2025 Chicago Cubs season

2025 Chicago Cubs
League	National League
Division	Central
Ballpark	Wrigley Field
City	Chicago
Record	25–19 (.568)
Owners	Tom Ricketts
President of baseball operations	Jed Hoyer
General manager	Carter Hawkins
Manager	Craig Counsell
Television	Marquee Sports Network
Radio	WSCR Chicago Cubs Radio Network
Seasons

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. 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. On November 2, the team announced that they had promoted the team's Minor League hitting instructor, Dustin Kelly, to hitting coach. On December 6, the Cubs named Jose Javier the team's first base coach. 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.

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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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: 25–18 (Home: 12–9; Road: 13–9)
March/April: 18–13 (Home: 9–7; Road: 9–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak/ box 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 4–10 Morejón (1–0) Pearson (0–1) — 47,078 11–8 L1 20 April 15 @ Padres 2–1 (10) Pressly (1–1) Matsui (0–1) Thielbar (1) 42,492 12–8 W1 21 April 16 @ Padres 2–4 Pivetta (3–1) Boyd (1–2) Suárez (8) 41,562 12–9 L1 22 April 18 Diamondbacks 13–11 Pressly (2–1) Mantiply (0–1) ― 39,109 13–9 W1 23 April 19 Diamondbacks 6–2 Thielbar (1–0) Gallen (1–3) — 36,002 14–9 W2 24 April 20 Diamondbacks 2–3 (11) Miller (2–0) Wicks (0–1) Jameson (1) 29,062 14–10 L1 25 April 22 Dodgers 11–10 (10) Hodge (2–0) Davis (0–1) — 36,425 15–10 W1 26 April 23 Dodgers 7–6 Boyd (2–2) Dreyer (2–1) Hodge (1) 37,150 16–10 W2 27 April 25 Phillies 4–0 Rea (1–0) Walker (1–2) — 32,880 17–10 W3 28 April 26 Phillies 4–10 Luzardo (3–0) Brown (2–2) — 40,068 17–11 L1 29 April 27 Phillies 1–3 (10) Alvarado (3–0) Merryweather (0–1) Romano (2) 35,761 17–12 L2 30 April 29 @ Pirates 9–0 Imanaga (3–1) Heaney (2–2) — 9,434 18–12 W1 31 April 30 @ Pirates 3–4 Ferguson (1–0) Thielbar (1–1) Bednar (3) 11,297 18–13 L1 *March 18 and 19 games played at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan
May: 7–6 (Home: 3–3; Road: 4–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak/ box 32 May 1 @ Pirates 8–3 Rea (2–0) Skenes (3–3) — 13,633 19–13 W1 33 May 2 @ Brewers 10–0 Brown (3–2) Alexander (1–3) Flexen (1) 34,559 20–13 W2 34 May 3 @ Brewers 6–2 Taillon (2–1) Quintana (4–1) — 37,335 21–13 W3 35 May 4 @ Brewers 0–4 Peralta (4–2) Imanaga (3–2) — 37,360 21–14 L1 36 May 5 Giants 9–2 Boyd (3–2) Roupp (2–3) — 36,834 22–14 W1 37 May 6 Giants 5–14 (11) Miller (2–0) Pressly (2–2) — 37,303 22–15 L1 38 May 7 Giants 1–3 Ray (5–0) Brown (3–3) Walker (7) 31,889 22–16 L2 39 May 9 @ Mets 2–7 Holmes (5–1) Taillon (2–2) — 41,243 22–17 L3 40 May 10 @ Mets 6–5 Horton (1–0) Megill (3–3) Hodge (2) 41,423 23–17 W1 41 May 11 @ Mets 2–6 Stanek (1–3) Hodge (2–1) — 41,673 23–18 L1 42 May 12 Marlins 5–2 Rea (3–0) Quantrill (2–4) Pomeranz (1) 32,271 24–18 W1 43 May 13 Marlins 5–4 Flexen (1–0) Tinoco (2–1) — 38,083 25–18 W2 44 May 14 Marlins 1-3 Weathers (1-0) Taillon (2-3) Tinoco (4) 34,167 25-19 L1 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/ box 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/ box 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/ box 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) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak/ box 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	25	19	.568	—	12‍–‍10	13‍–‍9
St. Louis Cardinals	24	20	.545	1	15‍–‍6	9‍–‍14
Milwaukee Brewers	21	23	.477	4	12‍–‍7	9‍–‍16
Cincinnati Reds	20	24	.455	5	9‍–‍12	11‍–‍12
Pittsburgh Pirates	14	29	.326	10½	9‍–‍13	5‍–‍16

National League Wild Card

Division leaders

Team	W	L	Pct.
New York Mets	28	15	.651
Los Angeles Dodgers	27	15	.643
Chicago Cubs	25	19	.568

Wild Card teams
(Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
San Diego Padres	26	15	.634	+2½
Philadelphia Phillies	25	18	.581	+½
San Francisco Giants	25	19	.568	—
St. Louis Cardinals	24	20	.545	1
Arizona Diamondbacks	23	21	.523	2
Atlanta Braves	21	21	.500	3
Milwaukee Brewers	21	23	.477	4
Cincinnati Reds	20	24	.455	5
Washington Nationals	17	26	.395	7½
Miami Marlins	16	26	.381	8
Pittsburgh Pirates	14	29	.326	10½
Colorado Rockies	7	35	.167	17

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	—	1–2	3–4	0–0	0–0	2–2	3–0	2–1	3–3	1–2	0–0	0–0	1–1	0–0	1–2	5–4
Atlanta	2–1	—	0–0	3–1	2–1	1–5	1–1	0–0	0–0	2–1	1–2	0–4	0–0	2–1	2–0	5–4
Chicago	4–3	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	4–3	2–0	2–1	1–2	1–2	2–1	3–3	1–2	0–0	0–0	5–1
Cincinnati	0–0	1–3	0–0	—	3–0	0–0	1–2	1–3	0–0	0–0	3–0	0–0	3–3	2–2	1–2	5–8
Colorado	0–0	1–2	0–0	0–3	—	0–3	0–0	1–2	0–0	0–3	0–0	1–5	1–3	0–0	1–2	2–12
Los Angeles	2–2	5–1	3–4	0–0	3–0	—	5–1	0–0	0–0	1–2	2–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–2	5–2
Miami	0–3	1–1	0–2	2–1	0–0	1–5	—	0–0	2–4	1–2	3–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	3–6
Milwaukee	1–2	0–0	1–2	3–1	2–1	0–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–3	1–2	0–0	11–12
New York	3–3	0–0	2–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	4–2	0–0	—	3–0	2–0	0–0	0–0	5–2	2–2	7–5
Philadelphia	2–1	1–2	2–1	0–0	3–0	2–1	2–1	0–0	0–3	—	0–0	0–0	2–2	1–3	4–2	5–1
Pittsburgh	0–0	2–1	1–2	0–3	0–0	1–2	1–3	0–0	0–2	0–0	—	0–3	0–0	2–4	3–1	4–8
San Diego	0–0	4–0	3–3	0–0	5–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	3–0	—	2–0	0–0	0–0	9–11
San Francisco	1–1	0–0	2–1	3–3	3–1	0–0	0–0	3–1	0–0	2–2	0–0	0–2	—	0–0	0–0	11–7
St. Louis	0–0	1–2	0–0	2–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	2–5	3–1	4–2	0–0	0–0	—	3–0	6–6
Washington	2–1	0–2	0–0	2–1	2–1	2–1	1–2	0–0	2–2	2–4	1–3	0–0	0–0	0–3	—	3–6

Updated with the results of all games through May 13, 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	2–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–0	1–2	0–0	0–0
Atlanta	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	3–0	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–0	1–2
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	2–1	0–0
Cincinnati	0–0	2–1	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
Colorado	1–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–3	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	2–1	0–0
Miami	1–2	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	0–0
Milwaukee	2–1	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–0	2–1	0–0	2–1	0–0	0–0	0–3	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
New York	2–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–0	0–0	1–2	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	0–3	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–0	1–2	0–0	1–2	0–0	0–0
San Diego	2–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	3–0	1–2	1–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–3	0–0	0–0
San Francisco	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	3–0	0–0	1–2	0–0	2–1	3–0	0–0	2–1	0–0
St. Louis	0–0	0–0	0–3	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–0	1–2	3–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Washington	0–0	2–1	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 May 4, 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 was still recovering from surgery performed near the end of the prior season.

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. 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• April 9 – In the finale of the series against the Rangers, Shota 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• April 14 – With Carson Kelly and Seiya Suzuki still unable to play, the Cubs took the lead against the Padres in San Diego on a Michael Busch two-run homer and a Pete Crow-Armstrong RBI double. Jameson Taillon pitched 5.1 innings while allowing two runs. The Cub bullpen imploded, however, surrendering eight runs as the Cubs lost 10–4.
• April 15 – Shota Imanaga allowed one run, an unearned run on a homer by Manny Machado, after two fly balls were dropped in foul territory by Kyle Tucker and Gage Workman. The Cubs tied it in the sixth on a sacrifice bunt by Pete Crow-Armstrong. The game remained tied into the 10th, when Nico Hoerner led off the inning with a triple to score the Manfred runner. Caleb Thielbar pitched a scoreless bottom of the 10th to secure the 2–1 win. The win ended the Padres 12-game home winning streak and move the Cubs 12–8 on the season.
• April 16 – In the finale against the Padres, Matthew Boyd allowed two runs in 5.1 innings of work. The Cub bullpen surrendered two more runs as the Cubs lost 4–2. Carson Kelly and Seiya Suzuki returned to the lineup for the Cubs while Pete Crow-Armstrong homered in the game, his third on the road trip and third of the season. With the loss, the Cubs remained one game ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers in the Central division standings.
• April 18 – After an off day, the Cubs welcomed the Diamondbacks to Wrigley for a three-game series. Colin Rea allowed only one run on five hits in 4.2 innings and the Cubs held a 2–1 lead going into the bottom of the seventh. In the seventh, Ian Happ hit a grand slam and Michael Bush drove in a run to give the Cubs a 7–1 lead that appeared to put the game out of reach. However, the Diamondbacks answered in the eighth as Eugenio Suárez hit a grand slam as part of a 10-run inning to give the D-Backs an 11–7 lead. In the bottom of the eighth, Carson Kelly hit his second homer of the game, a three-run shot, to bring the score to 11–10. Kyle Tucker gave the Cubs the lead three batters later with a two-run homer and Seiya Suzuki added a solo home run to push the lead to 13–11. The 16 runs in an inning were the most in any inning in Wrigley Field history. Ryan Pressly pitched a scoreless ninth for the win.
• April 19 – Ben Brown pitched four innings while walking four, allowing three hits, and one run. Kyle Tucker and Michael Busch drove in runs in the bottom of the first to give the Cubs a 2–1 lead. Another RBI by Tucker and back-to-back homers by Seiya Suzuki and Michael Busch pushed the lead to 6–1. The Cub bullpen surrendered only one run as they notched their 14th win of the season.
• April 20 – In the finale of the series on Easter Sunday, the game was delayed twice by rain. Jameson Taillon allowed one run in five innings and the Cubs only managed one run on a Michael Busch RBI single. With the game tied at one in extra innings, both the Diamondbacks and Cubs scored the Manfred runner in the 10th. In the 11th, The D-Backs also scored the Manfred runner to push the lead to 3–2. In the bottom of the 11th, Ian Happ lined into a double play and Kyle Tucker flied out as the Cubs lost 3–2. The loss dropped them to 14–10 on the season with a one-game lead in the division.
• April 22 – After an off day, the Dodgers visited for a brief two-game series. Shota Imanaga allowed five runs, two earned, in 5.2 innings. Trailing by three in the bottom of the first, the Cubs scored five runs to take the lead on RBI base hits by Seiya Suzuki, Dansby Swanson, Pete Crow-Armstrong, and Miguel Amaya. Crow-Armstrong hit a two-run homer in the fifth and the Cubs led 7–5 after six innings. The Dodgers retook the lead in the seventh, scoring five runs to take a 10–7 lead. In the eighth, Kyle Tucker hit a two-run homer to narrow the lead to one. With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, Amaya hit a home run into the basket in left field to tie the game. The Cubs prevented the Manfred runner from scoring in the 10th and Ian Happ singled to score the winning run on the first pitch of the bottom of the 10th to give the Cubs the 11–10 win.
• April 23 – In the finale of the season series against the Dodgers, the Cubs fell behind 2–0 before Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a three-run homer in the 4th to give the Cubs a 3–2 lead. The Dodgers retook the lead in the fifth, but the Cubs answered in the bottom of the fifth, scoring three runs on a sacrifice fly by Nico Hoerner and RBI singles by Dansby Swanson and Crow-Armstrong. The Dodgers narrowed the lead to one in the sixth, but the Cub bullpen held them scoreless for the final three innings as the Cubs won 7–6. The four RBIs were a career-high for Crow-Armstrong. The win moved the Cubs to 16–10 on the season and gave them a 2.5 game lead in the division.
• April 25 – After an off day, the Phillies came to Chicago to face the Cubs. The start of the game was delayed more than two hours due to rain. Colin Rea pitched five scoreless innings and the Cub bullpen shut out the Phillies for the remainder of the game. With the wind blowing in, the Cubs pushed across four runs for the 4–0 win.
• April 26 – In the second game of the series against the Phillies, Ben Brown allowed six runs, all in the fourth, as the Cubs were blown out 10–4. Seiya Suzuki drove in three runs in the loss which dropped the Cubs to 17–11 on the season.
• April 27 – In the finale of the series against the Phillies, Jameson Taillon allowed only one run in seven innings. The Cubs only managed one run on a Pete Crow-Armstrong RBI double and the game went to extras innings tied at one. Julian Merryweather walked three in the 10th and gave up a sacrifice fly to give the Phillies a 2–1 lead. Another run scored when Vidal Bruján did not hurry a throw to first which Trea Turner beat out to push the lead to 3–1. The Cubs failed to score in the 10th and lost their second straight game.
• April 29 – After an off day, the Cubs travelled to Pittsburgh to play the Pirates. Shota Imanaga pitched five scoreless innings, but left in the sixth with leg cramps. Meanwhile, the Cubs pounded out nine runs on four homers as they beat the Pirates 9–0. Carson Kelly had three hits, including a home run, and drove in three runs.
• April 30 – Matthew Boyd allowed five runs in five innings, but left with a 3–2 lead on RBIs by Ian Happ and Kyle Tucker. A wild pitch scored Happ in the fifth to give the Cubs the lead. In the seventh, a ball that ricocheted off the leg of a diving Dansby Swanson scored two runs as the Pirates rallied to win 4–3. The loss dropped the Cubs to 18–13 on the season and was their third loss in four games. During the game, a man fell from the outfield seats on to the warning track which resulted in a delay in play as medical teams were on the field to care for the man.

May

• May 1 – In the finale of the three-game series against the Pirates, the Cubs trailed 2–0 entering the fifth. The Cubs hit three solo home runs off Pirate pitcher Paul Skenes in the fifth – homers by Dansby Swanson, Kyle Tucker, and Seiya Suzuki – to take a 3–2 lead. Suzuki homered again in the seventh, a two-run shot, to push the lead to 5–2. The Cubs added to the lead in the ninth to win 8–3.
• May 2 – The Cubs traveled to Milwaukee to face the Brewers for the first time. The Cubs jumped out to an early 2–0 lead in the first and then added seven runs in the second. Michael Busch hit his first career grand slam while Pete Crow-Armstrong homered twice in the blowout. Ben Brown and Chris Flexen combined to shut out the Brewers 10–0. The win moved the Cubs to 20–13 on the season.
• May 3 – In game two against the Brewers, Jameson Taillon allowed two runs in six innings. With the game tied at one in the fourth, Pete Crow-Armstrong hit a three- run homer and Dansby Swanson followed with a solo home run to give the Cubs the lead. The Cubs held to win 6–2 and move a season-high eight games over .500 on the season.
• May 4 – Shota Imanaga allowed two runs and left the game in the sixth inning with a hamstring issue. Julian Merryweather allowed two runs to score in just 1/3 of an inning in relief as the Cubs were shut out 4–0. The loss left the Cubs three games ahead of the Reds in the Central division.
• May 5 – The San Francisco Giants next came to Wrigley to face the Cubs. Ian Happ hit a two-run homer in the third, but Matthew Boyd surrendered the lead in the top of the fourth. The Cubs retook the lead in the bottom of the fourth on a two-RBI single by Dansby Swanson. Carson Kelly homered as part of a five-run sixth to blow the game open. Boyd allowed just the two runs in six innings and the Cub bullpen shut out the Giants as the Cubs won 9–2. The win moved the Cubs to 22–14 on the season, four games ahead of the Brewers and Reds in the division.
• May 6 – In game two against the Giants, Colin Rea allowed five runs in five innings as the Cubs fell behind 5–3. Still trailing by the same score in the bottom of the ninth, the Cubs rallied to tie the game on an RBI pinch-hit single by Justin Turner and an RBI single by Kyle Tucker. In the 10th, both teams failed to score their Manfred runner. Ryan Pressly started the 11th and allowed five hits and nine runs without getting an out. As a result, the Cubs lost 14–5.
• May 7 – In the finale of the series against the Giants, Ben Brown allowed three runs in five innings. However, the Cub offense managed only one run as they lost 3–1. The loss dropped the Cubs 22–16 on the season, but they remained three games ahead of second place in the division.
• May 9 – After an off day, the Cubs traveled to New York to face the Mets. Jameson Taillon allowed six runs, five earned in four innings of work. Kyle Tucker and Michael Busch hit solo home runs for the Cubs, but they lost 7–2.
• May 10 – In game two against the Mets, the Cubs used an opener to ease top prospect Cade Horton's MLB debut. Horton entered in the second inning with the Cubs ahead 2–0 on RBI singled by Seiya Suzuki and Dansby Swanson. The Cubs pushed the lead to 4–0 with an RBI single by Michael Busch in the third and a Swanson solo home run in the fourth. Horton allowed a three-run homer in the bottom of the fourth to narrow the lead. Miguel Amaya drove in two runs in the eighth to restore the lead to three before Julian Merryweather allowed a two-run homer. However, Porter Hodge pitched the ninth for the save as the Cubs won 6–5.
• May 11 – In the finale of the series in New York, Matthew Boyd allowed two runs in six innings, but left trailing 2–1 on the strength of a Pete Crow-Armstrong homer. A Nico Hoerner double in the seventh tied the game at two. However Porter Hodge allowed three runs in the eighth as the Cubs lost 6–2. The loss dropped the Cubs to 23–18 with a one-game lead in the division.
• May 12 – Returning to Wrigley to face the Miami Marlins, Collin Rea pitched six scoreless innings before allowing a two-run home run in the seventh. Dansby Swanson and Seiya Suzuki each hit a two-run homer in the fifth as the Cubs won 5–2.
• May 13 – Ben Brown pitched 5.1 innings and allowed two runs. Pete Crow-Armstrong homered in the third inning and drove in another run on a sacrifice fly in the fifth to tie the game at two. Julian Merryweather allowed two runs in the seventh and the Cubs entered the bottom of the ninth trailing 4–2. Nico Hoerner singled to score a run and narrow the lead to one before Justin Turner hit a walk-off two-run double to give the Cubs the 5–4 comeback win. The win moved the Cubs to 25–18 on the season and moved them 1.5 games ahead in first place in the division.

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.

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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.
April 10	Traded cash to San Diego Padres for LHP Tom Cosgrove. Designated RHP Caleb Kilian for assignment.
April 12	Released RHP Caleb Kilian.
April 15	Activated IF Vidal Bruján from 10-day IL. Recalled LHP Luke Little and RHP Daniel Palencia from Iowa. Optioned IF Matt Shaw and RHP Nate Pearson to Iowa. Placed RHP Eli Morgan on 15-day IL.
April 16	Signed RHP Caleb Kilian to a minor league contract.
April 18	Recalled LHP Jordan Wicks from Iowa. Optioned LHP Luke Little to Iowa.
April 21	Optioned LHP Jordan Wicks to Iowa. Traded cash to Seattle Mariners for LHP Drew Pomeranz.
April 22	Recalled RHP Gavin Hollowell from Iowa. Signed free RHP Michael Fulmer to a minor league contract.
April 23	Optioned RHP Gavin Hollowell to Iowa. Selected the contract of Drew Pomeranz from Iowa. Signed free agent IF Nicky Lopez. Designated IF Gage Workman for assignment. Transferred LHP Justin Steel to 60-day IL.
April 26	Traded IF Gage Workman to the Chicago White Sox for cash.
April 27	Recalled LHP Tom Cosgrove from Iowa. Optioned RHP Ethan Roberts to Iowa.
April 29	Signed free agent LHP Sebastian Lopez to a minor league contract.
April 30	Selected the contract of RHP Chris Flexen from Iowa. Optioned LHP Tom Cosgrove to Iowa. Placed RHP Javier Assad on 60-day IL.

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May

May 5	Placed LHP Shota Imanaga on 15-day IL. Recalled RHP Gavin Hollowell from Iowa.
May 8	Signed free agent RHP Dawson Netz to a minor league contract.
May 9	Placed LHP Caleb Thielbar on paternity list. Recalled LHP Tom Cosgrove from Iowa. Signed free agent RHP Tommy Romero to a minor league contract.
May 10	Optioned LHP Tom Cosgrove to Iowa. Selected the contract of RHP Cade Horton from Iowa. Transferred RHP Eli Morgan to 60-day IL.
May 12	Activated LHP Caleb Thielbar from paternity list. Optioned RHP Gavin Hollowell to Iowa.
May 13	Placed OF Ian Happ on 10-day IL retroactive to May 10. Transferred RHP Tyson Miller to 60-day IL. Selected the contract of C Moisés Ballesteros from Iowa.

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Roster

Chicago Cubs roster
Active roster				Inactive roster		Coaches / other
Pitchers Starting rotation 16 Matthew Boyd 32 Ben Brown 22 Cade Horton 53 Colin Rea 50 Jameson Taillon Bullpen 58 Chris Flexen 37 Porter Hodge 40 Brad Keller 66 Julian Merryweather 48 Daniel Palencia 45 Drew Pomeranz 24 Caleb Thielbar Closer(s) 55 Ryan Pressly		Catchers  9 Miguel Amaya 25 Moisés Ballesteros 15 Carson Kelly Infielders  5 Jon Berti 17 Vidal Bruján 29 Michael Busch  2 Nico Hoerner 12 Nicky Lopez  7 Dansby Swanson  3 Justin Turner Outfielders  4 Pete Crow-Armstrong 27 Seiya Suzuki 30 Kyle Tucker		Pitchers 54 Ryan Brasier 38 Tom Cosgrove 46 Gavin Hollowell 18 Shota Imanaga 43 Luke Little 47 Jack Neely 56 Nate Pearson 39 Ethan Roberts 36 Jordan Wicks Infielders 79 Ben Cowles  6 Matt Shaw Outfielders 13 Kevin Alcántara 78 Owen Caissie  8 Ian Happ		Manager 11 Craig Counsell 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) 60-day injured list 72 Javier Assad 49 Tyson Miller 33 Eli Morgan 35 Justin Steele 26 active, 14 inactive 7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list # Personal leave Roster and coaches updated May 13, 2025 Transactions • Depth chart → All MLB rosters

Statistics

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

Batting

(Through May 11, 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	21	74	10	19	6	0	3	18	0	2	18	.257	.282	.459	34
John Berti	26	66	10	16	2	0	0	2	7	4	14	.242	.306	.273	18
Vidal Bruján	12	10	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	.200	.200	.300	3
Michael Busch	39	130	19	34	8	1	7	24	2	17	37	.262	.360	.500	65
Pete Crow-Armstrong	41	159	31	42	11	1	10	28	13	8	39	.264	.304	.535	85
Ian Happ	39	160	29	43	9	0	3	19	2	24	35	.269	.364	.381	61
Nico Hoerner	37	146	18	41	8	1	0	16	7	8	15	.281	318	.349	51
Carson Kelly	24	73	17	23	2	1	8	23	0	18	11	.315	.452	.699	51
Nicky Lopez	9	12	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	2	.083	.313	.083	1
Colin Rea	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	0
Matt Shaw	18	58	11	10	1	0	1	3	0	10	18	.172	.294	.241	14
Seiya Suzuki	37	152	21	37	7	2	9	32	1	13	49	.243	.301	.493	75
Dansby Swanson	41	157	28	38	7	1	8	22	4	13	48	.242	.298	.452	71
Kyle Tucker	41	160	32	43	8	2	10	32	10	29	23	..269	.379	.531	85
Justin Turner	24	58	4	9	0	0	0	7	1	9	16	.155	.271	.155	9
Gage Workman	9	14	0	3	1	0	0	2	1	1	6	.214	.267	.286	4
Team totals	41	1430	233	361	71	9	59	229	49	160	335	.255	.330	.438	627

Pitching

(through May 11, 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	3	2	2.78	8	8	0	45.1	46	17	14	13	45
Ryan Brasier	0	0	9.00	1	0	0	1.0	2	1	1	1	1
Ben Brown	3	3	4.95	8	7	0	36.1	44	21	20	16	44
Tom Cosgrove	0	0	2.25	2	0	0	4.0	3	1	1	1	3
Chris Flexen	0	0	0.00	3	0	1	5.0	3	0	0	2	5
Porter Hodge	2	1	5.71	19	0	2	17.1	16	12	11	10	16
Gavin Hollowell	0	0	1.42	5	0	0	6.1	6	1	1	0	5
Cade Horton	1	0	6.75	1	0	0	4.0	4	3	3	0	5
Shota Imanaga	3	2	2.82	8	8	0	44.2	35	15	14	14	34
Brad Keller	0	0	3.38	17	0	0	18.2	16	9	7	6	21
Luke Little	0	0	13.50	1	0	0	0.2	0	1	1	4	0
Julian Merryweather	0	1	4.11	17	0	0	15.1	14	8	7	8	13
Eli Morgan	0	1	12.27	7	0	0	7.1	12	10	10	3	4
Daniel Palencia	0	0	1.54	10	0	0	11.2	4	2	2	5	11
Nate Pearson	0	1	10.38	8	0	0	8.2	13	10	10	7	5
Drew Pomeranz	0	0	0.00	7	0	0	6.2	1	0	0	2	6
Ryan Pressly	2	2	7.07	15	0	4	14.0	18	13	11	9	6
Colin Rea	2	0	243	8	5	1	29.2	29	9	8	7	25
Ethan Roberts	1	0	5.40	9	0	0	8.1	8	5	5	2	6
Justin Steele	3	1	4.76	4	4	0	22.2	21	12	12	5	21
Jameson Taillon	2	2	4.56	8	8	0	43.2	42	23	22	9	35
Caleb Thielbar	1	1	3.29	16	0	1	13.2	8	5	5	7	14
Jordan Wicks	0	1	13.50	2	0	0	2.0	6	5	3	0	2
Team totals	23	18	4.12	41	41	9	367.0	351	183	168	133	327

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.

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

External links

• Chicago Cubs 2025 Schedule at MLB.com
• 2025 Chicago Cubs at ESPN
• 2025 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference