2025 Chicago Cubs season

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2025 Chicago Cubs
LeagueNational League
DivisionCentral
BallparkWrigley Field
CityChicago
Record11–7 (.611)
OwnersTom Ricketts
President of baseball operationsJed Hoyer
General managerCarter Hawkins
ManagerCraig Counsell
TelevisionMarquee Sports Network
RadioWSCR
Chicago Cubs Radio Network
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The 2025 Chicago Cubs season is the 154th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 150th in the National League, and the Cubs' 110th season at Wrigley Field. They are members of Major League Baseball's National League Central division. The Cubs began the season on March 18 with a loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the MLB Tokyo Series. They will finish the season on September 28 against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Previous season

The Cubs finished the 2024 season 83–79 to finish in second place in the Central division, 10 games behind the Milwaukee Brewers.[1] It marked the fourth consecutive season they failed to make the playoffs.

Offseason

Coaching changes

On October 1, 2024, the Cubs fired hitting coach Jim Adduci, first base coach Mike Napoli, and bullpen coach Darren Holmes.[2] On November 2, the team announced that they had promoted the team's Minor League hitting instructor, Dustin Kelly, to hitting coach.[3] On December 6, the Cubs named Jose Javier the team's first base coach.[4] On December 9 , the team announced Mark Strittmatter would be the bullpen coach. They also named Quintin Berry third base coach and Casey Jacobson as assistant pitching coach.[5]

Transactions

October 2024

October 1 Activated RHP Jorge López and LHP Jordan Wicks from the 15-day injured list. Recalled RHP Daniel Palencia, OF Alexander Canario, C Caleb Knight, RHP Jack Neely, RHP Jimmy Herget, and 1B Matt Mervis from Iowa Cubs. Recalled RHP Michael Arias, RHP Gavin Hollowell, RHP Trey Wingenter, and IF Miles Mastrobuoni from ACL Cubs.
October 31 Sent C Caleb Knight outright to Iowa. RHPs Kyle Hendricks and Jorge López elected free agency.

Source[6]

November 2024

November 4 Activated RHP Ben Brown, RHP Yency Almonte, IF Nick Madrigal, RHP Adbert Alzolay, RHP Colten Brewer, RHP Julian Merryweather, LHP Luke Little, and OF Brennen Davis from the 60-day injured list. Designated RHP Jimmy Herget for assignment. Claimed LHP Rob Zastryzny off waivers from Milwaukee Brewers.
November 5 Sent RHP Enoli Paredes and RHP Colten Brewer outright to Iowa. C Christian Bethancourt and LHP Drew Smyly elected free agency.
November 19 Designated RHP Adbert Alzolay and OF Brennen Davis for assignment. Selected the contract of 3B Benjamin Cowles from Knoxville Smokies. Selected the contract of OF Owen Caissie from Iowa.
November 20 Designated RHP Trey Wingenter and IF Patrick Wisdom for assignment. Traded OF Alfonsin Rosario to Cleveland Guardians for RHP Eli Morgan. Traded cash to Los Angeles Angels for C Matt Thaiss.
November 22 OF Mike Tauchman, RHP Adbert Alzolay, RHP Trey Wingenter, IF Patrick Wisdom, IF Nick Madrigal, and OF Brennen Davis elected free agency.
November 26 Signed free agent RHP Phil Bickford to a minor league contract.

Source[7]

December 2024

December 7 Signed free agent LHP Matthew Boyd.
December 11 Purchased the contract of IF Gage Workman from Detroit Tigers in Rule 5 draft.
December 13 Traded IF Isaac Paredes, RHP Hayden Wesneski, and IF Cam Smith to Houston Astros for OF Kyle Tucker. Signed free agent C Carson Kelly. Signed RHP Luis Mata to a minor league contract.
December 15 Signed Free agent RHP Anhuar Garcia to a minor league contract.
December 16 Signed free agents LHP Darlin Ventura, OF Jahni McPhee, RHPs Jubrayker Salaya, Jose Urena, Geovanny Villarroel, and Anthony Feliz to minor league contracts.
December 17 Traded Cody Bellinger to New York Yankees for RHP Cody Poteet. Traded C Matt Thaiss to Chicago White Sox for cash. Signed free agent C Carlos Pérez to a minor league contract.
December 29 Traded 1B Matt Mervis to Miami Marlins for IF Vidal Bruján.
December 31 Signed free agent LHP Caleb Thielbar

Source[8]

January 2025

January 4 Signed free agent Caleb Knight to a minor league contract.
January 6 Signed free agent RHP Ben Heller to a minor league contract.
January 9 Traded cash to Texas Rangers for RHP Matt Festa. Designated IF Miles Mastrobuoni for assignment.
January 12 Designated RHP Michael Arias for assignment.
January 13 Signed free agent RHP Colin Rea.
January 14 Traded Miles Mastrobuoni to Seattle Mariners for cash.
January 15 Traded RHP Michael Arias to New York Yankees for cash. Signed free agent SS Julio Acosta, C Jose Carrillo, OF Jeury Ramirez, SS Alexander Herrera, LHP Angel Sanmartin, RHP Erick Hernandez, SS Juan Tomas, RHP Salvador Burgos, SS Juan Cabada, OF Fernando Lara, P Roni Dias, RHP Amilkar Romero, SS Wilfri De La Cruz, SS Luis Santos, C Victor Garcia, OF Saul Ramirez, LHP Angel Gonzalez, OF Luis Sanchez, RHP Johansel Javier, C Abraham Sanchez, OF Breyner Figuereo, RHP Ariel Ramos, SS Luis Abreu, LHP Carlos Barrientos, LHP Frankelly Desis, SS Luis Maldonado, RHP Rafael Merchan, RHP Chaily Ramirez, RHP Jider Corpas, SS Elerick Gomez, and OF Freiker Betencourt to minor league contracts.
January 16 Signed free agent SS Luis Santos to a minor league contract.
January 19 Signed free agent RHP Trevor Richards and C Reese McGuire to minor league contracts.
January 28 Traded RHP Juan Bello to Houston Astros for RHP Ryan Pressly. Signed free agent IF Jon Berti.
January 29 Assigned RHP Brad Keller to Chicago Cubs.
January 31 Traded SS Luis Vazquez to Baltimore Orioles for cash.

Source[9]

February 2025

February 3 Sent RHP Matt Festa outright to Iowa.
February 4 Traded a player to be named later to Los Angeles Dodgers for RHP Ryan Brasier. Signed free agent RHP A.J. Puckett to a minor league contract. Designated LHP Rob Zastryzny for assignment.
February 7 Invited non-roster C Carlos Pérez, 2B James Triantos, RHP Brandon Birdsell, CF Brett Bateman, RHP Ben Heller, RHP Phil Bickford, RHP Brooks Kriske, RHP Antonio Santos, 2B Matt Shaw, RHP Cade Horton, 3B Jonathon Long, LHP Riley Martin, C Moises Ballesteros, LF Christian Franklin, C Reese McGuire, C Pablo Aliendo, and RHP Trevor Richards to spring training. Signed free agent LHP Brandon Hughes and 2B Nicky Lopez to minor league contracts and invited to spring training.
February 10 Signed free agent RHP Brayden Spears to a minor league contract.
February 11 Sent LHP Rob Zastryzny outright to Iowa.
February 12 Signed free agent IF Dixon Machado to a minor league contract.
February 14 Signed free agent IF Jaylen Palmer to a minor league contract.
February 20 Signed free agent IF Justin Turner. Designated OF Alexander Canario for assignment. Assigned LF Christian Olivo, RHP Kenten Egbert, RHP Nolan Clenney, RF Ivan Brethowr, SS Dixon Machado, RHP Cayne Ueckert, RHP Sam Armstrong, 3B Chase Strumpf, SS Reginald Preciado, RF Parker Chavers, and RHP Zac Leigh to Chicago Cubs.
February 21 OF Pete Crow-Armstrong changed number to 4. Assigned 1B Haydn McGeary assigned to Chicago Cubs, RHP Robert Kwiatkowski, 2B Hayden Cantrelle, RHP A.J. Puckett, RHP Wil Jensen, C Casey Opitz RHP Brad Deppermann, RHP Nick Hull, and RHP Tyler Santana toChicago Cubs.
February 22 Assigned SS Cristian Hernandez assigned to Chicago Cubs, RHP Connor Schultz, C Miguel Pabo, LHP Mitchell Tyranski, 3B BJ Murray Jr., andRHP Chris Kachmar to Chicago Cubs.
February 23 Assigned CF Greg Allen to Chicago Cubs.
February 24 Signed free agent OF Trent Jankowski to a minor league contract and invited to spring training.
February 25 Traded OF Alexander Canario to New York Mets. Assigned RHP Yovanny Cabrera to Chicago Cubs.
February 26 Optioned OF Owen Cassie to Iowa. Assigned SS Eriandys Ramon to Chicago Cubs.
February 27 Assigned OF Jordan Nwogu and SS Jose Escobar to Chicago Cubs.
February 28 Assigned RHP Connor Noland, C Ariel Armas, 1B Edgar Alvarez, SS Angel Cepeda, and C Ethan Hearn to Chicago Cubs.

Source[10]

March 2025

March 1 Optioned RHP Cody Poteet, RHP Gavin Hollowell, RHP Jack Neely, and RHP Caleb Kilian to Iowa. Assigned LHP Jeff Belge, OF Felix Stevens, LF Joan Delgado, SS Yahil Melendez, SS Ed Howard, LF Andy Garriola, and SS Ty Southisene to Chicago Cubs.
March 3 Released LHP Jeff Beige.
March 4 Signed free agent RHP Yency Almonte to a minor league contract.
March 5 Signed free agent RHPs Jackson Kirkpatrick and RHP Ethan Bell to minor league contracts.
March 6 Assigned RHP Sam Thoresen to Chicago Cubs
March 7 Optioned LHP Luke Little and RHP Ethan Roberts to Iowa.
March 9 Optioned IF Ben Cowles to Iowa.
March 10 Assigned RF Darius Hill to Chicago Cubs.
March 11 Assigned RHP Yenrri Rojas, C Caleb Knight, and RHP Carlo Reyes to Chicago Cubs.
March 12 Released OF Travis Jankowski. Optioned OF Kevin Alcántara to Iowa.
March 23 Assigned RHP Joe Nahas and LHP Chase Watkins to Chicago Cubs.
March 24 Assigned 1B William Simoneit and RHP Ben Johnson to Chicago Cubs.
March 25 Assigned RF Rafael Morel, C Carter Trice, and SS Pedro Ramirez to Chicago Cubs.

Source[11]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers at Tokyo Dome

Name Pos.
Ian Happ LF
Seiya Suzuki DH
Kyle Tucker RF
Michael Busch 1B
Matt Shaw 3B
Dansby Swanson SS
Pete Crow-Armstrong CF
Miguel Amaya C
Jon Berti 2B
Shota Imanaga P

Game log

Legend
  Cubs win
  Cubs loss
  Postponement
Bold Cubs team member
2025 Game Log: 11–7 (Home: 4–4; Road: 7–3)
March/April: 11–7 (Home: 4–4; Road: 7–3)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak/
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1 March 18 Dodgers* 1–4 Yamamoto (1–0) Brown (0–1) Scott (1) 42,365 0–1 L1
2 March 19 Dodgers* 3–6 Knack (1–0) Steele (0–1) Vesia (1) 42,367 0–2 L2
3 March 27 @ Diamondbacks 10–6 Steele (1–1) Gallen (0–1) — 49,070 1–2 W1
4 March 28 @ Diamondbacks 1–8 Kelly (1–0) Taillon (0–1) — 37,449 1–3 L1
5 March 29 @ Diamondbacks 4–3 Imanaga (1–0) Pfaadt (0–1) Pressly (1) 36,407 2–3 W1
6 March 30 @ Diamondbacks 6–10 Martínez (1–0) Morgan (0–1) — 39,145 2–4 L1
7 March 31 @ Athletics 18–3 Brown (1–1) Estes (0–1) Rea (1) 12,192 3–4 W1
8 April 1 @ Athletics 7–4 Steele (2–1) Severino (0–1) Pressly (2) 10,095 4–4 W2
9 April 2 @ Athletics 10–2 Taillon (1–1) Springs (1–1) — 9,342 5–4 W3
10 April 4 Padres 3–1 Imanaga (2–0) Vásquez (0–1) Pressly (3) 40,244 6–4 W4
11 April 5 Padres 7–1 Boyd (1–0) Pivetta (1–1) — 35,391 7–4 W5
12 April 6 Padres 7–8 Adam (2–0) Pressly (0–1) Suárez (4) 33,941 7–5 L1
13 April 7 Rangers 7–0 Steele (3–1) Eovaldi (1–1) — 27,017 8–5 W1
14 April 8 Rangers 10–6 Hodge (1–0) Martin (0–1) — 27,694 9–5 W2
15 April 9 Rangers 2–6 Mahle (2–0) Imanaga (2–1) — 23,590 9–6 L1
16 April 11 @ Dodgers 0–3 Yamamoto (2–1) Boyd (1–1) Scott (4) 53,933 9–7 L2
17 April 12 @ Dodgers 16–0 Brown (2–1) Sasaki (0–1) — 53,887 10–7 W1
18 April 13 @ Dodgers 4–2 Roberts (1–0) Treinen (0–2) Pressly (4) 50,899 11–7 W2
19 April 14 @ Padres – — –
20 April 15 @ Padres – — –
21 April 16 @ Padres – — –
22 April 18 Diamondbacks – — –
23 April 19 Diamondbacks – — –
24 April 20 Diamondbacks – — –
25 April 22 Dodgers – — –
26 April 23 Dodgers – — –
27 April 25 Phillies – — –
28 April 26 Phillies – — –
29 April 27 Phillies – — –
30 April 29 @ Pirates – — –
31 April 30 @ Pirates – — –
*March 18 and 19 games played at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak/
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32 May 1 @ Pirates – — –
33 May 2 @ Brewers – — –
34 May 3 @ Brewers – — –
35 May 4 @ Brewers – — –
36 May 5 Giants – — –
37 May 6 Giants – — –
38 May 7 Giants – — –
39 May 9 @ Mets – — –
40 May 10 @ Mets – — –
41 May 11 @ Mets – — –
42 May 12 Marlins – — –
43 May 13 Marlins – — –
44 May 14 Marlins – — –
45 May 16 White Sox – — –
46 May 17 White Sox – — –
47 May 18 White Sox – — –
48 May 19 @ Marlins – — –
49 May 20 @ Marlins – — –
50 May 21 @ Marlins – — –
51 May 23 @ Reds – — –
52 May 24 @ Reds – — –
53 May 25 @ Reds – — –
54 May 26 Rockies – — –
55 May 27 Rockies – — –
56 May 28 Rockies – — –
57 May 30 Reds – — –
58 May 31 Reds – — –
June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak/
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59 June 1 Reds – — –
60 June 3 @ Nationals – — –
61 June 4 @ Nationals – — –
62 June 5 @ Nationals – — –
63 June 6 @ Tigers – — –
64 June 7 @ Tigers – — –
65 June 8 @ Tigers – — –
66 June 9 @ Phillies – — –
67 June 10 @ Phillies – — –
68 June 11 @ Phillies – — –
69 June 12 Pirates – — –
70 June 13 Pirates – — –
71 June 14 Pirates – — –
72 June 15 Pirates – — –
73 June 17 Brewers – — –
74 June 18 Brewers – — –
75 June 19 Brewers – — –
76 June 20 Mariners – — –
77 June 21 Mariners – — –
78 June 22 Mariners – — –
79 June 23 @ Cardinals – — –
80 June 24 @ Cardinals – — –
81 June 25 @ Cardinals – — –
82 June 26 @ Cardinals – — –
83 June 27 @ Astros – — –
84 June 28 @ Astros – — –
85 June 29 @ Astros – — –
July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak/
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86 July 1 Guardians – — –
87 July 2 Guardians – — –
88 July 3 Guardians – — –
89 July 4 Cardinals – — –
90 July 5 Cardinals – — –
91 July 6 Cardinals – — –
92 July 8 @ Twins – — –
93 July 9 @ Twins – — –
94 July 10 @ Twins – — –
95 July 11 @ Yankees – — –
96 July 12 @ Yankees – — –
97 July 13 @ Yankees – — –
ASG July 15 AL @ NL – — –
98 July 18 Red Sox – — –
99 July 19 Red Sox – — –
100 July 20 Red Sox – — –
101 July 21 Royals – — –
102 July 22 Royals – — –
103 July 23 Royals – — –
104 July 25 @ White Sox – — –
105 July 26 @ White Sox – — –
106 July 27 @ White Sox – — –
107 July 28 @ Brewers – — –
108 July 29 @ Brewers – — –
109 July 30 @ Brewers – — –
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak/
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110 August 1 Orioles – — –
111 August 2 Orioles – — –
112 August 3 Orioles – — –
113 August 4 Reds – — –
114 August 5 Reds – — –
115 August 6 Reds – — –
116 August 8 @ Cardinals – — –
117 August 9 @ Cardinals – — –
118 August 10 @ Cardinals – — –
119 August 12 @ Blue Jays – — –
120 August 13 @ Blue Jays – — –
121 August 14 @ Blue Jays – — –
122 August 15 Pirates – — –
123 August 16 Pirates – — –
124 August 17 Pirates – — –
125 August 18 Milwaukee – — –
126 August 19 Milwaukee – — –
127 August 20 Milwaukee – — –
128 August 21 Milwaukee – — –
129 August 22 @ Angels – — –
130 August 23 @ Angels – — –
131 August 24 @ Angels – — –
132 August 26 @ Giants – — –
133 August 27 @ Giants – — –
134 August 28 @ Giants – — –
135 August 29 @ Rockies – — –
136 August 30 @ Rockies – — –
137 August 31 @ Rockies – — –
September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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138 September 1 Braves – — –
139 September 2 Braves – — –
140 September 3 Braves – — –
141 September 5 Nationals – — –
142 September 6 Nationals – — –
143 September 7 Nationals – — –
144 September 8 @ Braves – — –
145 September 9 @ Braves – — –
146 September 10 @ Braves – — –
147 September 12 Rays – — –
148 September 13 Rays – — –
149 September 14 Rays – — –
150 September 15 @ Pirates – — –
151 September 16 @ Pirates – — –
152 September 17 @ Pirates – — –
153 September 18 @ Reds – — –
154 September 19 @ Reds – — –
155 September 20 @ Reds – — –
156 September 21 @ Reds – — –
157 September 23 Mets – — –
158 September 24 Mets – — –
159 September 25 Mets – — –
160 September 26 Cardinals – — –
161 September 27 Cardinals – — –
162 September 28 Cardinals – — –

Season standings

National League Central

NL Central
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago Cubs 11 7 .611 — 4‍–‍4 7‍–‍3
Cincinnati Reds 8 8 .500 2 5‍–‍4 3‍–‍4
Milwaukee Brewers 8 9 .471 2½ 5‍–‍3 3‍–‍6
St. Louis Cardinals 7 8 .467 2½ 6‍–‍3 1‍–‍5
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 11 .353 4½ 4‍–‍3 2‍–‍8


National League Wild Card

Division leaders
Team W L Pct.
San Diego Padres 13 3 .812
New York Mets 10 5 .667
Chicago Cubs 11 7 .611
Wild Card teams
(Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)
Team W L Pct. GB
San Francisco Giants 12 4 .750 +3
Los Angeles Dodgers 11 6 .647 +1½
Arizona Diamondbacks 9 7 .562 —
Philadelphia Phillies 9 7 .562 —
Miami Marlins 8 7 .533 ½
Cincinnati Reds 8 8 .500 1
Milwaukee Brewers 8 9 .471 1½
St. Louis Cardinals 7 8 .467 1½
Washington Nationals 6 10 .375 3
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 11 .353 3½
Atlanta Braves 5 11 .312 4
Colorado Rockies 3 12 .200 5½


Record vs. opponents

Record vs. National League
2025 National League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2025

Team AZ ATL CHC CIN COL LAD MIA MIL NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL WSH AL
Arizona — 0–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–2
Atlanta 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–3 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–4 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Chicago 2–2 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 4–0
Cincinnati 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–2
Colorado 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–4
Los Angeles 0–0 3–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 3–0
Miami 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 1–3 0–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Milwaukee 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–4
New York 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 4–2
Philadelphia 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0
Pittsburgh 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–4
San Diego 0–0 4–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 4–0
San Francisco 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 6–0
St. Louis 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 4–5
Washington 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–3

Updated with the results of all games through April 7, 2025.

Record vs. American League
2025 National League record vs. American League

Source: MLB Standings

Team ATH BAL BOS CWS CLE DET HOU KC LAA MIN NYY SEA TB TEX TOR
Arizona 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Atlanta 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Chicago 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0
Cincinnati 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0
Colorado 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0
Los Angeles 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Miami 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Milwaukee 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
New York 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–0
Philadelphia 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Pittsburgh 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0
San Diego 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
San Francisco 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
St. Louis 0–0 0–0 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Washington 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–3

Updated with the results of all games through April 7, 2025.

Season summary

February

  • February 19 – The Cubs announced that Shota Imanaga would be the Opening Day starter.
  • February 28 – The Cubs announced that Nico Hoerner would not make the trip to Japan for the season opener as he is still recovering from surgery near the end of the prior season.[12]

March

  • March 18 – The Cubs opened the season with a two-game series in Tokyo, Japan against the defending World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The games will be played at the Tokyo Dome.[13] Shota Imanaga pitched four scoreless innings, but walked four. Miguel Amaya doubled in the second to give the Cubs a 1–0 lead. Ben Brown relieved Imanaga in the fifth and promptly gave up three runs. The Dodgers added an insurance run in the ninth as the Cubs lost 4–1.[14]
  • March 19 – In game two in Tokyo, Justin Steele allowed five runs in four innings of work. Kyle Tucker drove in his first run as a Cub on bases loaded walk in the third, while Ian Happ and Dansby Swanson each drove in a run. However, it was not enough as the Cubs allowed three homers in the game and lost to the Dodgers 6–3.[15]
  • March 27 – The Cubs returned to the United States to face the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix for game three on the season on March 27. Miguel Amaya doubled twice and drove in five runs while Ian Happ homered and drove in three runs. Justin Steele allowed three runs in five innings of work to earn the win. The Cub bullpen allowed three runs, but it was enough as the Cubs held on to win 10–6, marking their first win of the season.[16]
  • March 28 – In game two against the D-Backs, Jameson Taillon allowed six runs in six innings. The Cub offense only managed one run as the Cubs were blown out 8–1.[17]
  • March 29 – Shota Imanaga allowed one run in seven innings of work and left with a 3–1 lead on Kyle Tucker's first homer as a Cub. Matt Shaw added a pinch-hit homer in the eighth, his first career home run, as the Cubs went to the ninth leading 4–1. New closer Ryan Pressly gave up a two-run homer in the ninth and Arizona had the tying run at second before Dansby Swanson made a great defensive play to end the game. The win moved the Cubs to 2–3 on the season.[18]
  • March 30 – In the finale of the series in Arizona, Matthew Boyd threw five scoreless innings. Dansby Swanson, Seiya Suzuki, and Kyle Tucker homered for the Cubs to give them a 6–2 lead going to the bottom of the eighth. In the eighth, three Cub relievers allowed eight runs as the Diamondbacks rallied to win 10–6.[19]
  • March 31 – The Cubs next traveled to face the Athletics for the first major league game at the A's temporary stadium, Sutter Health Park, in West Sacramento, California. Ben Brown allowed three runs in five innings of work while the Cub bullpen held the A's scoreless. That was more than enough for the offense as the Cubs scored 18 runs to win 18–3. Carson Kelly hit for the cycle, becoming the first Cub to do so since Mark Grace in 1993. Kyle Tucker had four hits including a homer as Michael Busch and Dansby Swanson also homered in the win. Busch drove in four runs while Kelly drove in five in the win. The win moved the Cubs to 3–4 on the season.[20]

April

  • April 1 – Justin Steele allowed four runs in 6.2 innings of work and the Cub bullpen again combined to hold the A's scoreless. Seiya Suzuki hit a three-run homer in the first and Kyle Tucker added a solo shot in the third, his fourth straight game with a home run. Justin Turner got his first hit as a Cub and drove in a run as the Cubs beat the A's 7–4. Ryan Pressly allowed one hit in the ninth, but held on to earn his second save of the season.[21]
  • April 2 – In the finale of the series against the A's, Seiya Suzuki homered twice and drove in five runs. Matt Shaw had two hits and drove in two runs as the Cubs won again 10–2. Jameson Taillon allowed two runs in six innings and the Cub bullpen again did not allow a run for the win. The Cubs moved to 5–4, the first time over .500 on the season.[22]
  • April 4 – After an off day, the Cubs had their home-opener at Wrigley Field against the undefeated San Diego Padres. Shota Imanaga pitched 7.1 innings of scoreless ball while Justin Turner and Nico Hoerner drove in a run to give the Cubs a 3–1 lead in the ninth. Ryan Pressly allowed two baserunners, but was able to get out of the jam without allowing a run as the Cubs won. Ian Happ had two hits and scored two runs in the win.[23]
  • April 5 – In game two against the Padres, Carson Kelly homered and drove in four runs while Matthew Boyd threw six scoreless innings. The Cub bullpen gave up only one run as the Cubs won their fifth straight game 7–1.[24]
  • April 6 – In the finale of the three-game series, the Cubs took a 7–3 lead after two innings on the strength of a Kyle Tucker home run. However, the Cub offense failed to add on and the Padres tied the game in the eighth. In the ninth, an error by first baseman Justin Turner allowed the go-ahead run to score as the Cubs lost 8–7. Ben Brown allowed five runs in four innings of work in the loss. The loss dropped the Cubs to 7–5 on the season.[25]
  • April 7 – The 8–2 Texas Rangers next visited Wrigley Field. In a game where temperatures were in the 30s, Justin Steele pitched seven scoreless innings. The Cub offense scored seven runs and the Cubs ran wild on the bases, stealing five bases. Ian Happ drove in three runs in the easy 7–0 win.[26]
  • April 8 – In the second game against the Rangers, Jameson Taillon allowed three runs in six innings. Taillon left the game with a 6–3 lead on a homer and sacrifice fly by Dansby Swanson. Two-RBI singles by Seiya Suzuki and Niko Hoerner gave the Cubs the lead. However, the Cub bullpen quickly squandered the lead allowing three runs in the seventh. With the game tied in the eighth, Swanson drove in two more runs on a single while Pete Crow Armstrong did the same. Ryan Pressly pitched the ninth to complete the 10–6 win. The win marked the team's seventh in eight games and moved them to 9–5 on the season.[27]
  • April 9 – In the finale of the series against the Rangers, Shoto Imanaga allowed five runs, four of them in the fifth inning, as the Cubs lost 6–2. Seiya Suzuki and Michael Bush each drove in a run in the loss.[28]
  • April 11 – After an off day, the Cubs faced the Dodgers in Los Angeles. Matthew Boyd threw six innings and allowed three runs while the Cub bullpen held the Dodgers at three. The Cub offense could not push across a run as they lost 3–0.[29]
  • April 12 – Ben Brown allowed five hits, but no runs in six innings of work. The Cubs led by two entering the seventh on a Michael Busch homer and an RBI single by Justin Turner. However, the Cubs scored five in the seventh, four in the eighth, and five more in the ninth to blow the game open and win 16–0 over the Dodgers. Bush had four hits and drove in four runs while Carson Kelly homered twice and drove in three. Seiya Suzuki left the game in the fifth with an injury. The win moved the Cubs to 10–7 on the season.[30]
  • April 13 – Pete Crow-Armstrong homered twice while Michael Busch also homered on Sunday Night Baseball against the Dodgers. Prior to the game, the Cubs disclosed that Justin Steele would miss the rest of the season and would require arm surgery. Colin Rea got the start for the Cubs and allowed only one run in 3.2 innings of work. Six Cub relievers allowed only one more run as the Cubs won 4–2. The win kept the Cubs in first place in the Central division standings.[31]

Transactions

March

March 17 Selected the contract of Matt Shaw. Designated RHP Keegan Thompson for assignment. Optioned RHP Daniel Palencia to Iowa. Placed RHP Javier Assad on 15-day injured list.
March 21 Optioned LHP Jordan Wicks to Iowa.
March 25 Placed RHP Tyson Miller on 15-day IL retroactive to March 21. Sent RHP Keegan Thompson outright to Iowa.
March 26 Placed IF Vidal Bruján on 10-day IL retroactive to March 23. Placed RHP Ryan Brasier on 15-day IL retroactive to March 25.
March 27 Selected the contract of RHP Brad Keller. Designated RHP Cody Poteet for assignment.
March 29 Traded RHP Cody Poteet to Baltimore Orioles for cash.

Source[32]

April

April 8 Signed free agent LHP Evan Taylor to a minor league contract.
April 9 Placed LHP Justin Steele on 15-day IL. Recalled RHP Ethan Roberts from Iowa.

Source[33]

Roster

Chicago Cubs roster
Active roster Inactive roster Coaches / other

Pitchers
Starting rotation

Bullpen


Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders


Pitchers


Infielders

Outfielders


Manager

Coaches

  •  0 Quintin Berry (third base)
  • 63 Juan Cabreja (assistant hitting)
  • 93 Erick Castillo (bullpen catcher)
  • 84 Ryan Flaherty (bench)
  • 68 Tommy Hottovy (pitching)
  • 86 Casey Jacobson (assistant pitching)
  • 65 Jose Javier (first base)
  • 76 Dustin Kelly (hitting)
  • 74 AJ Lewis (staff assistant)
  • 85 Garrett Lloyd (bullpen catcher)
  • 80 John Mallee (assistant hitting)
  • 90 Jonathan Mota (major league coach)
  • 97 Alex Smith (major league strategy)
  • 81 Mark Strittmatter (bullpen)




Statistics

Note: Team leaders in each category are noted in bold.

Batting

(Through April 13, 2025)
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; K = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; OBP = On-base percentage; SLG = Slugging percentage; TB = Total bases

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB K AVG OBP SLG TB
Miguel Amaya 11 38 5 10 4 0 1 11 0 0 8 .263 .275 .447 17
John Berti 7 17 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 .294 .368 .294 5
Michael Busch 17 51 11 17 4 1 3 10 1 4 15 .315 .393 .593 32
Pete Crow-Armstrong 18 70 13 16 4 1 2 7 6 5 18 .229 .289 .400 28
Ian Happ 18 77 15 16 3 0 1 8 1 11 18 .208 .303 .286 22
Nico Hoerner 14 55 7 16 1 0 0 10 6 5 4 .291 .344 .309 17
Carson Kelly 9 24 8 10 1 1 4 13 0 11 3 .417 .595 1.042 25
Colin Rea 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 0
Matt Shaw 17 55 11 9 1 0 1 3 0 10 17 .164 .292 .236 13
Seiya Suzuki 17 65 11 19 2 1 4 15 1 11 23 .292 .390 538 35
Dansby Swanson 18 69 9 13 3 0 4 12 2 6 16 .188 .250 .406 28
Kyle Tucker 18 71 19 23 8 0 5 18 3 15 9 .324 .442 .648 46
Justin Turner 10 24 2 5 0 0 0 4 0 4 6 .208 .333 .208 5
Gage Workman 6 9 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 5 .222 .300 .333 3
Team totals 18 69 116 161 32 4 25 113 26 83 145 .256 .348 .439 276

Pitching

(through April 13, 2025)
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K
Matthew Boyd 1 1 1.59 3 3 0 17.0 13 3 3 7 17
Ryan Brasier 0 0 9.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Ben Brown 2 1 5.09 4 3 0 17.2 22 11 10 9 20
Porter Hodge 1 0 2.25 8 0 0 8.0 7 2 2 3 11
Shota Imanaga 2 1 2.70 4 4 0 23.1 14 7 7 7 14
Brad Keller 0 0 2.84 5 0 0 6.1 6 2 2 2 7
Julian Merryweather 0 0 2.84 7 0 0 6.1 6 2 2 3 5
Eli Morgan 0 1 8.10 6 0 0 6.2 9 6 6 2 4
Nate Pearson 0 0 7.56 7 0 0 8.1 11 7 7 4 5
Ryan Pressly 0 1 3.38 8 0 4 8.0 11 4 3 6 3
Colin Rea 0 0 1.00 4 1 1 9.0 9 1 1 1 7
Justin Steele 3 1 4.76 4 4 0 22.2 21 12 12 5 21
Jameson Taillon 1 1 6.06 3 3 0 16.1 18 11 11 4 14
Caleb Thielbar 0 0 6.35 7 0 0 5.2 3 4 4 5 5
Team totals 11 7 4.02 18 18 5 159.0 155 73 71 59 137

Farm system

See also: List of Chicago Cubs minor league affiliates

On February 18, the Cubs announced the minor league managers for their farm system.[34]

Level Team League Manager Location Ballpark
AAA Iowa Cubs International League Marty Pevey Des Moines, Iowa Principal Park
AA Knoxville Smokies Southern League Lance Rymel Knoxville, Tennessee Covenant Health Park
High-A South Bend Cubs Midwest League Nick Lovullo South Bend, Indiana Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium
Single-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans Carolina League Yovanny Cuevas Myrtle Beach, South Carolina TicketReturn.com Field
Rookie ACL Cubs Arizona Complex League Corey Ray Mesa, Arizona Sloan Park
Rookie DSL Cubs Dominican Summer League Enrique Wilson
Carlos Ramirez 		Boca Chica, Dominican Republic Baseball City Complex

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