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Sports Tuesday, March 31, 2026 | | |
| | | | | Good morning, Chicago. Edward Cabrera’s defining moment in his Cubs debut came two batters into Monday’s series opener. He needed just two pitches to put Angels star Mike Trout in an 0-2 hole that the future Hall of Famer battled out of to force a full count. Cabrera, on the eighth pitch of the at-bat, trusted catcher Carson Kelly’s call to go to his curveball — and he executed perfectly. Cubs starter Edward Cabrera delivers a pitch against the Angels during the second inning at Wrigley Field on March 30, 2026. (Michael Reaves/Getty
Images) Cabrera got Trout to swing over the curveball down and out of the zone to strike him out. The tone-setting sequence put Cabrera into cruise control, getting
a mix of whiffs and soft contact to limit the Angels to just one hit in six shutout innings en route to a 7-2 Cubs victory. “He tells me
he’s comfortable with everything in any count, so there you go,” a grinning Kelly said of Trout’s strikeout. These types of outings are why the Cubs traded for the 27-year-old. Today’s eNewspaper edition | Subscribe to more newsletters | Asking Eric | Horoscopes | Puzzles & Games | Today in History | | | | The Final Four field has some eclectic coaches, superb players and intriguing semifinal matchups. March Magic continues. | | | | | Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson, a father or three, sacrifices a lot of family time in his role. He said he also sacrificed too much attention to install his offense last season. | | | | | After the Chicago Bears were hit with a double whammy on the offensive line, Ben Johnson said discussions about left tackle with GM Ryan Poles have been ongoing. | | | | | The Chicago White Sox beat the Miami Marlins 9-4 on Monday for their first win of 2026. | | | | | Moisés Ballesteros’ smooth swing and elite hit tool rocketed him through the Chicago Cubs’ farm system to join rare company when he made the opening day roster. | | | | | The Chicago Bulls waived Jaden Ivey on Monday after the guard made anti-LGBT statements in a series of lengthy religious tirades on Instagram. | | | |
