Brady House, Joey Wiemer and Jacob Young homered for Washington on opening day, and the Nationals beat Alex Bregman and the Chicago Cubs 10-4 for manager Blake Butera’s first win with the team.

The Chicago Cubs have a solid top of the farm system, and it's more likely than not that a few of them will make their debut this year.

On Tuesday, the Chicago Cubs will play their final spring training game when they face off against the New York Yankees. The Cubs will then open up their season on Thursday afternoon when they host the Washington Nationals.

The Cubs believe they have what it takes to prevent a World Series three-peat by the Dodgers. This is how they got here.

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 27, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Sports front flashback: March 28, 1939 Oregon won the first NCAA men's basketball championship on March 27,

Jaxon Wiggins, the top pitching prospect for the Chicago Cubs, begins the 2026 season in Triple-A with the Iowa Cubs.

It took one game, and one fatal flaw, for Chicago's offseason of good vibes to crumble.

Chicago weather. Snow and rain have forced the postponement of home openers for each club going back to at least 1929, but so have strikes, lockouts, travel issues and even a worldwide pandemic. Here’s a look back at delayed first pitches.