For as many games as their bullpen has blown this year, the Chicago Cubs have fought back in contests that they had no business winning to begin with. Relief pitching has been a major issue for the franchise over the past two seasons,

“He’s always been a hitter,” Cubs manager Craig Counsell said. “He’s been the youngest player on his team, still, for his whole career. And he’s always been one of the better hitters, and that’s impressive.

It’s Wednesday, May 14, and the Marlins (15-26) are in Chicago to take on the Cubs (25-18). Ryan Weathers is slated to take the mound for Miami against Jameson Taillon for Chicago.

Only one player from the Cubs' World Series core remains in the MLB as a true star. That's Kyle Schwarber, who is in the midst of a league-leading on-base streak.

Dansby Swanson and the Chicago Cubs will see Cal Quantrill starting for the Miami Marlins in the first game of a three-game series, Monday at 7:40 p.m. ET. The Cubs rank third in baseball with 59 home runs. They average 1.4 per game. The Marlins strike out 8.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 20th in MLB.

Chicago Cubs pitcher Cade Horton made his MLB debut in unique circumstances Saturday, but how did that game compare to other top Cubs prospects?

Workman was originally selected from the Tigers by the Chicago Cubs in last December’s Rule 5 Draft, which allows teams to claim unprotected players from other clubs’ farm systems. Rule 5 picks must remain on the active MLB roster all season or be offered back to their original team.

After waiting in line at the Vatican, Jason Perash of Colorado got the pontiff to autograph a ball. The pope is reportedly a Chicago White Sox fan.

The Chicago Cubs have gotten some incredible production out of one of their stars after it looked like his season was in trouble early.