Javier Assad pitched into the fourth inning of his rehab start with the Iowa Cubs on July 30. Here's a full breakdown of his ...

Javier Assad thinks he can help the Chicago Cubs in the last part of the season. So does manager Craig Counsell. Assad is ...

Javier Assad made his first Iowa rehab appearance and gave up two runs in the top of the first. But he was terrific after ...

Javier Assad hasn’t pitched for the Chicago Cubs this season because of a left oblique strain. He is nearing a return and will make rehab start Wednesday for Triple-A Iowa.

The Cubs are looking to improve their roster by making moves on the trade market ahead of the deadline on July 31, but they could also get internal help as well.

The Chicago Cubs line up as one of the prospective buyers, especially for pitching, as baseball’s July 31 trade deadline ...

Saturday marked a return for Cubs pitcher Javier Assad. It's not the return, since he's about to head out for a rehab ...

Assad allowed two runs on five hits in 3 2/3 innings in the Cubs’ 8-6 win. While he primarily relies on a cutter, sinker and four-seam fastball, his slider generates the type of swing and miss ...

Chicago Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki (27) heads to the dugout after grounding out to end the game in a 6-2 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks at Wrigley Field on Sept. 7, 2023, in Chicago.

Left-hander Justin Steele, who has been in the Cubs’ system with Assad since they signed him out of Mexico in 2015, was just as unsurprised as Mervis. “That’s Assad, baby,” Steele said.

Javier Assad threw a career-high seven innings in Friday night’s 6-2 win for the Chicago Cubs. The 26-year-old retired the last 10 batters he faced as he held Toronto to just one run and four hits.

TORONTO — Cubs rookie right-hander Javier Assad applauded as he backed toward the dugout, acknowledging left fielder Ian Happ for his sliding catch in foul territory, a play that ended Assad’s ...