{"id":663192,"date":"2026-04-04T18:20:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T18:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/663192\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T18:20:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T18:20:44","slug":"chicago-cubs-news-and-notes-happ-harvey-horton-rea-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/663192\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Cubs news and notes \u2014 Happ, Harvey, Horton, Rea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">Insiders say that <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/03\/sports\/cubs-michael-busch-gets-engaged-to-haylee-schreen-ready-for-forever\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Michael Busch is going to get hitched;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Michael Busch is going to get hitched&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Michael Busch is going to get hitched<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlbtraderumors.com\/2026\/04\/nationals-release-matt-mervis.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Matt Mervis is looking for a new home;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Matt Mervis is looking for a new home&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Matt Mervis is looking for a new home<\/a>. We await news on Cade Horton\u2019s forearm. That sounds ominous\u2026 Tommy John grins a sepulchral grin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/stories\/game\/824458\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cubs 1, Guardians 4;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Cubs 1, Guardians 4&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Cubs 1, Guardians 4<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/cubs\/video\/game\/824458\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:More highlights;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;More highlights&quot;}\" class=\"link \">More highlights<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Cubs are now 3-4, in 5th place in the NL Central.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/cubs\/video\/cade-horton-exits-with-apparent-injury\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:View Link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;View Link&quot;}\" class=\"link \">View Link<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Every page these days has some form of advertising.\u00a0{$}\u00a0means paywall. {$} means limited views.\u00a0Italics\u00a0are often used on this page as\u00a0sarcasm font.\u00a0The powers that be have enabled\u00a0real sarcasm font\u00a0in the comments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/video\/owen-caissie-on-getting-traded-from-the-cubs-more\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:View Link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;View Link&quot;}\" class=\"link \">View Link<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Food For Thought:<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Please be reminded that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleedcubbieblue.com\/cub-tracks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cub Tracks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Cub Tracks&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Cub Tracks<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleedcubbieblue.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bleed Cubbie Blue;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Bleed Cubbie Blue&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Bleed Cubbie Blue<\/a>\u00a0do not necessarily endorse the content of articles, podcasts, or videos that are linked to in this series. Thanks for reading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Insiders say that Michael Busch is going to get hitched. 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