Cubs, White Sox announce change to Crosstown Classic in 2025

MLB is still on hold for the All-Star break, but they’ve already started looking ahead to next year. The league announced its full schedule for 2025, which means we know about Opening Day and when key divisional games will take place. In Chicago, it also means we know exactly when the Crosstown Classic will continue. The Cubs and White Sox...

Here is the Cubs’ strength of schedule for the back half of the season

The back half of the 2024 MLB schedule gets underway for the Cubs on Friday when they start a three-game series against the Diamondbacks. How favorable is the North Side’s schedule for the rest of the season? According to Tankathon, the Cubs own the 20th-ranked (10th-easiest) strength of schedule for the second half of the year. The strength of their...

Cubs to play Dodgers, Shohei Ohtani in Japan to start 2025 MLB season

The Cubs are headed to Japan. The team announced on Thursday that they’ll kick off the 2025 season with two games against the Dodgers in Tokyo. The Cubs feature two Japanese players on their roster: outfielder Seiya Suzuki and rookie phenom Shota Imanaga. Of course, the Dodgers feature baseball’s biggest star, and fellow Japanese countryman, Shohei Ohtani. There’s a chance...