Sure, Cactus League performance isn’t a harbinger of regular-season success, but the Cubs are off to a 4-0 start and Colson Montgomery hit a home run for the White Sox.

With the first pitch of the MLB regular season under one month away, spring training is officially underway in Arizona and Florida, with Chicago's teams preparing for their first meeting of the season.

Baseball time is here again, with spring training officially underway ahead of next month's regular season opener between the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers in Japan on March 18.

On the latest ABC7 Sports Overtime, Dionne Miller and ESPN's Jeff Meller discussed the start of the NFL Combine and recapped the first full week of MLB Spring Training.

Saturday served as another spring marker for the Chicago White Sox and rookie manager Will Venable as they opened the Cactus League season against the Chicago Cubs.

Photos from the Cactus League game between the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox on Feb. 22, 2025, in Mesa, Ariz.

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With a more compressed spring slate due to the mid-March trip, most Cubs pitchers are ahead of where they would typically be at this point in camp. Their first Cactus League game comes Thursday against the Los Angeles Dodgers,

The Chicago White Sox have displayed some pop early in Cactus League action. On Saturday, Colson Montgomery (two-run) and Tim Elko (solo) homered against the Chicago Cubs at Sloan Park in Mesa, Ariz.

With Cactus League play set to get underway later, the Chicago Cubs are doing some last-minute shopping. On Monday afternoon, the Cubs signed right-handed pitcher Chris Flexen to a minor league contract,

The Chicago Cubs did not need to look far to find their latest pitching addition. The Cubs are signing veteran pitcher Chris Flexen to a minor league

Oscar Colás got hit in the head by a fly ball in Saturday's exhibition showdown between the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Cubs, allowing a run to score.