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Veteran backstop Miguel Montero thinks that battery mate Jake Arrieta's slow delivery was responsible for Washington's dominance on the base paths. "It really sucked because the stolen bases go to me," Montero said after the Tuesday night showdown, according to The Athletic. Arrieta, the 2015 National League Cy Young Award winner, has been one of the best pitchers in baseball over the last four years, but holding runners has never been his strong suit. Continue to Article

June 28, 2017 11:51:am EST

The Chicago Cubs designated Miguel Montero for assignment Wednesday after the catcher blasted pitcher Jake Arrieta following Tuesday's game against the Nationals, ESPN's Jesse Rogers reports. Montero criticized his starting pitcher on Tuesday after the Nationals stole seven bases in a 6–1 victory over the Cubs. Continue to Article

June 28, 2017 11:47:am EST

Five months after visiting the Obama White House to celebrate their 2016 World Series win, the Chicago Cubs expressed mixed feelings about the team's invitation to the Trump White House on Wednesday. "I just don't feel like I want to go," reliever Pedro Strop admitted to the Chicago Sun-Times. Other Cubs were similarly ambivalent, with pitcher Justin Grimm saying he'd go if he didn't have family in town and relief pitcher Hector Rondon adding, "I prefer to stay in my room, get rest, and get prepared for the game." Of 22 players interviewed by the Chicago Sun-Times, 10 said they were skipping the White House visit. But first baseman Anthony Rizzo said, "I'm going because it's the United States Continue to Article

June 28, 2017 9:22:am EST

Miguel Montero decided to go all Dwyane Wade and Jimmy Butler on a teammate, and like Wade and Butler, it was the right point made the wrong way. It’s the Chicago Way, I guess. The Cubs catcher, who throws out runners with the same ineptitude that Wade plays defense, was 0-for-24 throwing out runners this year before the 6-1 strafing by the Nationals on Tuesday, but there was Montero after the Nationals stole seven bases, confessing that it’s the pitcher’s fault. Every pitcher’s fault. Especially Jake Arrieta’s fault Tuesday. “It really sucked because the stolen bases go to me,” Montero said. “And when you really look at it, the pitcher doesn’t give me any time. So, it’s just like, ‘Yeah, OK, Continue to Article

June 28, 2017 8:19:am EST