The Chicago Cubs left-hander leads MLB with eight pickoffs this year ... It’s going more toward home plate than it is anywhere, and yet none of the umpires are calling it a balk.” “A left-handed ...

Umpire inexplicably issues a third-strike pitch-clock violation to Cubs' Seiya Suzuki while he walks off foul ball to his groin Jason Owens July 21, 2025 ...

This is not the intent of the pitch clock. In fact, it's a shining example for umpires of how not to implement it. During the first inning of Monday's game between the Chicago Cubs and Kansas City ...

But he failed to call a timeout and home-plate umpire Clint Vondrak issued a pitch-clock violation for strike three. That’s an unusual way to get a strikeout, but Cameron wasn’t complaining.

Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong was at the plate with a 1-2 count and two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning when Orioles starting pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano threw a fastball high and out of the ...

The Cubs’ Seiya Suzuki fouled a ball into a painful spot and then struck out via pitch-clock violation as Noah Cameron earned an odd strikeout for the Royals.

The Cubs’ Seiya Suzuki fouled a ball into a painful spot and then struck out via pitch-clock violation as Noah Cameron earned an odd strikeout for the Royals.