Javier Assad hasn’t pitched for the Chicago Cubs this season because of a left oblique strain. He is nearing a return and ...

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

Iowa opens a six-game series with the Columbus Clippers on July 29. And all three of the players could be with Iowa as part ...

Assad and Taillon, who is scheduled to throw live batting practice in Milwaukee this week before starting his minor-league rehab assignment, are on track to return sometime around mid-August. And the ...

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 (oblique) tossed three scoreless innings for the Cubs ' Arizona Complex League affiliate Thursday. He allowed one hit and struck out six.

It’s been a “one step forward, two steps back” kind of rehab for Chicago Cubs pitcher Javier Assad. A bit of a revelation as a full-time member of the rotation in 2024, the 27-year-old right ...

Chicago Cubs right-hander Javier Assad typically ends each inning the same way. He pulls off his sports frames, pops the glasses on the top of his cap and then tips up the brim as he walks toward ...

Javier Assad, Cubs blank Brewers By Field Level Media May 5, 20246:26 PM PDTUpdated May 5, 2024 ...

As the Cubs look to turn it up a notch with big names returning, here are three takeaways from the past week of baseball. It’s time to notice Javier Assad Assad never made a top-100 prospect list.

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 ...

Assad was already in the running to be the No. 5 starter in the major-league rotation or the sixth starter held in reserve at Triple-A Iowa, but the Cubs are also considering using him out of the ...