They put relievers Tyson Miller (left hip impingement, retroactive to March 21) and Ryan Brasier (strained left groin, retroactive to March 25) on the 15-day IL, freeing up room on the active roster for Keller and Eli Morgan, who the Cubs recalled from Triple-A Iowa.

Nico Hoerner knew being ready for the Chicago Cubs opener in Japan was not a healthy goal. As much as the Cubs second baseman wanted to be with the team in Tokyo last week for their first two regular-season games,

The second phase of the Cubs’ season is set to begin, following the Tokyo Series earlier this month against the Dodgers. With Opening Day’s arrival for all of baseball, the North Siders had to reshuffle aspects of their roster on Thursday.

The Chicago Cubs kicked off the regular season against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday and Wednesday in Tokyo, Japan.

The Chicago Cubs have spent the last few weeks finalizing their official Opening Day roster and the team looks ready to start the season against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Iowa's roster features 10 players on Chicago's 40-man roster. They include Neely, Caissie, Alancatara, Cowles and pitchers Gavin Hollowell, Caleb Kilian, Luke Luke Little, Daniel Palencia, Ethan Roberts and Jordan Wicks.

A night after his heads-up defensive play sealed a victory for the Chicago Cubs, Dansby Swanson has his team in front of the Diamondbacks thanks to his bat. Swanson blasted a solo homer to left-center field in the top of the second inning, a swing that represents the only run of the game in Sunday’s series finale at Chase Field.

From there, the Cubs will be part of the itinerant Athletics’ home opener at a Triple-A ballpark in Sacramento, Calif. Another West Coast trip is scheduled for the middle of April, and by that point the Cubs will have played the San Diego Padres six times.

The Chicago Cubs made the bold decision to add their top prospect to the big league roster when they headed to Japan in mid-March. Matt Shaw slotted right into

Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell believes baserunning can be a team strength and wants his players to take advantage of that.