On paper, the Chicago Cubs have one of the best outfields in all of baseball. A projected starting outfield of Ian Happ in LF, Pete Crow-Armstrong in CF, and Kyle Tucker in RF could be put up against any other outfield in MLB.
Alcantara appears to be the next man up for the Cubs in center field if top option Pete Crow-Armstrong misses time due to injury or struggles to hit, Patrick Mooney of The Athletic reports. Alcantara made his MLB debut in 2024,
Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong plays basketball on the first day of full-squad workouts during spring training at Sloan Park Friday Feb. 14, 2025, in Mesa, Ariz. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune) A look inside 2025 Chicago Cubs spring training at Sloan Park in Mesa,
PEORIA, Ariz. — New Cubs star Kyle Tucker doesn’t take extraneous swings. “If you feel like you’re in a good spot, there’s no need to hit yourself out of that,” he said Monday in a conversation with the Sun-Times. Most days he’s only in the batting cage for 15 or 20 minutes, he estimated. But a few days ago, he stayed for about 45.