Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell announced this week All-Star second baseman Nico Hoerner won’t travel with the team to Japan. Hoerner had flexor tendon surgery last October and remains limited in ...

Notes: Manager Craig Counsell explained why Seiya Suzuki and Ian Happ have played center field the last couple of days.

With Nico Hoerner (forearm) set to miss the Cubs' two-game, season-opening series in Tokyo, Berti is an option to slide in as the starter at second base, Jesse Rogers of MLB.com reports.

With the Cubs set to play the Dodgers in Tokyo in ten days, they have to decide whether top prospect Matt Shaw will join them ...

If the Cubs don’t bring Kevin Alcántara to Japan — it’s down to him and Shaw for the last position-player spot on the active ...

(Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune) Cubs third baseman Jon Berti stands at the plate during live batting practice at spring training at Sloan Park on Feb. 19, 2025, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L.

Photos from the Chicago Cubs’ exhibition game against the Hanshin Tigers at the Tokyo Dome on . The Cubs lost 3-0.

The Cubs’ preparation for the upcoming Tokyo Series began before the players were required to show up for Spring Training.

along with veteran utility player Jon Berti. Hoerner's eventual return will complicate things, but with Workman joining the Cubs as a Rule 5 pick, he may end up sticking around in an MLB bench ...

"I’ve been preparing for this opportunity for my entire life," the 23-year-old Shaw said of making Chicago's travel roster.

Injuries propelled veteran infielder Jon Berti to the New York Yankees ... Hoerner’s absence could allow Berti, now with the Cubs on a one-year contract, to start at second base.