# 2025 Chicago Cubs season

The 2025 Chicago Cubs season is the 154th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 150th in the National League, and the Cubs' 110th season at Wrigley Field. They are members of Major League Baseball's National League Central division. The Cubs began the season on March 18 with a loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the MLB Tokyo Series. They will finish the season on September 28 against the St. Louis Cardinals.

## Previous season

The Cubs finished the 2024 season 83–79 to finish in second place in the Central division, 10 games behind the Milwaukee Brewers. It marked the fourth consecutive season they failed to make the playoffs.

## Offseason
### Coaching changes

On October 1, 2024, the Cubs fired hitting coach Jim Adduci, first base coach Mike Napoli, and bullpen coach Darren Holmes. On November 2, the team announced that they had promoted the team's Minor League hitting instructor, Dustin Kelly, to hitting coach. On December 6, the Cubs named Jose Javier the team's first base coach. On December 9 , the team announced Mark Strittmatter would be the bullpen coach. They also named Quintin Berry third base coach and Casey Jacobson as assistant pitching coach.

### Transactions
#### October 2024

| October 1 | Activated RHP Jorge López and LHP Jordan Wicks from the 15-day injured list. Recalled RHP Daniel Palencia, OF Alexander Canario, C Caleb Knight, RHP Jack Neely, RHP Jimmy Herget, and 1B Matt Mervis from Iowa Cubs. Recalled RHP Michael Arias, RHP Gavin Hollowell, RHP Trey Wingenter, and IF Miles Mastrobuoni from ACL Cubs. |
| October 31 | Sent C Caleb Knight outright to Iowa. RHPs Kyle Hendricks and Jorge López elected free agency. |
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#### November 2024

| November 4 | Activated RHP Ben Brown, RHP Yency Almonte, IF Nick Madrigal, RHP Adbert Alzolay, RHP Colten Brewer, RHP Julian Merryweather, LHP Luke Little, and OF Brennen Davis from the 60-day injured list. Designated RHP Jimmy Herget for assignment. Claimed LHP Rob Zastryzny off waivers from Milwaukee Brewers. |
| November 5 | Sent RHP Enoli Paredes and RHP Colten Brewer outright to Iowa. C Christian Bethancourt and LHP Drew Smyly elected free agency. |
| November 19 | Designated RHP Adbert Alzolay and OF Brennen Davis for assignment. Selected the contract of 3B Benjamin Cowles from Knoxville Smokies. Selected the contract of OF Owen Caissie from Iowa. |
| November 20 | Designated RHP Trey Wingenter and IF Patrick Wisdom for assignment. Traded OF Alfonsin Rosario to Cleveland Guardians for RHP Eli Morgan. Traded cash to Los Angeles Angels for C Matt Thaiss. |
| November 22 | OF Mike Tauchman, RHP Adbert Alzolay, RHP Trey Wingenter, IF Patrick Wisdom, IF Nick Madrigal, and OF Brennen Davis elected free agency. |
| November 26 | Signed free agent RHP Phil Bickford to a minor league contract. |
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#### December 2024

| December 7 | Signed free agent LHP Matthew Boyd. |
| December 11 | Purchased the contract of IF Gage Workman from Detroit Tigers in Rule 5 draft. |
| December 13 | Traded IF Isaac Paredes, RHP Hayden Wesneski, and IF Cam Smith to Houston Astros for OF Kyle Tucker. Signed free agent C Carson Kelly. Signed RHP Luis Mata to a minor league contract. |
| December 15 | Signed Free agent RHP Anhuar Garcia to a minor league contract. |
| December 16 | Signed free agents LHP Darlin Ventura, OF Jahni McPhee, RHPs Jubrayker Salaya, Jose Urena, Geovanny Villarroel, and Anthony Feliz to minor league contracts. |
| December 17 | Traded Cody Bellinger to New York Yankees for RHP Cody Poteet. Traded C Matt Thaiss to Chicago White Sox for cash. Signed free agent C Carlos Pérez to a minor league contract. |
| December 29 | Traded 1B Matt Mervis to Miami Marlins for IF Vidal Bruján. |
| December 31 | Signed free agent LHP Caleb Thielbar |
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#### January 2025

| January 4 | Signed free agent Caleb Knight to a minor league contract. |
| January 6 | Signed free agent RHP Ben Heller to a minor league contract. |
| January 9 | Traded cash to Texas Rangers for RHP Matt Festa. Designated IF Miles Mastrobuoni for assignment. |
| January 12 | Designated RHP Michael Arias for assignment. |
| January 13 | Signed free agent RHP Colin Rea. |
| January 14 | Traded Miles Mastrobuoni to Seattle Mariners for cash. |
| January 15 | Traded RHP Michael Arias to New York Yankees for cash. Signed free agent SS Julio Acosta, C Jose Carrillo, OF Jeury Ramirez, SS Alexander Herrera, LHP Angel Sanmartin, RHP Erick Hernandez, SS Juan Tomas, RHP Salvador Burgos, SS Juan Cabada, OF Fernando Lara, P Roni Dias, RHP Amilkar Romero, SS Wilfri De La Cruz, SS Luis Santos, C Victor Garcia, OF Saul Ramirez, LHP Angel Gonzalez, OF Luis Sanchez, RHP Johansel Javier, C Abraham Sanchez, OF Breyner Figuereo, RHP Ariel Ramos, SS Luis Abreu, LHP Carlos Barrientos, LHP Frankelly Desis, SS Luis Maldonado, RHP Rafael Merchan, RHP Chaily Ramirez, RHP Jider Corpas, SS Elerick Gomez, and OF Freiker Betencourt to minor league contracts. |
| January 16 | Signed free agent SS Luis Santos to a minor league contract. |
| January 19 | Signed free agent RHP Trevor Richards and C Reese McGuire to minor league contracts. |
| January 28 | Traded RHP Juan Bello to Houston Astros for RHP Ryan Pressly. Signed free agent IF Jon Berti. |
| January 29 | Assigned RHP Brad Keller to Chicago Cubs. |
| January 31 | Traded SS Luis Vazquez to Baltimore Orioles for cash. |
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#### February 2025

| February 3 | Sent RHP Matt Festa outright to Iowa. |
| February 4 | Traded a player to be named later to Los Angeles Dodgers for RHP Ryan Brasier. Signed free agent RHP A.J. Puckett to a minor league contract. Designated LHP Rob Zastryzny for assignment. |
| February 7 | Invited non-roster C Carlos Pérez, 2B James Triantos, RHP Brandon Birdsell, CF Brett Bateman, RHP Ben Heller, RHP Phil Bickford, RHP Brooks Kriske, RHP Antonio Santos, 2B Matt Shaw, RHP Cade Horton, 3B Jonathon Long, LHP Riley Martin, C Moises Ballesteros, LF Christian Franklin, C Reese McGuire, C Pablo Aliendo, and RHP Trevor Richards to spring training. Signed free agent LHP Brandon Hughes and 2B Nicky Lopez to minor league contracts and invited to spring training. |
| February 10 | Signed free agent RHP Brayden Spears to a minor league contract. |
| February 11 | Sent LHP Rob Zastryzny outright to Iowa. |
| February 12 | Signed free agent IF Dixon Machado to a minor league contract. |
| February 14 | Signed free agent IF Jaylen Palmer to a minor league contract. |
| February 20 | Signed free agent IF Justin Turner. Designated OF Alexander Canario for assignment. Assigned LF Christian Olivo, RHP Kenten Egbert, RHP Nolan Clenney, RF Ivan Brethowr, SS Dixon Machado, RHP Cayne Ueckert, RHP Sam Armstrong, 3B Chase Strumpf, SS Reginald Preciado, RF Parker Chavers, and RHP Zac Leigh to Chicago Cubs. |
| February 21 | OF Pete Crow-Armstrong changed number to 4. Assigned 1B Haydn McGeary assigned to Chicago Cubs, RHP Robert Kwiatkowski, 2B Hayden Cantrelle, RHP A.J. Puckett, RHP Wil Jensen, C Casey Opitz RHP Brad Deppermann, RHP Nick Hull, and RHP Tyler Santana toChicago Cubs. |
| February 22 | Assigned SS Cristian Hernandez assigned to Chicago Cubs, RHP Connor Schultz, C Miguel Pabo, LHP Mitchell Tyranski, 3B BJ Murray Jr., andRHP Chris Kachmar to Chicago Cubs. |
| February 23 | Assigned CF Greg Allen to Chicago Cubs. |
| February 24 | Signed free agent OF Trent Jankowski to a minor league contract and invited to spring training. |
| February 25 | Traded OF Alexander Canario to New York Mets. Assigned RHP Yovanny Cabrera to Chicago Cubs. |
| February 26 | Optioned OF Owen Cassie to Iowa. Assigned SS Eriandys Ramon to Chicago Cubs. |
| February 27 | Assigned OF Jordan Nwogu and SS Jose Escobar to Chicago Cubs. |
| February 28 | Assigned RHP Connor Noland, C Ariel Armas, 1B Edgar Alvarez, SS Angel Cepeda, and C Ethan Hearn to Chicago Cubs. |
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#### March 2025

| March 1 | Optioned RHP Cody Poteet, RHP Gavin Hollowell, RHP Jack Neely, and RHP Caleb Kilian to Iowa. Assigned LHP Jeff Belge, OF Felix Stevens, LF Joan Delgado, SS Yahil Melendez, SS Ed Howard, LF Andy Garriola, and SS Ty Southisene to Chicago Cubs. |
| March 3 | Released LHP Jeff Beige. |
| March 4 | Signed free agent RHP Yency Almonte to a minor league contract. |
| March 5 | Signed free agent RHPs Jackson Kirkpatrick and RHP Ethan Bell to minor league contracts. |
| March 6 | Assigned RHP Sam Thoresen to Chicago Cubs |
| March 7 | Optioned LHP Luke Little and RHP Ethan Roberts to Iowa. |
| March 9 | Optioned IF Ben Cowles to Iowa. |
| March 10 | Assigned RF Darius Hill to Chicago Cubs. |
| March 11 | Assigned RHP Yenrri Rojas, C Caleb Knight, and RHP Carlo Reyes to Chicago Cubs. |
| March 12 | Released OF Travis Jankowski. Optioned OF Kevin Alcántara to Iowa. |
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## Regular season
### Opening Day starters

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 vs. Los Angeles Dodgers at Tokyo Dome
| Name | Pos. |
| Ian Happ | LF |
| Seiya Suzuki | DH |
| Kyle Tucker | RF |
| Michael Busch | 1B |
| Matt Shaw | 3B |
| Dansby Swanson | SS |
| Pete Crow-Armstrong | CF |
| Miguel Amaya | C |
| Jon Berti | 2B |
| Shota Imanaga | P |

### Game log

Legend :
| | Cubs win |
| | Cubs loss |
| | Postponement |
| Bold | Cubs team member |
2025 Game Log: 0–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–0) :
March/April: 0–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak/ box
1March 18Dodgers*1–4Yamamoto (1–0)Brown (0–1)Scott (1)42,3650–1L1
2March 19Dodgers*3–6Knack (1–0)Steele (0–1)Vesia (1)42,3670–2L2
3March 27@ Diamondbacks–—–
4March 28@ Diamondbacks–—–
5March 29@ Diamondbacks–—–
6March 30@ Diamondbacks–—–
7March 31@ Athletics–—–
8April 1@ Athletics–—–
9April 2@ Athletics–—–
10April 4Padres–—–
11April 5Padres–—–
12April 6Padres–—–
13April 7Rangers–—–
14April 8Rangers–—–
15April 9Rangers–—–
16April 11@ Dodgers–—–
17April 12@ Dodgers–—–
18April 13@ Dodgers–—–
19April 14@ Padres–—–
20April 15@ Padres–—–
21April 16@ Padres–—–
22April 18Diamondbacks–—–
23April 19Diamondbacks–—–
24April 20Diamondbacks–—–
25April 22Dodgers–—–
26April 23Dodgers–—–
27April 25Phillies–—–
28April 26Phillies–—–
29April 27Phillies–—–
30April 29@ Pirates–—–
31April 30@ Pirates–—–
*March 18 and 19 games played at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan :
May: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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32May 1@ Pirates–—–
33May 2@ Brewers–—–
34May 3@ Brewers–—–
35May 4@ Brewers–—–
36May 5Giants–—–
37May 6Giants–—–
38May 7Giants–—–
39May 9@ Mets–—–
40May 10@ Mets–—–
41May 11@ Mets–—–
42May 12Marlins–—–
43May 13Marlins–—–
44May 14Marlins–—–
45May 16White Sox–—–
46May 17White Sox–—–
47May 18White Sox–—–
48May 19@ Marlins–—–
49May 20@ Marlins–—–
50May 21@ Marlins–—–
51May 23@ Reds–—–
52May 24@ Reds–—–
53May 25@ Reds–—–
54May 26Rockies–—–
55May 27Rockies–—–
56May 28Rockies–—–
57May 30Reds–—–
58May 31Reds–—– :
June: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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59June 1Reds–—–
60June 3@ Nationals–—–
61June 4@ Nationals–—–
62June 5@ Nationals–—–
63June 6@ Tigers–—–
64June 7@ Tigers–—–
65June 8@ Tigers–—–
66June 9@ Phillies–—–
67June 10@ Phillies–—–
68June 11@ Phillies–—–
69June 12Pirates–—–
70June 13Pirates–—–
71June 14Pirates–—–
72June 15Pirates–—–
73June 17Brewers–—–
74June 18Brewers–—–
75June 19Brewers–—–
76June 20Mariners–—–
77June 21Mariners–—–
78June 22Mariners–—–
79June 23@ Cardinals–—–
80June 24@ Cardinals–—–
81June 25@ Cardinals–—–
82June 26@ Cardinals–—–
83June 27@ Astros–—–
84June 28@ Astros–—–
85June 29@ Astros–—– :
July: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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86July 1Guardians–—–
87July 2Guardians–—–
88July 3Guardians–—–
89July 4Cardinals–—–
90July 5Cardinals–—–
91July 6Cardinals–—–
92July 8@ Twins–—–
93July 9@ Twins–—–
94July 10@ Twins–—–
95July 11@ Yankees–—–
96July 12@ Yankees–—–
97July 13@ Yankees–—–
ASGJuly 15AL @ NL–—–
98July 18Red Sox–—–
99July 19Red Sox–—–
100July 20Red Sox–—–
101July 21Royals–—–
102July 22Royals–—–
103July 23Royals–—–
104July 25@ White Sox–—–
105July 26@ White Sox–—–
106July 27@ White Sox–—–
107July 28@ Brewers–—–
108July 29@ Brewers–—–
109July 30@ Brewers–—– :
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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110August 1Orioles–—–
111August 2Orioles–—–
112August 3Orioles–—–
113August 4Reds–—–
114August 5Reds–—–
115August 6Reds–—–
116August 8@ Cardinals–—–
117August 9@ Cardinals–—–
118August 10@ Cardinals–—–
119August 12@ Blue Jays–—–
120August 13@ Blue Jays–—–
121August 14@ Blue Jays–—–
122August 15Pirates–—–
123August 16Pirates–—–
124August 17Pirates–—–
125August 18Milwaukee–—–
126August 19Milwaukee–—–
127August 20Milwaukee–—–
128August 21Milwaukee–—–
129August 22@ Angels–—–
130August 23@ Angels–—–
131August 24@ Angels–—–
132August 26@ Giants–—–
133August 27@ Giants–—–
134August 28@ Giants–—–
135August 29@ Rockies–—–
136August 30@ Rockies–—–
137August 31@ Rockies–—– :
September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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138September 1Braves–—–
139September 2Braves–—–
140September 3Braves–—–
141September 5Nationals–—–
142September 6Nationals–—–
143September 7Nationals–—–
144September 8@ Braves–—–
145September 9@ Braves–—–
146September 10@ Braves–—–
147September 12Rays–—–
148September 13Rays–—–
149September 14Rays–—–
150September 15@ Pirates–—–
151September 16@ Pirates–—–
152September 17@ Pirates–—–
153September 18@ Reds–—–
154September 19@ Reds–—–
155September 20@ Reds–—–
156September 21@ Reds–—–
157September 23Mets–—–
158September 24Mets–—–
159September 25Mets–—–
160September 26Cardinals–—–
161September 27Cardinals–—–
162September 28Cardinals–—– :

### Season standings
#### National League Central

vteNL Central :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | -nan | — | 0‍–‍0 | 0‍–‍0 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 0 | 0 | -nan | — | 0‍–‍0 | 0‍–‍0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | -nan | — | 0‍–‍0 | 0‍–‍0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | -nan | — | 0‍–‍0 | 0‍–‍0 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 0‍–‍2 | 0‍–‍0 |

#### National League Wild Card

vteDivision leaders :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | 0 | -nan |
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | -nan |
vteWild Card teams (Top 3 teams qualify for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | -nan | — |
| Colorado Rockies | 0 | 0 | -nan | — |
| Miami Marlins | 0 | 0 | -nan | — |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 0 | 0 | -nan | — |
| New York Mets | 0 | 0 | -nan | — |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | 0 | -nan | — |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | -nan | — |
| San Diego Padres | 0 | 0 | -nan | — |
| San Francisco Giants | 0 | 0 | -nan | — |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | -nan | — |
| Washington Nationals | 0 | 0 | -nan | — |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 |

#### Record vs. opponents
##### Record vs. National League

2025 National League recordvte
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2025 :
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | LAD | MIA | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
| Arizona | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Atlanta | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Chicago | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Cincinnati | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Colorado | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Los Angeles | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Miami | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Milwaukee | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| New York | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Philadelphia | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Pittsburgh | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| San Diego | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| San Francisco | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| St. Louis | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Washington | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 |
Updated with the results of all games through March 18, 2025.

##### Record vs. American League

2025 National League record vs. American Leaguevte
Source: MLB Standings :
| Team | ATH | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR |
| Arizona | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Atlanta | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Chicago | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Cincinnati | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Colorado | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Los Angeles | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Miami | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Milwaukee | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| New York | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Philadelphia | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Pittsburgh | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| San Diego | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| San Francisco | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| St. Louis | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Washington | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Updated with the results of all games through March 17, 2025.

### Season summary
#### February

* February 19 – The Cubs announced that Shota Imanaga would be the Opening Day starter.
* February 28 – The Cubs announced that Nico Hoerner would not make the trip to Japan for the season opener as he is still recovering from surgery near the end of the prior season.

#### March

* March 18 – The Cubs opened the season with a two-game series in Tokyo, Japan against the defending World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The games will be played at the Tokyo Dome. Shota Imanaga pitched four scoreless innings, but walked four. Miguel Amaya doubled in the second to give the Cubs a 1–0 lead. Ben Brown relieved Imanaga in the fifth and promptly gave up three runs. The Dodgers added an insurance run in the ninth as the Cubs lost 4–1.
* March 19 – In game two in Tokyo, Justin Steele allowed five runs in four innings of work. Kyle Tucker drove in his first run as a Cub on bases loaded walk in the third, while Ian Happ and Dansby Swanson each drove in a run as well. However, it was not enough as the Cubs allowed three homers in the game and lost to the Dodgers 6–3.
* March 27 – The Cubs will return to the United States to face the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on March 27.

### Transactions
#### March

| March 18 | Selected the contract of Matt Shaw. Designated RHP Keegan Thompson for assignment. Optioned RHP Daniel Palencia to Iowa. Placed RHP Javier Assad on 15-day injured list. |

## Farm system

On February 18, the Cubs announced the minor league managers for their farm system.
| Level | Team | League | Manager | Location | Ballpark |
| AAA | Iowa Cubs | International League | Marty Pevey | Des Moines, Iowa | Principal Park |
| AA | Knoxville Smokies | Southern League | Lance Rymel | Knoxville, Tennessee | Covenant Health Park |
| High-A | South Bend Cubs | Midwest League | Nick Lovullo | South Bend, Indiana | Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium |
| Single-A | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | Carolina League | Yovanny Cuevas | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | TicketReturn.com Field |
| Rookie | ACL Cubs | Arizona Complex League | Corey Ray | Mesa, Arizona | Sloan Park |
| Rookie | DSL Cubs | Dominican Summer League | Enrique Wilson Carlos Ramirez | Boca Chica, Dominican Republic | Baseball City Complex |