2023 Chicago Cubs season

2023 Chicago Cubs
Division	Central Division
Ballpark	Wrigley Field
City	Chicago
Record	13–10 (.565)
Owners	Tom Ricketts
President of baseball operations	Jed Hoyer
Managers	David Ross
Television	Marquee Sports Network
Radio	WSCR Chicago Cubs Radio Network
Seasons

The 2023 Chicago Cubs season is the 152nd season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 148th in the National League, and the Cubs' 108th season at Wrigley Field. The Cubs are managed by David Ross, in his fourth year as Cubs manager, as members of Major League Baseball's National League Central division. The Cubs began the season March 30 at the Milwaukee Brewers and will also finish the season against the Brewers on October 1.

Pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement entered into by the owners in players ending 2022 lockout, the Cubs will play every team in baseball at least one series and intra-division games will be reduced from 18 or 19 games to 13 games against each division opponent.

Previous season

The Cubs finished the 2022 season 74–88, 19 games out of first place. They missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

Offseason

Coaching changes

On October 28, 2022, the team announced that hitting coach Greg Brown would not return. Cubs' minor league hitting coordinator, Dustin Kelly, was named the new hitting coach.

Rule changes

Pursuant to the CBA, new rule changes will be in place for the 2023 season:

• institution of a pitch clock between pitches;
• limits on pickoff attempts per plate appearance;
• limits on defensive shifts requiring two infielders to be on either side of second and be within the boundary of the infield; and
• larger bases (increased to 18-inch squares).

Transactions

October 2022

October 6

Activated LHPs Steven Brault and Justin Steele from the 15-day IL. Activated IF Nick Madrigal from the 10-day IL. Recalled RHPs Jeremiah Estrada, Anderson Espinoza, Caleb Killian, OFs Alexander Canario and Narcisso Crook, and IF Jared Young from Iowa Cubs. Activated C Miguel Amaya, LHP Brailyn Marquez, and RHP Alexander Vizcaino from Tennessee Smokies.

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November 2022

November 6	C Willson Contreras and LHP Wade Miley elected free agency.
November 9	LHP Drew Smyly elected free agency.
November 10	Activated RHP Kyle Hendricks, RHP Codi Heuer, OF Jason Heyward, OF Rafael Ortega, RHP Ethan Roberts from the 60-day IL. Sent IF David Bote, LHP Steven Brault, OF Narciso Crook, RHP Anderson Espinoza, RHP Alec Mills, DH Franmil Reyes, and LHP Brad Wieck outright to Iowa.
November 11	Sent IFs Esteban Quiro and Jared Young outright to Iowa.
November 14	Released OF Jason Heyward.
November 15	Traded RHP Alfredo Zarraga to Tampa Bay Rays for IF Miles Mastrobuoni. Selected the contract of OF Brennen Davis and RHP Ryan Jensen from Iowa. Selected the contract of RHP Ben Brown from Tennessee. Selected the contract of OF Kevin Alcantara from Myrtle Beach Pelicans.
November 18	Claimed IF Rylan Bannon off of waivers from Atlanta Braves. LHP Brailyn Marquez, OF Rafael Ortega, and RHP Alexander Vizcaino elected free agency.

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December 2022

December 1	Signed free agent RHP Adrian Santana to a minor league contract.
December 5	Signed free agent LFP Brailyn Marquez to a minor league contract.
December 12	Signed free agent OF Be DeLuzio to a minor league contract
December 13	Signed free agent RHP Ronny Lopez and LHP Eric Stout to minor league contracts.
December 14	Signed free agent OF Cody Bellinger.
December 15	Signed free agent RHP Brad Boxberger.
December 19	Signed free agent RHP Jameson Taillon. Signed free agent IF Sergio Alcántara to a minor league contract.
December 21	Signed free agent IF Dansby Swanson.
December 23	Claimed LHP Anthony Kay off waivers from Toronto Blue Jays. Designated IF Alfonso Rivas for assignment.
December 24	Signed free agent LHP Drew Smyly. Designated RHP Erich Uelmen for assignment.
December 27	Signed free agent LHP Brad Wieck to a minor league contract.
December 29	Designated C P. J. Higgins for assignment. Signed free agent C Tucker Barnhart.

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January 2023

January 2	Signed free agent C Dom Núñez to a minor league contract.
January 3	Activated RHP Rowan Wick.
January 4	Traded RHP Erich Uelmen to Philadelphia Phillies for cash.
January 5	Released IF Alfonso Rivas.
January 6	Sent C P. J. Higgins outright to Iowa.
January 7	Signed free agent OF Mike Tauchman to a minor league contract.
January 13	Signed free agent IF Eric Hosmer. Designated RHP Mark Leiter Jr. for assignment.
January 15	Signed free agents C Daniel Campos, RHP Eduardo Castillo, IF Angel Cepeda, LHP Miguel Cruz, IF Ludwing Espinoza, IF Omar Ferrera, RHP Jostin Florentino, IF Albert Gonzalez, RHP Emannoel Madeira, IF Brailin Pascual, LHP Santiago Payares, IF Derniche Valdez, and IF Grenyerbert Velasquez to minor league contracts.
January 17	Claimed RHP Julian Merryweather off waivers from Tampa Bay Rays. Designed RHP Manuel Rodríguez for assignment.
January 19	Sent RHP Mark Leiter Jr. outright to Iowa.
January 20	Signed free agent OF Trey Mancini. Designated LHP Anthony Kay for assignment. Signed free agent C Luis Torrens to a minor league contract.
January 24	Sent RHPs Anthony Kay and Manuel Rodriguez outright to Iowa.
January 30	Signed frees agent RHPs Tyler Dudley, Jordan Holloway, and Mark Leiter Jr. to minor league contracts.

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February 2023

February 6	Invited non-roster RHP Nick Burdi, RHP Danis Correa, OF Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF Darius Hill. LHP Bailey Horn, RHP Ben Leeper, LHP Brenden Little, 1B Matt Mervis, IF Yonathan Perlaza, RHP Cam Sanders, IF Chase Strumpf, IF Andy Weber, and IF Bryce Windham to spring training.
February 17	Placed RHP Ethan Roberts on 60-day injured list. Signed free agent IF Edwin Ríos.
February 20	Placed RHP Codi Heuer on 60-day IL. Signed free agent RHP Michael Fulmer.
February 25	Assigned C Caleb Knight, RHP Peyton Remy, RHP Samuel Reyes, and RHP Black Whitney to Chicago Cubs.
February 26	Assigned RHP Max Bain, RHP Hunter Bigge, OF Zach Davis, RHP Kyle Johnson, IF Levi Jordan, RHP Nick Neidert, OF Cole Roederer, RHP Curtis Taylor, RHP Cayne Ueckert, C Jake Washer to Chicago Cubs.
February 27	Assigned C Pablo Aliendo, IF Bryce Ball, OF Bradlee Beesley, RHP Brad Deppermann, OF Jefferson Encarnacion, IF Reivaj Garcia, C Ethan Hearn, OF Ismael Mena, IF Scott McKeon, IF BJ Murray Jr., OF Jordan Nwogu, C Casey Optiz, IF Fabian Pertuz, OF Yohendrick Pinango, IF Jake Slaughter, LHP Dalton Stambaugh, LHP Didier Vargas, IF Luis Vazquez, and RHP Jarod Wright to Chicago Cubs.
February 28	Assigned RHP Joe Nahas, IF Miguel Pabon, RHP Jake Reindl, and IF James Triantos to Chicago Cubs.

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March 2023

March 1	Assigned RHP Michael McAvene to Chicago Cubs.
March 8	Assigned IF Christian Donahue to Chicago Cubs. Signed free agent LHP Christian Winston to a minor league contract.
March 10	Optioned OF Brennen Davis to Iowa. Optioned C Miguel Amaya, RHP Ben Brown, OF Alexander Canario, and RHP Ryan Jensen to Tennessee. Optioned CF Kevin Alcantara to South Bend Cubs.
March 11	Assigned C Moises Ballesteros to Chicago Cubs.
March 11	Assigned C Malcom Quintero to Chicago Cubs.
March 15	Assigned IF Luis Verdugo to Chicago Cubs.
March 16	Assigned OF Parker Chavers, OF Christian Franklin, and OF Jacob Wetzel to Chicago Cubs.
March 17	Assigned OF D.J. Artis, C Brayan Altuve, OF Raino Coran, OF Andy Garriola, IF Josue Huma, and IF Juan Mora to Chicago Cubs.
March 18	Optioned RHPs Jeremiah Estrada and Caleb Killian to Iowa. Assigned IF Christian Olivo to Chicago Cubs.
March 23	Traded IF Esteban Quiroz to Philadelphia Phillies for cash. Optioned OF Nelson Velasquez to Iowa. Assigned LHP Riley Martin, LHP Adam Laskey, and IF Liam Spence to Chicago Cubs.
March 24	Assigned RHPs Saul Gonzalez and Ben Hecht to Chicago Cubs.
March 25	Optioned RHP Adrian Sampson to Iowa. Assigned OF Felix Stevens and IF Yelson Santana to Chicago Cubs.
March 26	RHP Chris Clarke returned to Chicago Cubs from Seattle Mariners.
March 27	Traded IF Zach McKinstry to Detroit Tigers for RHP Carlos Guzman. Optioned IF Christopher Morel to Iowa. Sent RHP Rowan Wick outright to Iowa.
March 28	Selected the contract of C Luis Torrens from Iowa. Signed free agent LHP Jake Aldrich to a minor league contract.

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Regular season

Game Log

Legend
	Cubs win
	Cubs loss
	Postponement
Bold	Cubs team member

2023 Game Log: 13–10 (Home: 7–8; Road: 6–2)
March/April: 13–10 (Home: 7–8; Road: 6–2) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak/ Box 1 March 30 Brewers 4–0 Stroman (1–0) Burnes (0–1) — 36,054 1–0 W1 2 April 1 Brewers 1–3 Strzelecki (1–0) Assad (0–1) Williams (1) 31,363 1–1 L1 3 April 2 Brewers 5–9 Lauer (1–0) Taillon (0–1) — 33,266 1–2 L2 4 April 3 @ Reds 6–7 Young (1–0) Smyly (0–1) Law (1) 11,941 1–3 L3 5 April 4 @ Reds 12–5 Alzolay (1–0) Farmer (0–2) — 13,399 2–3 W1 – April 5 @ Reds Postponed (rain) (Makeup date: Sept 1 as a split doubleheader) 6 April 7 Rangers 2–0 Stroman (2–0) Eovaldi (1–1) Fulmer (1) 29,094 3–3 W2 7 April 8 Rangers 10–3 Steele (1–0) Pérez (1–1) — 33,578 4–3 W3 8 April 9 Rangers 2–8 Gray (1–1) Taillon (0–2) — 28,807 4–4 L1 9 April 10 Mariners 3–2 (10) Thompson (1–0) Brash (0–1) — 26,766 5–4 W1 10 April 11 Mariners 14–9 Rucker (1–0) Flexen (0–2) — 30,081 6–4 W2 11 April 12 Mariners 2–5 Gilbert (1–1) Stroman (2–1) — 26,944 6–5 L1 12 April 14 @ Dodgers 8–2 Steele (2–0) Syndergaard (0–2) — 52,298 7–5 W1 13 April 15 @ Dodgers 1–2 Miller (1–0) Fulmer (0–1) — 52,375 7–6 L1 14 April 16 @ Dodgers 3–2 Smyly (1–1) Urías (3–1) Boxberger (1) 52,180 8–6 W1 15 April 17 @ Athletics 10–1 Wesneski (1–0) Muller (0–1) — 4,714 9–6 W2 16 April 18 @ Athletics 4–0 Leiter Jr. (1–0) May (2–3) — 5,196 10–6 W3 17 April 19 @ Athletics 12–2 Steele (3–0) Smith (1–1) — 12,112 11–6 W4 18 April 20 Dodgers 2–6 Ferguson (1–0) Fulmer (0–2) — 32,817 11–7 L1 19 April 21 Dodgers 13–0 Smyly (2–1) Urías (3–2) — 30,381 12–7 W1 20 April 22 Dodgers 4–9 May (2–1) Wesneski (1–1) — 35,076 12–8 L1 21 April 23 Dodgers 3–7 Kershaw (4–1) Stroman (2–2) Graterol (1) 33,494 12–9 L2 22 April 25 Padres 6–0 Steele (4–0) Snell (0–4) — 27,956 13–9 W1 23 April 26 Padres 3–5 Martinez (2–1) Hughes (0–1) Hader (9) 28,955 13–10 L1 24 April 27 Padres 25 April 28 @ Marlins 26 April 29 @ Marlins 27 April 30 @ Marlins
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak/ Box 28 May 1 @ Nationals 29 May 2 @ Nationals 30 May 3 @ Nationals 31 May 4 @ Nationals 32 May 5 Marlins 33 May 6 Marlins 34 May 7 Marlins 35 May 8 Cardinals 36 May 9 Cardinals 37 May 10 Cardinals 38 May 12 @ Twins 39 May 13 @ Twins 40 May 14 @ Twins 41 May 15 @ Astros 42 May 16 @ Astros 43 May 17 @ Astros 44 May 19 @ Phillies 45 May 20 @ Phillies 46 May 21 @ Phillies 47 May 23 Mets 48 May 24 Mets 49 May 25 Mets 50 May 26 Reds 51 May 27 Reds 52 May 28 Reds 53 May 29 Rays 54 May 30 Rays 55 May 31 Rays
June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak/ Box 56 June 2 @ Padres 57 June 3 @ Padres 58 June 4 @ Padres 59 June 5 @ Padres 60 June 6 @ Angels 61 June 7 @ Angels 62 June 8 @ Angels 63 June 9 @ Giants 64 June 10 @ Giants 65 June 11 @ Giants 66 June 13 Pirates 67 June 14 Pirates 68 June 15 Pirates 69 June 16 Orioles 70 June 17 Orioles 71 June 18 Orioles 72 June 19 @ Pirates 73 June 20 @ Pirates 74 June 21 @ Pirates 75 June 24† @ Cardinals 76 June 25† @ Cardinals 77 June 27 Phillies 78 June 28 Phillies 79 June 29 Phillies 80 June 30 Guardians †The Cardinals will be the home team against the Cubs in a two-game series at London Stadium in the 2023 MLB London Series.
July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak/ Box 81 July 1 Guardians 82 July 2 Guardians 83 July 3 @ Brewers 84 July 4 @ Brewers 85 July 5 @ Brewers 86 July 6 @ Brewers 87 July 7 @ Yankees 88 July 8 @ Yankees 89 July 9 @ Yankees ASG July 11 NL @ AL 90 July 14 Red Sox 91 July 15 Red Sox 92 July 16 Red Sox 93 July 17 Nationals 94 July 18 Nationals 95 July 19 Nationals 96 July 20 Cardinals 97 July 21 Cardinals 98 July 22 Cardinals 99 July 23 Cardinals 100 July 25 @ White Sox 101 July 26 @ White Sox 102 July 27 @ Cardinals 103 July 28 @ Cardinals 104 July 29 @ Cardinals 105 July 30 @ Cardinals 106 July 31 Reds
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak/ Box 107 August 1 Reds 108 August 2 Reds 109 August 3 Reds 110 August 4 Braves 111 August 5 Braves 112 August 6 Braves 113 August 7 @ Mets 114 August 8 @ Mets 115 August 9 @ Mets 116 August 11 @ Blue Jays 117 August 12 @ Blue Jays 118 August 13 @ Blue Jays 119 August 15 White Sox 120 August 16 White Sox 121 August 18 Royals 122 August 19 Royals 123 August 20 Royals 124 August 21 @ Tigers 125 August 22 @ Tigers 126 August 23 @ Tigers 127 August 24 @ Pirates 128 August 25 @ Pirates 129 August 26 @ Pirates 130 August 27 @ Pirates 131 August 28 Brewers 132 August 29 Brewers 133 August 30 Brewers
September/October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak/ Box 134 September 1 (1) @ Reds 135 September 1 (2) @ Reds 136 September 2 @ Reds 137 September 3 @ Reds 138 September 4 Giants 139 September 5 Giants 140 September 6 Giants 141 September 7 Diamondbacks 142 September 8 Diamondbacks 143 September 9 Diamondbacks 144 September 10 Diamondbacks 145 September 11 @ Rockies 146 September 12 @ Rockies 147 September 13 @ Rockies 148 September 15 @ Diamondbacks 149 September 16 @ Diamondbacks 150 September 17 @ Diamondbacks 151 September 19 Pirates 152 September 20 Pirates 153 September 21 Pirates 154 September 22 Rockies 155 September 23 Rockies 156 September 24 Rockies 157 September 26 @ Braves 158 September 27 @ Braves 159 September 28 @ Braves 160 September 29 @ Brewers 161 September 30 @ Brewers 162 October 1 @ Brewers

Season standings

National League Central

NL Central

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Milwaukee Brewers	92	70	.568	—	49‍–‍32	43‍–‍38
Chicago Cubs	83	79	.512	9	45‍–‍36	38‍–‍43
Cincinnati Reds	82	80	.506	10	38‍–‍43	44‍–‍37
Pittsburgh Pirates	76	86	.469	16	39‍–‍42	37‍–‍44
St. Louis Cardinals	71	91	.438	21	35‍–‍46	36‍–‍45

National League Wild Card

Division leaders

Team	W	L	Pct.
Atlanta Braves	104	58	.642
Los Angeles Dodgers	100	62	.617
Milwaukee Brewers	92	70	.568

Wild Card teams
(Top 3 teams qualify for postseason)

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Philadelphia Phillies	90	72	.556	+6
Miami Marlins	84	78	.519	—
Arizona Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	—
Chicago Cubs	83	79	.512	1
San Diego Padres	82	80	.506	2
Cincinnati Reds	82	80	.506	2
San Francisco Giants	79	83	.488	5
Pittsburgh Pirates	76	86	.469	8
New York Mets	75	87	.463	9
St. Louis Cardinals	71	91	.438	13
Washington Nationals	71	91	.438	13
Colorado Rockies	59	103	.364	25

Opening Day starters

Thursday, March 30, 2023 vs. Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field

Name	Pos.
Nico Hoerner	2B
Dansby Swanson	SS
Ian Happ	LF
Cody Bellinger	CF
Trey Mancini	DH
Yan Gomes	C
Eric Hosmer	1B
Patrick Wisdom	3B
Miles Mastrobuoni	RF
Marcus Stroman	P

Season summary

March

• March 22 – The Cubs announced that Marcus Stroman would be the Opening Day starting pitcher.
• March 30 – In the first game of the season, the Cubs faced the Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field. Marcus Stroman pitched six scoreless innings for the win while three relievers combined to shut out the Brewers 4–0. Dansby Swanson had three hits and drove in a run in his Cub debut.

April

• April 1 – After a scheduled off day, the Cubs resumed their three-game series with the Brewers. Justin Steele pitched six scoreless innings and left with a 1–0 lead. However, Javier Assad allowed three runs in 1.1 innings of relief as the Cubs lost 3–1. Dansby Swanson continued his hot start to the season, notching three hits while Ian Happ hit the Cubs' first homer of the season.
• April 2 – In the finale of the opening series, Jameson Taillon made his Cub debut and gave up three runs on seven hits in four innings of work. New Cub Julian Merryweather also struggled, allowing five runs while only getting two outs. Patrick Wisdom hit two home runs for the Cubs, but it was not enough as they lost 9–5 to the Brewers.
• April 3 – In their first road game of the season the Cubs visited Cincinnati to face the Reds. Drew Smyly struggled, allowing seven runs in 4.2 innings of work. Cody Bellinger hit his first home run as a Cub and drove in three runs. Dansby Swanson added three hits while Eric Hosmer drove in three. Keegan Thompson pitched 3.1 innings of scoreless relief, but it was not enough as the Cubs lost 7–6.
• April 4 – Hayden Wesneski pitched 4.2 innings and allowed three runs in his season debut against the Reds. However, the Cub offense picked up the pitching, as Patrick Wisdom, Ian Happ, and Nico Hoerner each had three hits in the game. Trey Manicini and Wisdom each drove in three runs as the Cubs used a six-run seventh to pull away for the easy 12–5 win.
• April 7 – Following a rainout and scheduled off day, the Cubs returned home to face the Texas Rangers. Marcus Stroman again pitched well, going six innings and allowing no runs. Ian Happ and Cody Bellinger each drove in a run as the Cubs shut out the Rangers 2–0.
• April 8 – In game two of the series against the Rangers, Ian Happ drove in three runs while Eric Hosmer drove in two. Patrick Wisdom hit his third home run of the season while Justin Steele allowed only one run in six innings. The Cubs won their third straight 10–3.
• April 9 – In the finale of the season series against the Rangers, Jameson Taillon allowed five runs in six innings while Javier Assad allowed three runs in three innings of relief as the Cubs lost 8–2. Edwin Ríos hit his first home run as a Cub in the loss.
• April 10 – The Cubs stayed at Wrigley to face the Seattle Mariners. Drew Smyly allowed one run in five innings and the Cubs led 2–1 on RBIs by Cody Bellinger and Eric Hosmer. However, in the top of the ninth, Michael Fulmer allowed a game-tying homer to Jarred Kelenic. In extras, Keegan Thompson pitched out of a bases loaded jam to take the game to the bottom of the 10th still tied. Nick Madrigal, the Manfred runner at second to start the inning, stole third before Nico Hoerner singled him in for the 3–2 win.
• April 11 – Hayden Wesneski allowed seven runs in 1.1 innings as the Cubs fell behind 7–0 to the Mariners. However, a two-run home run for Trey Mancini and Nelson Velázquez's grand slam as part of an eight-run third inning gave the Cubs the lead. The Cub bullpen allowed only two runs in 7.2 innings of relief as the Cubs came from behind to notch a 14–9 win. Nico Hoerner had two RBIs and scored three runs while Dansby Swanson also drove in two in the win.
• April 12 – In the finale of the series against the Mariners, Marcus Stroman again pitched well, allowing his first two runs of the season in six innings. The Cub bullpen allowed three more runs as the Cubs scored only two runs and lost 5–2.
• April 14 – After an off day, the Cubs traveled to Los Angeles to face the Dodgers. Justin Steele pitched seven innings while allowing only two runs. Meanwhile, the Cub offense hit five home runs with Yan Gomes hitting two of them. Ian Happ had four hits, including a homer, and drove in three. Seiya Suzuki homered in his return to the lineup as the Cubs beat the Dodgers 8–2.
• April 15 – In game two of the series against the Dodgers, Jameson Taillon allowed no runs in five innings. The Cub bullpen allowed only one base runner until the ninth when Michael Fulmer allowed three hits to lose the game as the Cubs lost 2–1. Patrick Wisdom hit his fifth homer of the season in the loss.
• April 16 – In the finale of the series against the Dodgers, Patrick Wisdom and Cody Bellinger hit back-to-back home runs in the sixth while Bellinger scored the Cubs' first run of the game in the fifth. Drew Smyly allowed only one run in 5.2 innings of work as the Cubs won their third straight series, beating the Dodger 3–2.
• April 17 – The Cubs next visited the Athletics in Oakland. Patrick Wisdom homered twice and drove in four runs as the Cubs clobbered the A's 10–1. Cody Bellinger had a career-high five hits while Ian Happ drove in three runs in the easy win. Hayden Wesneski allowed only one run in seven innings to earn the win. The win moved the Cubs to 9–6 on the season.
• April 18 – In the second game of the series against the A's, Marcus Stroman continued his hot start to the season by pitching six scoreless innings and allowing only two hits. The game went to the eighth still in scoreless tie before the Cubs scored four runs to take a 4–0 lead. The Cub bullpen shut out the A's as the Cubs notched their third straight win while the A's lost their sixth straight. The 4–0 win moved the Cubs to 9–3 in the prior 12 games.
• April 19 – In the finale of the series against the A's, Justin Steele pitched six scoreless innings and allowed only one earned run. The Cub offense added four runs in the sixth and five in the ninth to win the game 12–2. Eric Hosmer hit his first home run as a Cub while Patrick Wisdom, Ian Happ, and Nick Madrigal each drove in two in the win. The win was the Cubs' fourth in a row, all on the road.
• April 20 – Returning home to face the Dodgers in a four-game series, Javier Assad made a spot start for the injured Jameson Taillon. He allowed two runs in three innings of work. The Cub bullpen pitched well in relief, holding the Dodgers scoreless until the ninth. With the game tied at two, Michael Fulmer got into a bases loaded jam before allowing a grand slam by James Outman as the Cubs lost 6–2.
• April 21 – In game two of the series against the Dodgers, Drew Smyly pitched seven perfect innings before allowing a hit to the first batter in the eighth. Nico Heorner homered and drove in four runs while Patrick Wisdom, Trey Mancini, and Cody Bellinger also homered as the Cubs blew out the Dodgers 13–0.
• April 22 – In the third game of the series against the Dodgers, Haden Wesneski allowed three runs in 4.1 innings of work. the Cub bullpen surrendered an additional six runs as the Cubs lost 9–4. Nico Hoerner homered for the second consecutive day and drove in two runs in the loss. The loss dropped the Cubs to 12–8 on the season.
• April 23 – In the finale of the season series against the Dodgers, Marcus Stroman, who had only allowed two runs in four previous starts, gave up five runs in five innings. Yan Gomes homered while Cody Bellinger and Seiya Suzuki each drove in a run. But, it was not enough as the Cubs lost 7–3.
• April 25 – After an off day, the San Diego Padres came to Wrigley for a three-game series. Yan Gomes went four for four with a homer and three RBIs as the Cubs beat the Padres 6–0. Nico Hoerner drove in three with a bases loaded triple in the eighth to secure the win. Justin Steele pitched 5.1 scoreless innings and four relievers shut out the Padres.

Transactions

March

March 30

Placed RHP Kyle Hendricks and LHP Brandon Hughes on 15-day injured list. Placed OF Seiya Suzuki on 10-day injured list. Selected the contract of RHP Mark Leiter Jr. from Iowa.

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April

April 10	Optioned RHP Javier Assad to Iowa. Recalled OF Nelson Velázquez from Iowa.
April 14	Optioned IF Miles Mastrobuoni to Iowa. Activated OF Seiya Suzuki.
April 15	Optioned OF Nelson Velázquez to Iowa. Activated LHP Brandon Hughes.
April 20	Placed RHP Jameson Taillon on the 15-day IL. Recalled RHP Javier Assad from Iowa.
April 21	Optioned RHP Javier Assad to Iowa. Recalled RHP Jeremiah Estrada from Iowa.
April 25	Placed OF Cody Bellinger on the paternity list. Recalled OF Nelson Velásquez from Iowa.

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Roster

Chicago Cubs roster
Active roster				Inactive roster		Coaches/Other
Pitchers Starting rotation 72 Javier Assad 28 Kyle Hendricks 18 Shota Imanaga 50 Jameson Taillon 36 Jordan Wicks Bullpen 64 Shawn Armstrong 37 Porter Hodge 49 Tyson Miller 47 Jack Neely 56 Nate Pearson 39 Ethan Roberts 11 Drew Smyly 71 Keegan Thompson 38 Trey Wingenter		Catchers  9 Miguel Amaya 60 Christian Bethancourt Infielders 29 Michael Busch  2 Nico Hoerner 20 Miles Mastrobuoni 17 Isaac Paredes  7 Dansby Swanson 12 Luis Vázquez 16 Patrick Wisdom Outfielders 24 Cody Bellinger 52 Pete Crow-Armstrong  8 Ian Happ 27 Seiya Suzuki 40 Mike Tauchman		Pitchers 82 Michael Arias -- Gavin Hollowell 45 Caleb Kilian 41 Jorge López 66 Julian Merryweather 48 Daniel Palencia 35 Justin Steele 19 Hayden Wesneski Infielders 22 Matt Mervis Outfielders 24 Kevin Alcántara  4 Alexander Canario 94 Brennen Davis		Manager 30 Craig Counsell Coaches 96 James Adduci (assistant hitting/game planning) 63 Juan Cabreja (assistant hitting) 93 Erick Castillo (bullpen catcher) 84 Ryan Flaherty (bench) 33 Willie Harris (third base) 79 Darren Holmes (bullpen) 68 Tommy Hottovy (pitching) 76 Dustin Kelly (hitting) 85 Garrett Lloyd (bullpen catcher) 80 John Mallee (assistant hitting) 53 Daniel Moskos (assistant pitching) 90 Jonathan Mota (major league coach) 55 Mike Napoli (first base) 97 Alex Smith (data development and process) 81 Mark Strittmatter (major league field coordinator) 60-day injured list 25 Yency Almonte 73 Adbert Alzolay 54 Colten Brewer 32 Ben Brown 43 Luke Little  1 Nick Madrigal 28 active, 12 inactive 7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list # Personal leave Roster and coaches updated September 1, 2024 Transactions • Depth chart → All MLB rosters

Statistics

Batting

(through April 25)
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; K = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; OBP = On-base percentage; SLG = Slugging percentage; TB = Total bases

Player	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	TB
Tucker Barnhart	10	25	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	1	8	.200	.250	.200	5
Cody Bellinger	21	80	18	24	5	0	5	15	4	9	13	.300	.380	.550	44
Yan Gomes	14	55	10	17	0	0	5	12	1	1	7	.309	.316	.582	32
Ian Happ	21	78	12	23	9	0	2	13	4	16	22	.295	.411	.487	38
Nico Hoerner	22	98	20	34	5	1	2	14	9	6	7	.347	.390	.480	47
Eric Hosmer	19	58	6	13	3	0	1	11	0	5	13	.224	.286	.328	19
Nick Madrigal	16	41	5	12	2	1	0	4	2	2	2	.293	.326	.390	16
Trey Mancini	19	71	8	17	1	0	2	12	0	4	22	.239	.286	.338	24
Miles Mastrobuoni	8	20	1	4	1	0	0	1	1	0	6	.200	.200	.250	5
Edwin Ríos	9	16	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	4	7	.063	.250	.250	4
Seiya Suzuki	10	38	5	11	1	0	1	6	0	6	11	.289	.400	.395	15
Dansby Swanson	21	80	16	23	3	0	0	5	3	17	23	.288	.412	.325	26
Luis Torrens	13	20	1	5	1	0	0	3	0	1	8	.250	.318	.300	6
Nelson Velázquez	3	7	4	4	1	0	1	4	0	2	0	.571	.667	1.143	8
Patrick Wisdom	21	80	18	20	4	1	9	18	0	7	30	.250	.318	.663	53
TEAM TOTALS	22	767	127	213	36	3	29	121	24	81	17	.278	.351	.446	342

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Pitching

(through April 25)
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts

Player	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Adbert Alzolay	1	0	2.8	8	0	0	11.1	6	3	3	3	15
Javier Assad	0	1	9.82	3	1	0	7.1	9	8	8	4	8
Brad Boxberger	0	0	4.50	9	0	1	8.0	6	4	4	5	8
Jeremiah Estrada	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	1.1	0	0	0	2	3
Michael Fulmer	0	2	8.68	10	0	1	9.1	14	9	9	4	12
Brandon Hughes	0	0	1.80	4	0	0	5.0	3	1	1	1	9
Mark Leiter Jr.	1	0	1.93	10	0	0	9.1	6	2	2	5	16
Julian Merryweather	0	0	8.31	9	0	0	8.2	12	8	8	2	9
Michael Rucker	1	0	2.61	10	0	0	10.1	8	3	3	3	14
Drew Smyly	2	1	3.13	4	4	0	23.0	16	9	8	5	23
Justin Steele	4	0	1.19	5	5	0	30.1	17	5	4	10	29
Marcus Stroman	2	2	2.17	5	5	0	29.0	18	7	7	11	30
Jameson Taillon	0	2	4.50	3	3	0	14.0	15	8	7	4	16
Keegan Thompson	1	0	0.68	8	0	0	13.1	2	1	1	10	12
Hayden Wesneski	1	1	6.23	4	4	0	17.1	22	14	12	7	12
TEAM TOTALS	13	9	3.51	22	22	2	197.2	154	82	77	76	216

Source

Farm system

See also: List of Chicago Cubs minor league affiliates

On February 10, the Cubs announced the minor league managers for their farm system.

Level	Team	League	Manager	Location	Ballpark
AAA	Iowa Cubs	International League	Marty Pevey	Des Moines, Iowa	Principal Park
AA	Tennessee Smokies	Southern League	Michael Ryan	Knoxville, Tennessee	Smokies Stadium
High-A	South Bend Cubs	Midwest League	Lance Rymel	South Bend, Indiana	Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium
Single-A	Myrtle Beach Pelicans	Carolina League	Buddy Bailey	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	TicketReturn.com Field
Rookie	ACL Cubs	Arizona Complex League	Nick Lovullo	Mesa, Arizona	Sloan Park
Rookie	DSL Cubs	Dominican Summer League	Enrique Wilson/Carlos Ramirez	Boca Chica, Dominican Republic	Baseball City Complex

External links

• Chicago Cubs 2023 Schedule at MLB.com
• 2023 Chicago Cubs at ESPN
• 2023 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference