Chicago Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong made insane history against the Pittsburgh Pirates, after being the first hitter to hit a pitch below 0.90 feet and above 3.90 feet in the same season.

On a misty day on the North Side, nearly 40,000 fans showed up to watch Paul Skenes take on the Cubs rookie phenom Friday.

The Chicago Cubs’ need to upgrade a position has been deemed the most urgent in MLB, according to Eno Sarris of The Athletic.

Benjamin Hill travels the nation collecting stories about what makes Minor League Baseball unique. This excerpt from the Baseball Traveler newsletter, presented by Circle K, is a mere taste of the smorgasbord of delights he offers every week.

Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes is no stranger to impressive accomplishments. On Friday, he made the wrong kind of history with his start against the Chicago Cubs (box score). Skenes, who did his part by striking out five batters and scattering four hits across five shutout innings,

"Words like 'consistent' and 'reliable' sometimes don't feel like they do Jameson enough justice," Cubs manager Craig Counsell said.

The rescuers put the cubs in a dog kennel, and DNR conservation officer Sarah Jahn of the Thief River Falls East station took them to Wild and Free, a wildlife rehabilitation center in Garrison, Minn., that specializes in rehabilitating animals for eventual release back to the wild.