CHRIS FLEXEN NEWS

Earns first win of 2025 Flexen (1-0) worked around a hit and a walk to toss two scoreless innings of relief and earn the win in Tuesday's 5-4 victory over the Marlins. He struck out one.

Impact Making his fourth appearance in the majors this season, Flexen picked up his first win. After working as a starter in recent years, the veteran has transitioned to the bullpen in 2025, and he's off to a good start for the Cubs. Flexen has yet to allow a run across seven innings of work and he's struck out six. The righty has also covered multiple innings on two occasions, giving Chicago some valuable length in relief.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Earns first 2025 win Flexen (1-0) worked around a hit and a walk to toss two scoreless innings of relief and earn the win in Tuesday's 5-4 victory over the Marlins. He struck out one.

Impact Making his fourth appearance in the majors this season, Flexen picked up his first win. After working as a starter in recent years, the veteran has transitioned to the bullpen in 2025, and he's off to a good start for the Cubs. Flexen has yet to allow a run across seven innings of work and he's struck out six. The righty has also covered multiple innings on two occasions, giving Chicago some valuable length in relief.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Hoerner, Turner deliver run-scoring hits in the 9th inning to rally Cubs past Marlins 5-4

Nico Hoerner had an RBI single and Justin Turner followed with a two-run double, all in the ninth inning, as the Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Miami Marlins 5-4

1 DAY AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cubs taking a cautious approach with LHP Shota Imanaga in his recovery from a hamstring injury

The Chicago Cubs are going to be cautious with Shota Imanaga while the left-hander recovers from his first hamstring injury

MAY 6 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Might draw start this weekend Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Monday that Flexen could enter the rotation in place of the injured Shota Imanaga (hamstring), Tony Andracki of Marquee Sports Network reports.

Impact Counsell also mentioned prospect Cade Horton as a possibility, but Flexen, unlike Horton, is already on the 26-man and 40-man rosters, giving him a potential edge. After changing his arm slot, Flexen posted a 1.16 ERA and 21:8 K:BB over 23.1 frames with Triple-A Iowa and then tossed three scoreless frames this past Friday out of the bullpen against the Brewers. Imanaga's next turn comes up this weekend in New York versus the Mets.

MAY 5 • ROTOWIRE

Cubs put lefty Shota Imanaga on injured list after he got hurt going to cover first base

The Chicago Cubs have placed left-handed starter Shota Imanaga on the 15-day injured list with a left hamstring strain

MAY 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cubs' Shota Imanaga leaves after straining his hamstring while attempting to complete a double play

Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga left a 4-0 loss at Milwaukee after straining his left hamstring, adding another injury to the banged-up rotation for the NL Central leaders

MAY 4 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nabs three-inning save Flexen allowed a hit and two walks while striking out four over three scoreless innings to earn the save in Friday's 10-0 win over the Brewers.

Impact This was the first save Flexen has posted since the 2022 campaign with the Mariners. He was just selected from Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday, and this was his major-league season debut after covering 23.1 innings with a 1.16 ERA and 1.17 WHIP as a starter with the minor-league club to begin the year. Flexen threw 36 of 54 pitches for strikes in this outing. While he performed well and spared the bullpen, he could still ultimately get rotated off the big-league roster if the Cubs decide they need a fresh reliever in the coming days.

MAY 3 • ROTOWIRE

Michael Busch hits grand slam and Pete Crow-Armstrong homers twice in Cubs' 10-0 win over Brewers

Michael Busch hit his first career grand slam and Pete Crow-Armstrong added two solo shots as the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 10-0 on Friday

MAY 3 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chris Flexen brought up to majors by Chicago Cubs after spending last season with White Sox

Chris Flexen was brought up to the major leagues by the Chicago Cubs after signing a minor league contract in February and making five minor league starts

APRIL 30 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Officially added to roster The Cubs selected Flexen's contract from Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Impact Flexen altered his arm slot before posting a 1.16 ERA and 21:8 K:BB over 23.1 frames covering five starts with Iowa. The righty will work as a long reliever for now, but making starts at some point down the line is possible if he pitches well.

APRIL 30 • ROTOWIRE

Will have contract selected The Cubs plan to select Flexen's contract from Triple-A Iowa, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.

Impact Flexen could have opted out of his minor-league contract on May 1 if not added to the big-league roster by then, and the Cubs have decided to keep him around. The righty changed his arm slot at Iowa and has posted a 1.16 ERA and 21:8 K:BB over 23.1 frames covering five starts. He's expected to serve in a long relief role for now and will be officially added to the roster Wednesday or Thursday.

APRIL 30 • ROTOWIRE

Justin Turner agrees to $6 million, 1-year deal with the Chicago Cubs, AP source says

A person with direct knowledge of the situation says Justin Turner has agreed to a $6 million, one-year deal with the Chicago Cubs

FEBRUARY 18 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Signs minor-league deal with Cubs Flexen and the Cubs agreed on a minor-league contract Monday, pending a physical, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.

Impact Flexen will join the Cubs organization after compiling a 4.95 ERA and 1.52 WHIP with 123 strikeouts over 160 innings in 33 appearances, including 30 starts, with the White Sox in 2024. The right-hander will now have a chance to prove himself with the team at spring training.

FEBRUARY 18 • ROTOWIRE

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Blanks Halos Flexen (3-15) picked up the win Thursday against the Angels, allowing five hits and one walk with seven strikeouts across 6.1 scoreless innings.

Impact Flexen helped the White Sox avoid its 121st loss of the season Thursday, logging his first scoreless start of more than five innings this season. The outing dropped Flexen's ERA under 5.00, bringing it to 4.95 across 160 innings. The 29-year-old isn't scheduled to pitch again in 2024, and he'll exit the campaign on a high note. Flexen logged a 3.52 ERA and a 40:17 K:BB across his final nine starts.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

White Sox ride Flexen's gem, 7-run 5th to sweep over Angels CHICAGO -- The White Sox had not scored seven runs in an inning this season prior to Thursday’s 7-0 shellacking of the Angels at Guaranteed...

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 • MLB.COM

White Sox stay at 120 losses as Flexen shines in 7-0 victory over Angels

The Chicago White Sox averted a record-breaking loss for the third straight day, beating the Los Angeles Angels 7-0 behind Chris Flexen’s sharp pitching performance

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Suffers 15th loss Flexen (2-15) took the loss against the Padres on Saturday, allowing four runs on eight hits and two walks over five innings while striking out three.

Impact Flexen ran into trouble throughout the contest, allowing the leadoff man to reach in four of his five innings of work. The right-hander surrendered the first two runs of the contest on a two-run shot from Xander Bogaerts in the bottom of the second and was again victimized by the long ball in the fourth as San Diego took a 3-0 lead. Flexen went on to allow four runs on the night, something he hadn't done in any of his previous five starts, while also issuing multiple walks for the sixth time in his last seven outings. He's now lost his last 12 decisions (spanning 23 starts).

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

White Sox lose 119th game to tie the AL record as the Padres win 6-2 behind 3 home runs

The Chicago White Sox tied the American League record with their 119th loss when Xander Bogaerts and Elias Díaz each hit a two-run homer to help the San Diego Padres win 6-2 and mo...

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

White Sox look to stop 3-game losing streak, take on the Padres

The Chicago White Sox are looking to end their three-game skid with a win against the San Diego Padres

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Eight strikeouts in no decision Flexen did not factor into the decision in Saturday's 7-6 win over the A's. He allowed six hits and two walks in five scoreless innings. He struck out eight.

Impact Flexen had one of his better outings of the season as he completed five innings without allowing a run for just the second time this season. The 30-year-old struck out a season-high eight batters and lowered his ERA to 5.09 for the season. Despite pitching well and exiting with the lead, Flexen couldn't get the win, and he has now gone 23 straight appearances (22 starts) without recording a win.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024 • ROTOWIRE