designated hitter in Tuesday's lineup against the Indians and starting pitcher Corey Kluber.
Schwarber Comments on Return
Tuesday, Oct. 25
"I'll probably cry at some point today," Schwarber said, per Jeff Passan of Yahoo. When asked when he felt like he ...
With Major League Baseball's playoffs just days away, the first 100-win season since 1935 doesn't mean a thing for Chicago Cubs starter Jon Lester.
On Saturday, the All-Star left-hander, who is tied for the National League lead with 19 wins, made his intentions clear as the calendar flipped to October, via Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com: "This season isn't anything unless we do what we showed up at spring training to do—win a World Series. I don't want to sound like an assh--e or anything, but we really haven't done anything yet."
It's been 108 years since the Cubs won their last World Series, which ...
An MRI on Tuesday confirmed that Chicago Cubs outfielder Jorge Soler has suffered a strained hamstring and is headed to the disabled list, CSN Chicago's Patrick Mooney reported.
Continue for updates.
Soler Facing Considerable Absence
Tuesday, June 7
The Chicago Tribune's Mark Gonzales added that Soler will "likely" be sidelined for more than 15 days, though the extent of the strain has not been disclosed.
Soler suffered the injury during Monday's 6-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in the third inning while running out a single he hit down the left field line.
If Gonzales' speculation is correct, this will be another large blow to the Cubs outfield, ...
Chicago Cubs ace Jake Arrieta has been the hottest pitcher on the planet since the beginning of last season.
Once a little-known back-end starter with the Baltimore Orioles, Arrieta was dealt in 2013 to Chicago, where he transformed into a Cy Young Award winner and one of the most unhittable pitchers the game has seen in this millennium.
Arrieta is signed with the Cubs only through 2017, though, and is making $10.7 million this season preceding a year of arbitration, per Spotrac. That means he is poised to make some big bucks, whether it be through a long-term contact extension with the ...
Major League Baseball saw more than just the Chicago Cubs' season end on Wednesday night in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series against the New York Mets. It also signaled the end of pitcher Dan Haren's career, who announced his retirement early Thursday morning.
Here is how he told the baseball world:
Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune caught a glimpse of Haren walking out of Wrigley Field for the last time:
The 35-year-old played in 13 professional seasons with eight different teams before he finally called it quits. Fans and peers alike took to Twitter to congratulate Haren on a successful career, ...
To say that Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jake Arrieta had a good second half to his season would be an understatement—a big one.
In his last start of the regular season Friday night, the Cubs ace delivered six innings of two-hit, shutout baseball and seven strikeouts against the Milwaukee Brewers. Another dominating performance brought his second-half ERA to a minuscule 0.75, the lowest in baseball history, according to statistician Ryan M. Spaeder.
Arrieta also tallied off another quality start, as the Cubs pointed out on Twitter:
Spaeder delved deeper into the 29-year-old's second half, noting that he gave up just four earned runs during ...
Things are getting heated in the National League Central, and it's not just in the standings, either. Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon went off on the St. Louis Cardinals, comparing their actions to those of fictional mobster Tony Soprano.Maddon's tirade was sparked by Cardinals reliever Matt Belisle hitting Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo during Chicago's 8-3 victory Friday. Chicago believes Belisle did so intentionally as a response to Dan Haren hitting St. Louis slugger Matt Holliday in the head during the fifth inning. Jesse Rogers of ESPNChicago.com was there for Maddon's lecture after the game."I don't know who put out the hit," ...
