https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/page/39/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/daniel-palencia-returns-to-cubs-injured-list-with-elbow-inflammation-r10023/  For the second time this season, the Chicago Cubs are down their closer. Right-hander Daniel Palencia was placed on the 15-day injured list Tuesday by the Cubs with inflammation in his right elbow. Right-handed reliever Gavin Hollowell was called up from Triple-A Iowa. Palencia...10023Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:57:29 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/michael-buschs-defense-continues-to-evolve%E2%80%94and-improve-r10011/When the Chicago Cubs acquired Michael Busch ahead of the 2024 season, they were acquiring a player with significant offensive upside but without a defensive home. They gave him one almost immediately, taking a player who had primarily held his post at third base (with the occasional spell at se...10011Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:44:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/with-pete-crow-armstrong-remaking-history-its-june-1998-all-over-again-r9998/Pete Crow-Armstrong had one of the best offensive performances in recent Cubs history Monday night. He hit for the cycle, with a leadoff home run, a third-inning triple, a fifth-inning double and a seventh-inning single. He also delivered a sacrifice fly on a hard-hit liner in the eighth. His mo...9998Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:58:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/chicago-cubs-minor-league-report-hartshorn-homers-again-rojas-records-fourth-straight-three-hit-game-r9981/Chicago Cubs Minor League Report - June 15 Affiliate Overview Triple-A Iowa Cubs Series at Louisville Bats (Cincinnati Reds): Bats win, 3-2-1 Season Record: 27–39-1 Double-A Knoxville Smokies Series at Montgomery Biscuits (Tampa Bay Rays): Smokies win, 4-2 Season Record: 3...9981Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:08:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/anatomy-of-an-at-bat-revisiting-alex-bregmans-bizarre-home-run-against-the-rockies-r9972/I have written about this phenomenon before. Our brains are built to recognize patterns. Close your eyes and picture Nico Hoerner swinging at a pitch. In all likelihood, he is making contact with that pitch in your head, because almost every time he swings, he is making contact with that pitch....9972Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:24:08 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/can-javier-assad-be-the-savior-of-cubs-swooning-pitching-staff-r9962/If you stick with something long enough, eventually, you will see the fruits of your labor. Until very recently, as they flirted with a losing record, it seemed the 2026 North Siders were the glaring exception to that rule. The Chicago Cubs' persistent hardships have sent expectations for this s...9962Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:10:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/cubs-week-in-review-showing-signs-of-life-r9957/Over the course of a 162-game season, all 30 MLB teams find themselves tasked with overcoming various levels of adversity. What the Chicago Cubs have been mired in since the end of the first week of May is far more sinister: it's become a complex. By failing to produce in nearly every facet of t...9957Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:54:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/cubs-minor-league-recap-south-bend-clinches-first-half-crown-as-rojas-alc%C3%A1ntara-and-system-arms-break-out-across-affiliates-r9934/Let's review all that happened down on the Chicago Cubs' farm system on Saturday (June 13). Alcántara Drives In Two But Iowa Falls Late In Louisville Iowa scratched across three runs in the sixth inning but could not hold on, dropping a 4-3 decision to the Louisville Bats. With on...9934Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:04:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/chicago-cubs-minor-league-report-sanders-spins-five-scoreless-for-iowa-rojas-remains-red-hot-with-second-straight-three-hit-game-r9918/Chicago Cubs Minor League Report - June 13 Affiliate Overview Triple-A Iowa Cubs Series at Louisville Bats (Cincinnati Reds): Tied, 2-2 Season Record: 27–38 Double-A Knoxville Smokies Series at Montgomery Biscuits (Tampa Bay Rays): Smokies lead, 3-2 Season Record: 33–28...9918Sat, 13 Jun 2026 16:09:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/trent-thornton-returns-to-cubs-after-stint-on-paternity-list-r9901/  New papa Trent Thornton is back in the Chicago Cubs' bullpen. Thornton on Friday was activated from the paternity list by the Cubs, who sent down fellow right-handed reliever Tyler Ferguson to Triple-A Iowa. Thornton went on the paternity list Tuesday. Ferguson appeared in one g...9901Fri, 12 Jun 2026 23:44:39 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/like-cubs-season-michael-confortos-cinderella-run-is-reaching-midnight-r9898/When the Chicago Cubs signed Michael Conforto to a minor-league deal late in the offseason, it was not a move met with much enthusiasm. Even as a needed left-handed bat off the bench that wasn't expected to fill a key role for the team, the fact that Conforto was coming off his worst season at t...9898Fri, 12 Jun 2026 22:01:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/north-side-baseball/chicago-cubs-minor-league-report-rojas-leads-14-run-explosion-carico-powers-pelicans-r9887/Chicago Cubs Transactions No Roster Moves Iowa Falls Flat In Louisville Rout The Iowa Cubs were overwhelmed by the Louisville Bats in a 20-3 loss. Iowa managed 10 hits but stranded 11 runners and could not keep pace. Scott Kingery provided the lone power, going 2-for-4 w...9887Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:04:02 +0000