If the regular season is a marathon, as players and managers like to say, spring training is a leisurely jog on a Sunday afternoon that increases in intensity over the final week. But the Chicago Cubs ...

With defenders like Nico Hoerner, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Ian Happ ... Brandon Birdsell, RHP (25): Upside a hair lower than Horton’s, but he’s just as close to readiness.

While Crow-Armstrong’s youthfulness shows up on the field in his athletic ability, it also is on display in the form of bleach blond hair with ... When Nico Hoerner returns, it’s also possible ...

Second baseman Nico Hoerner as a locker next to Crow-Armstrong ... "I'm lucky enough to have a good head of hair up to this point in my life, and I feel like I can do a lot of stuff with it ...

Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong is the second youngest player on the 40-man roster, being just four months older than the youngest ...

Nico Hoerner has not yet suited up for the Cubs this season. But today he makes his much-anticipated spring training debut Hoerner will take on the Padres and bat second in his first action this ...

Hoerner (forearm) is expected to be available for the Cubs' domestic season opener Thursday in Arizona, Patrick Mooney of The Athletic reports. Despite missing most of the spring training slate as ...

Nico Hoerner underhand flips a ball to second base during infield practice at the Cubs Spring Training facility in Mesa, AZ. 01-23-2025 John Antonoff/Sun-Times Share MESA, Ariz. — Nico Hoerner ...

MESA, Ariz. — Chicago Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner will not make the trip to Japan for the Tokyo Series as he continues his recovery from offseason right forearm flexor tendon surgery.

However, with the resumption of Chicago's schedule less than a week away, the organization may want to give Hoerner a bit more time to rack up game reps. Regardless, the second baseman's spring ...

After posting his best season in 2023, highlighted by a jump to 43 stolen bases, Hoerner had a regression in all his counting stats for fantasy leagues last year. He repeated his approach while ...