Cubs outslug D-backs as teams total 21 runs after 6th inning - ESPN
CHICAGO — Carson Kelly homered twice, Kyle Tucker hit a go-ahead two-run homer in a six-run eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs outslugged the Arizona Diamondbacks 13-11 on Friday.
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MLB Power Rankings Week 2: Mets, Cubs make huge leaps - ESPN
It's Week 2 of the 2025 MLB season, and while our top three teams are holding firm from Week 1, we have some big jumps shaking up the top 10.
MLB rookie power rankings: Which prospects are poised to make an immediate impact?
Top prospect lists help provide an understanding of the potential of baseball's best young talents, but you can't be an impact rookie until you step on a big-league field.
Cam Smith, 22, makes opening day roster for Astros - ESPN
Cam Smith, the fast-rising 22-year-old slugger acquired as part of the Kyle Tucker trade with the Chicago Cubs this offseason, has made the Opening Day roster for the Houston Astros.
Ranking the 10 best outfielders in MLB for 2025
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Was trading for Kyle Tucker enough to make the Cubs serious contenders?
In December, the Cubs gave up top prospect Cam Smith, All-Star infielder Isaac Paredes and 27-year-old right-hander Hayden Wesneski for one guaranteed year of Kyle Tucker suiting up on the north side of Chicago. The blockbuster trade with the Houston Astros finally gave the Cubs a superstar, a roster need that was a handful of years overdue, and it undeniably upgraded a deadweight offense that was just 1% above league average in 2024.
MLB's 5 best under-the-radar pickups from the 2025 offseason
This offseason will be remembered as the winter of Juan Soto, when the Mets emerged victorious over the Yankees for the most expensive player in the sport's history on one side of the country while the Dodgers (supposedly) broke the game with their spending on the other. Top free-agent pitchers Blake Snell, Corbin Burnes and Max Fried all found new teams, the Astros traded away Kyle Tucker and another pitching sensation out of Japan landed in Los Angeles.
Astros GM - Door to re-sign Alex Bregman 'cracked' open - ESPN
HOUSTON — The door to re-signing free agent Alex Bregman is «cracked» open for the Astros, but keeping the third baseman with the team might still be a long shot, general manager Dana Brown said Saturday.