Our roster preview series heads to the hot corner today as we take a closer look at a couple of infielders that will be looking for an everyday role in Triple-A with the Iowa Cubs in 2026. Once again, it’s worth noting that both the players we’ll feature today could

The Iowa Cubs, in conjunction with the Chicago Cubs, announced their field staff for the 2026 season. Marty Pevey returns as manager for the I-Cubs for the 14th-consecutive season, extending his franchise-record tenure. Pevey’s 822 wins are a franchise record and his 1,466 victories are fifth-most among active minor league

This week’s previews of the potential opening night roster for the Iowa Cubs will be focused on the infield. I anticipate the infield group featuring the usual mix of up-and-coming prospects playing alongside veterans with MLB experience. The common thread among all the players is positional versatility. Most of these

DES MOINES, IA – The Iowa Cubs announce today that single-game tickets are on sale for the 2026 season at IowaCubs.com/tickets. Fans can secure their seats for 74 home games at Principal Park. The 2026 home schedule is stacked with marquee matchups and rivalries that will light up the summer

The next position featured in our biweekly series is one that the Cubs feel incredibly comfortable with at both the MLB and Triple-A level. We begin a journey around the infield with a look at first base, a position that features the return of two of the most impactful hitters

DES MOINES, IA – The Iowa Cubs today unveiled the 2026 season promotional schedule, which includes 13 Friday night fireworks, newly introduced specialty nights and more. Single-game tickets will officially go on sale at IowaCubs.com/tickets on Monday, February 16 with the home opener set for Friday, March 27 vs. Columbus.

Last week, I began this series with a glance at what the Iowa Cubs pitching staff might look like to begin 2026. As the official start of spring training looms on the horizon, we’ll look at the position players who could be headed for Des Moines beginning today. Where better

One of the most noteworthy occurrences at Principal Park in Des Moines this offseason has been the construction of new bullpens. Once located within the field of play on the warning tracks, they have moved to a walled off area down each line where seats were removed. Alas, I’m not

With players beginning to report to spring training sites in Arizona and Florida, today feels like an appropriate time to unveil this bi-weekly series exploring what the roster may look like for the Iowa Cubs Opening Night contest against Columbus on March 27. This is not meant to be a

With all the buzz around Cosmic Baseball touching down at Principal Park, Game 1 sold out in hours! Cosmic Baseball doesn’t want to leave anyone on standby, so they have added a second game on Friday, July 17! Fans are encouraged to join the Cosmic Ticket lottery as soon as

The Iowa Cubs today announced game times for the 2026 season with KCCI returning as the official sponsor of Iowa Cubs game times. All I-Cubs home games will begin on the 8s – at 12:08, 1:08, 3:08, 6:08, 6:38 and 7:08. 2026 will mark the 11th consecutive year KCCI has

DES MOINES, IA – The Chicago Cubs announced today that infielder Jonathon Long was named the Buck O’Neil Cubs Minor League Player of the Year. It marks the second consecutive year an I-Cub has won the award, following Moises Ballesteros. Long, 23, played in 140 games with Iowa and batted

DES MOINES, IA – In a place where legends once appeared out of the corn, a place the baseball community refers to as magical, an iconic location in the state of Iowa. The Iowa Cubs will host the St. Paul Saints at the Field of Dreams movie site in Dyersville,

Friday, September 26, 2025 – The Iowa Cubs are excited to announce that Cosmic Baseball, a glow-in-the-dark twist on America’s favorite pastime, is coming to Principal Park in 2026! The Cosmic Takeover Tour, which completely sold out in 2025, is stopping in Des Moines next season, and fans can enter

DES MOINES, Iowa — After serving as General Manager of the Iowa Cubs since 1987, Sam Bernabe is stepping back from his role in daily operations as he eases into retirement. He will remain Team President and continue to support Diamond Baseball Holdings (DBH), owners of the Triple-A club, in

DES MOINES, IA. – The Iowa Cubs fell to the Toledo Mud Hens in the season finale with a 7-2 final score. In the final game of the season, Toledo scored six unanswered runs in the third and fourth inning for the 6-0 lead in the first six and a

DES MOINES, IA. – The Iowa Cubs fell to the Toledo Mud Hens in a 4-2 score as James Triantos and Nicky Lopez notched an RBI each but it wasn't enough to get the job done. Toledo scored four unanswered runs in the top of the first inning with a

DES MOINES, IA. – The Iowa Cubs won a thriller over the Toledo Mud Hens with a 1-0 score as Hayden Cantrelle made two outfield assists in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game for Iowa. Starting pitcher Walker Powell made his first start of the season

DES MOINES, IA. – The Iowa Cubs fell to the Toledo Mud Hens in the ninth inning as they scored six unanswered runs for a 10-4 final. The I-Cubs got on the board early in the second inning as Chase Strumpf ripped an opposite-field homer for the second consecutive game

DES MOINES, IA – On September 17, the Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates by an 8-4 score to clinch a spot in the 2025 Major League playoffs. It marks the first time the Cubs have clinched a playoff spot since 2020. As of Sept. 30, the current active roster

DES MOINES, IA. – The Iowa Cubs dropped the fifth straight game with a 5-1 loss to the Toledo Mud Hens in a rain-shortened game. In the second game of the series, Andrew Navigato got the Mud Hens going with a solo shot to center field. Chase Strumpf answered back

DES MOINES, IA. – The Iowa Cubs dropped the fourth straight game with an 8-4 loss to the Toledo Mud Hens. In the first game of this week’s series, Toledo jumped out to an early 3-0 lead off an RBI-double. Miguel Amaya ripped a single into left field and scored

DES MOINES, IA – Iowa Cubs left-handed pitcher Austin Gomber was tabbed the International League Pitcher of the Week for the period of Sept. 8-14 the league announced today. In one start at Indianapolis, Gomber pitched 6.0 scoreless innings and allowed just two hits with nine strikeouts in a no

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The Iowa Cubs (73-70) were shutout by the Indianapolis Indians (82-61) by a 4-0 score today at Victory Field. It marked the ninth time Iowa has been shutout this season and second this series, with the other coming on Friday night. In the third inning, Jack Suwinski

INDIANAPOLIS, IN. – The Iowa Cubs dropped game five of the series against the Indianapolis Indians with a 5-2 score. As the fifth game of the series got under way, the Indians got on the board in the bottom of third inning off of starting pitcher Jaxon Wiggins for the