Will Benson (Cincinnati Reds) with a Spectacular Hit Chicago Cubs, 03/02/2025

Jake Fraley and Blake Dunn hit back-to-back homers in the fourth inning and Will Benson added one to cap the scoring in the ninth as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 7-3 on Sunday. Carson Spiers got the start and the win by allowing just a run with three strikeouts in three innings.

Blake Dunn (Cincinnati Reds) with a Spectacular Hit Chicago Cubs, 03/02/2025

Jake Fraley (Cincinnati Reds) with a Spectacular Hit Chicago Cubs, 03/02/2025

Cubs legend Sammy Sosa is holding out hope that he will get into the Hall of Fame despite the steroid use that has kept him out.

The Chicago Cubs play in one of the largest markets in the MLB but certainly don’t operate in the same fashion as the other franchises with the same luxury. It

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Cincinnati Reds second baseman Matt McLain, a Southern California native, continued his spring assault on the I-5 corridor with a 2-for-3 day against the Padres that included a sixth-inning leadoff double that led to the tying run when Elly De La Cruz followed with another double.

President Donald Trump announced that he will deliver a posthumous pardon to Major League Baseball’s all-time hit leader Pete Rose. This comes nearly six months after Rose died in September 2024. President Trump announced Rose’s pardon on Truth Social late Friday night. He said Rose should also be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

A through line from the offseason to spring training in Arizona has been the Cubs’ ability to add players who have already won the World Series. Kyle Tucker, the headliner in a blockbuster trade with the Houston Astros, accomplished that goal in 2022, part of a run that saw him go to five consecutive American League Championship Series.