Brandon Hughes

The Cubs made some roster moves Monday aimed at helping out their pitching staff in the midst of a very busy stretch of games. Seiya Suzuki has been placed on the IL retroactive to May 27 with sprained left ring finger and lefty reliever Brandon Hughes has been recalled from Triple-A Iowa. In order to make room for Hughes on the 40-man roster, multi-inning reliever Robert Gsellman has been designated for assignment.

Cubs lose Suzuki (finger) to IL, call up Hughes originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago. After the Cubs' 7-6 loss in Game 1 of Monday's doubleheader vs. the Brewers, manager David Ross was asked how Seiya Suzuki came out of his pregame activities. "Not great," Ross said. A little over...

Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki was injured last Thursday in Cincinnati when he slid awkwarkdly into second base. Before today's second game between the Cubs and Brewers, the Cubs placed Suzuki on the 10-day injured list and recalled lefthander Brandon Hughes. To make room on the 40-man roster for Hughes, righthander...

Hughes' contract was selected by the Cubs on Monday, Andy Martinez of Marquee Sports Network reports. Hughes spent 11 days on the roster as a replacement player while the Cubs had players on the COVID-19 injured list, but he was removed from the roster Saturday. He's back again just two days later as a regular member of the roster, and the spot seems deserved given that he recorded a 2.57 ERA, 0.71 WHIP and 9:1 K:BB in his seven innings of work earlier in the month.

The Cubs active roster has been a real-life merry-go-round that’s been a little hard to keep track of. A lot going on with injuries, COVID, DFAs, promotions, and the like. Today, Michael Hermosillo has been removed from the non-designated IL (COVID) and is now right back on the 10-day IL with his prior quad injury. Brandon Hughes, who was never on the 40-man due to replacing a non-designated IL player, is being sent back to Iowa. And we may not see Hughes back up anytime soon since he remains off the 40-man.

The Chicago Cubs today activated outfielder Clint Frazier from the 10-day injured list. Additionally, outfielder Michael Hermosillo was transferred back to the 10-day injured list from the injured list (likely COVID-19) and left-handed pitcher Brandon Hughes was returned to Triple-A Iowa. Frazier appeared in 10 games for the Cubs before...

Hughes was sent back to Triple-A Iowa on Saturday, Tim Stebbins of NBC Sports Chicago reports. Hughes spent 11 days on the roster as a replacement player after Jason Heyward landed on the COVID-19 injured list. He looked good in five relief appearances, giving up two runs over seven innings while striking out nine batters and walking just one, but he'll return to the minors for now and await his next opportunity.

CHICAGO – One of the things that has returned for the Cubs over the last year is the excitement of the debut of a prospect. That didn’t happen very often when the club was in the midst of their championship window from 2015 through 2020 as the best prospects in their system were at the […]

I wouldn’t say Brandon Hughes was flying entirely under the radar until last night. The prospect nerds among us had been pointing out for a while that he had the best relief results of anyone in the upper minors this year, and it was a trend that actually went back almost a full year. We also knew, since he was Rule 5 eligible after the season, it was highly likely that he would come up to the big leagues at some point this season.

Brandon Hughes turned in a historic performance in his Major League Baseball debut. The former Michigan State standout threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief with one walk and five strikeouts for the Cubs in a 7-0 win against the Pirates on Tuesday night at Wrigley Field. He is the first player in the modern era to record five or more outs all on strikeouts in their MLB debut, according to STATS.

His Major League debut occurred more suddenly than he would have liked on Tuesday night, but Chicago Cubs pitcher Brandon Hughes made the most of the occasion as he made big-league history at the Friendly Confines. Hughes, called up to the Cubs on Tuesday before the team’s game against the...

The Chicago Cubs made a series of transactions in advance of tonight’s game against the division-rival Pirates. Most notably, center fielder Jason Heyward is headed to the COVID-19 injured list. He won’t count against the 40-man roster while he’s on the IL, and Chicago selected reliever Brandon Hughes to the majors in his place. The Cubs also optioned Conner Menez to Triple-A Iowa and recalled rookie Christopher Morel from Double-A Tennessee.

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Former Michigan State baseball player Brandon Hughes has received his Major League Baseball call up on Tuesday and will be in uniform for the Chicago Cubs Tuesday night when the Cubs host the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field. Originally drafted as an outfielder in 2017, Hughes...

Drafted by the Cubs in the 16th round of the 2017 MLB Draft, Hughes started out as an outfielder. Making the transition to pitching full-time in 2019, Hughes has adapted and transitioned seamlessly. Hughes hasn’t allowed a run since July 27, 2021 at Double-A Tennessee. After receiving a promotion to Triple-A Iowa in April, Hughes has continued his dominance. Altogether between Double-A and Triple-A this year, Hughes has pitched 16.2 innings with only five hits allowed, three walks, 22 strikeouts, and a 0.480 WHIP.

Cubs call up prospects Morel, Hughes Tuesday vs. Pirates originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago. As expected, fans at Wrigley Field will get their first look at a touted Cubs hitting prospect. Not quite as expected, it will be Christopher Morel, a versatile outfielder who was signed originally as a...

The Chicago Cubs today recalled infielder/outfielder Christopher Morel from Double-A Tennessee and optioned left-handed pitcher Conner Menez to Triple-A Iowa. Additionally, the Cubs have placed outfielder Jason Heyward on the injured list and selected left-handed pitcher Brandon Hughes from Iowa. Both Morel (uniform No. 5) and Hughes (No. 47) look...