The Chicago Cubs line up as one of the prospective buyers, especially for pitching, as baseball’s July 31 trade deadline ...

Jameson Taillon and Javier Assad are set for rehab starts as they near their returns to full health and a potential ...

Javier Assad pitched into the fourth inning of his rehab start with the Iowa Cubs on July 30. Here's a full breakdown of his ...

Instead, they approached the innings puzzle from the other end, acquiring two veteran relievers — right-hander Andrew ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs host the Cincinnati Reds to start a three-game series. Chicago has gone 35-20 in home games and ...

Javier Assad thinks he can help the Chicago Cubs in the last part of the season. So does manager Craig Counsell. Assad is ...

CHICAGO (AP) — It wasn’t a particularly good night Monday for Cubs starting pitcher Javier Assad. But somehow, he kept the Milwaukee Brewers off the scoreboard, and his teammates did the rest ...

TORONTO — Cubs rookie right-hander Javier Assad applauded as he backed toward the dugout, acknowledging left fielder Ian Happ for his sliding catch in foul territory, a play that ended Assad’s ...

Assad allowed two runs on five hits in 3 2/3 innings in the Cubs’ 8-6 win. While he primarily relies on a cutter, sinker and four-seam fastball, his slider generates the type of swing and miss ...

Javier Assad threw a career-high seven innings in Friday night’s 6-2 win for the Chicago Cubs. The 26-year-old retired the last 10 batters he faced as he held Toronto to just one run and four hits.

Left-hander Justin Steele, who has been in the Cubs’ system with Assad since they signed him out of Mexico in 2015, was just as unsurprised as Mervis. “That’s Assad, baby,” Steele said.

Chicago Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki (27) heads to the dugout after grounding out to end the game in a 6-2 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks at Wrigley Field on Sept. 7, 2023, in Chicago.