An inside look at 2025 Chicago Cubs spring training

Spring training 2025: Why it's a crucial season for Cubs
After adding some big names this winter, Chicago isn't shying away from expectations as spring training begins.
Matt Shaw is looking to win third base job with the Chicago Cubs in spring training
Matt Shaw is the favorite to start at third base for the Chicago Cubs on opening day after Alex Bregman signed with the Boston Red Sox in free agency.
Photos: An inside look at 2025 Chicago Cubs spring training
Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong plays basketball on the first day of full-squad workouts during spring training at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 14, 2025, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
MLB spring training schedule 2025: When are the opening games for every team?
Spring training for the 2025 MLB season is underway. Here's when every Major League Baseball team is scheduled to play their first games:
Suzuki and Counsell are working on their communication in spring training with the Cubs
Chicago Cubs slugger Seiya Suzuki and manager Craig Counsell are working on their communication during spring training.
3 storylines to follow as the Chicago Cubs open spring training
The Chicago Cubs held their first full-squad workout on Friday, with the position players officially assembling for the first time as they begin a pivotal season for the franchise. The Cubs have not reached the postseason since 2020 and have not won a playoff game since 2017.
The Chicago Cubs to hold first full team workout of Spring Training
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Pete Crow-Armstrong sports starry spring training haircut
Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong showed up at spring training on Thursday sporting big blue stars on his head.
Cubs, White Sox enter spring training with differing but modest hopes of improvement
The Cubs are hoping to win the NL Central, while the White Sox are just trying to win more games than last season.
Chicago Cubs Hope for Quick Recovery as Top Prospect Faces Oblique Injury
The Chicago Cubs missed out on Alex Bregman, and now their top prospect at the position is dealing with an oblique injury.
Matt Shaw update adds injury to insult of Cubs cheaping out on Alex Bregman
The Chicago Cubs fell short in the Alex Bregman sweepstakes, and while Jed Hoyer defended the team's pursuit of the star third baseman — calling the four-year, $115 million offer that included ...
Cubs open Spring Training with multiple options as Alex Bregman saga ends: Takeaways
There’s no equivalent Plan B if the Chicago Cubs don’t sign Alex Bregman. It’s not like another comparable free agent is ...
Spring-training injury update: Cubs' Javier Assad sidelined by sore oblique
Cubs non-roster invitee Brandon Birdsell is also dealing with an injury, manager Craig Counsell announced Monday.
10-year-old heart patient from Country Club Hills gets trip to Cubs spring training
Patricio Leyva of Country Club Hills, Mary Alice Kunz from Bourbonnais and Gerald Kruel from Chicago, will travel to Cubs ...