Craig Kimbrel

It’s been a busy 24 hours for the Chicago Cubs ahead of the MLB trade deadline, and several huge stars have been sent elsewhere by the retooling organization. The frenzy started on Thursday when the team traded first baseman Anthony Rizzo to the New York Yankees and relief pitcher Ryan Tepera to the Chicago White Sox, but things were just…

The Chicago Cubs and White Sox don’t make trades very often, but they’ve now made two swaps in two days, as All-Star closer Craig Kimbrel is heading to the city’s South Side. Bleacher Nation’s Michael Cerami was first to break the news, and ESPN’s Jeff Passan confirmed the trade a short time later, and the Cubs and White Sox...

Chicago baseball fans exploded on Twitter after the Cubs traded All-Star closer Craig Kimbrel to the White Sox on Friday.

David Kaplan and Cubs Insider Gordon Wittenmyer discuss what the next steps are now that the rebuild is underway at Wrigley Field.

The Chicago Cubs started off their lengthy road trip in historic style Thursday night, with four pitchers teaming up for the first combined no-hitter in franchise history in a win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Zach Davies got the win for the Cubs, throwing six no-hit innings. He did walk five batters and struck out four, but he didn’t...

Cubs reliever Ryan Tepera recorded 19 strikeouts and no walks in the month of May.

For the second time in three days, the Chicago Cubs played a doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals, and for the second time in three days the North Siders split the two games, dropping the first contest and winning the second game at Wrigley Field. In the first game, the Cardinals jumped out to an early lead after Matt Carpenter…

Chicago Cubs manager David Ross is working out how he plans to handle save situations while struggling closer Craig Kimbrel works on his mechanics

Chicago Cubs relievers gave up four walks and a hit batter in the ninth inning of their Monday tilt with the Cincinnati Reds, but Jeremy Jeffress finally managed to close the door as the North Siders won an 8-7 nailbiter at the Great American Ballpark. Craig Kimbrel, brought into the game with a three run lead in the ninth inning,…

The Chicago Cubs used a pair of ninth inning runs to end their Wednesday game with the Cincinnati Reds in a 6-6 tie at Goodyear Ballpark. Javier Báez drove in his third RBI of the spring, and Kris Bryant smacked his second double of the Cactus League season in the game. Ian Miller and Trent Giambrone both collected a...

After a stirring ninth inning comeback, everything fell apart quickly for the Chicago Cubs as a Matt Carpenter home run gave the St. Louis Cardinals an extra inning victory.

It wasn’t easy, but the Chicago Cubs gained ground in the National League Central race on Wednesday night as they beat the New York Mets 10-7 in Flushing Meadows.

The Chicago Cubs have made a big roster move on Sunday, activating closer Craig Kimbrel from the 10-day injured list.

The Chicago Cubs got more bad news on the injury front Monday with closer Craig Kimbrel being placed on the injured list and catcher Willson Contreras now expected to miss four weeks following a hamstring strain.

The Chicago Cubs held leads in the eighth and tenth innings, but their bullpen imploded for the second straight night as the Milwaukee Brewers notched a 5-3 walk-off victory.

It took a while for the Chicago Cubs’ offense to get going on Friday, but it came through when it needed to in a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field.

Chicago Cubs closer Craig Kimbrel was thrown right into the fire on Thursday, but he came out on the winning end of the battle as he earned the save in a 9-7 victory over the Atlanta Braves.

Chicago Cubs fans have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of closer Craig Kimbrel on the North Side, and that’s exactly what’s about to happen.

Chicago Cubs fans have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of closer Craig Kimbrel on the North Side, and it appears that their dreams will soon come true.