Chicago Cubs outfielder Cody Bellinger has a tough decision to make this offseason. The left-handed slugger has player options in 2025 and 2026 after playing on a one-year, $30 million deal in 2024. The former MVP has played well but hasn't produced at the same level he did in 2023.

Left-hander Justin Steele had been optimistic when he landed on the injured list nearly two weeks ago. Steele’s diagnosis of left elbow tendinitis was encouraging, avoiding a worst-case scenario, and kept a return before the end of the season in play.

Left-hander Justin Steele went through the biggest intensity test of his throwing program Saturday at Coors Field before the Cubs played the second game of the series a