San Francisco Giants manager Bob Melvin is Counsell's biggest threat early in the season, as the Giants are off to a hot 6-1 start. The Giants should still be viewed as a playoff-caliber team that has close to no shot of overcoming Los Angeles for the NL West crown.

The Chicago Cubs appear unlikely to strike up a Kyle Tucker extension based on the latest comments from Jed Hoyer and Chicago's business head.

The Chicago Cubs return to Wrigley Field for the first time in six months with new hopes and a few changes at their iconic ballpark.

The Cincinnati Reds ended a 35-inning scoreless streak on Friday night when Christian Encarnacion-Strand hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning to drive in TJ Friedl in a 3-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers.

Baseball is a unique sport in more ways than one. For a team to be successful, it takes camaraderie and buy-in to successfully reach a common goal. It is also i

The Cubs home opener on April 14, 1978, is famous for its massive crowd, which topped out at 45,777 — a record for a home opener. According to the Chicago Baseball Museum, people were already waiting in two-block lines along Waveland and Sheffield avenues for the bleachers to open as early as 6:30 a.m.

Seven starters had a hit for the Tigers, who scored seven runs against the White Sox for the second straight game. Riley Greene, Andy Ibanez, Malloy and Trey Sweeney each drove in a run for Detroit. Olson allowed two runs,

With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the Cubs' Top 30 Prospects are projected to start: 1. Matt Shaw (MLB No. 18), INF -- Chicago (MLB) 2. Cade Horton (MLB No. 50), RHP -- Iowa (Triple-A) 3.

The last player to depart was starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks, who signed a one-year, $2.5 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels during the winter. He threw 7.1 shutout innings in his final start as a Cub last September 28 at Wrigley Field in a 3-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds. He left the field to a standing ovation from the crowd.

Tigers: Casey Mize (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.71 WHIP, six strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -161, Tigers +135; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers host the New York Yankees on Monday to start a three-game series.

With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the Reds’ Top 30 Prospects are projected to start: 1. Chase Burns (MLB No. 25), RHP -- Dayton (High-A) 2. Rhett Lowder (MLB No. 34), RHP -- Cincinnati (MLB) -- injured list (elbow) 3.