Ahead of Tuesday's game between the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox, a familiar face threw out the first pitch ahead of the first game in the Crosstown Series at Wrigley Field.
Pitchers can win the MVP, sure, but those occasions are rare. Every year, though, a pitcher wins the Cy Young in both the American League and National League. Here is every NL Cy Young winner of the new millennium.
While in the midst of one of the most dominant stretches of starting pitching we’ve ever seen, Jake Arrieta no-hit the Cincinnati Reds. This no-hitter was Arrieta’s second one in only 11 starts.
How ephemeral was the peak of Jake Arrieta? Before anyone knew what the Chicago Cubs really had in him, he was gone. Acquired by the Cubs from the Baltimore Orioles for Steve Clevenger and Scott Feldman, Arrieta had a career 5.46 ERA to that point, he was a mere sweetener for Pedro Strop in that deal.
No Major League Baseball team has ever come back from a 3-0 World Series deficit. By 2016, only five teams had ever even come back from a 3-1 deficit. So when the Chicago Cubs lost Game 4 of the 2016 World Series to the Cleveland Guardians, it wouldn't have felt wrong to lose hope.
Jake Arrieta has a very strong opinion on what he thinks Aaron Judge should regarding his free agency.
On Oct. 26, 2016, the Chicago Cubs jumped out to a lead and never looked back. With reigning Cy Young winner Jake Arrieta on the mound, it was never not comfortable for Chicago.
Welcome to another edition of "On This Day in Cubs History" as we take a look on what happened on October 18. Considering the date, almost all of the noteworthy
Seven years ago today, Jake Arrieta and the Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2015 Wild Card Game. Jake Arrieta was one of the most dominant pitchers in baseball in 2015.
With Astros ace Justin Verlander on the IL, the door is now open for further competition in Cy Young voting within the American League.
Despite an ill-fated reunion tour in 2021, the mark Jake Arrieta left on the Chicago Cubs organization is one that won’t soon be forgotten. The bearded
Veteran starting pitcher Jake Arrieta has decided that it’s time for him to focus on other things in life. Last night, the former Chicago Cubs right-hander and ace announced that he would be retiring from the game of baseball.
A former Cy Young winner is stepping away from the game.
On Aug. 30, 2015, Jake Arrieta made history, throwing the first no-hitter by a visiting pitcher at Dodger Stadium in more than two decades. Eight months
Pitching is a critical component to every team – and nobody understands that as much as the Cubs, an organization that’s miserably failed at developing starting pitching over the last two decades – but also rode a three-headed monster of Jon Lester, Jake Arrieta and Kyle Hendricks to a World Series championship back in 2016.
The Chicago Cubs are no strangers to no-hitters – at least not lately, that is. At his peak, Jake Arrieta doled out two no-nos and during the shortened 2020 season, soft-tossing righty Alec Mills etched his name into the history books, throwing a no-hitter against the Milwaukee Brewers on the road.
The Padres announced they’ve designated Jake Arrieta for assignment. The move clears active and 40-man roster space for reliever Javy Guerra, who has been reinstated from the 60-day injured list.
While he isn't necessarily an ideal acquisition for the Padres, San Diego needs all the help it can get right now.
Arrieta was an integral part of Chicago’s World Series title in 2016. He signed with the Philadelphia Phillies before the 2018 season, but returned to the Cubs this offseason.
Arrieta has compiled an 8.55 ERA in his past 12 outings. On the season, he is 5-9 across 17 starts with a 6.30 ERA and 1.641 WHIP.
While no-nos are obviously tremendous accomplishments, the list of pitchers who have thrown one includes some names you wouldn't expect. When it comes to hurlers who have done it more than once, that is understandably not the case.
The righty nearly was dealt for J.T. Realmuto.
Every MLB season has its fair share of disappointing players, and this season will most likely be no different. As spring training begins, these 10 could be set for tough 2020 campaigns.
The Philadelphia Phillies had a disappointing season that saw them miss the playoffs, but pitcher Jake Arrieta wasn’t afraid to say that the clubhouse was better because of the departure of one of his teammates.
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