When selected in the fifth round of the 2014 MLB draft out of Lucedale, Miss., left-hander Justin Steele didn’t know much about the Chicago Cubs. “All I knew was that my high school fie… ...

Steele is two years removed from being an All-Star selection and finishing fifth in National League Cy Young Award voting in 2023, when he went 16-5 with a 3.06 ERA in 30 starts.

Steele entered his start with the best ERA in the National League (2.43) and on a personal three-game winning streak. Then he held the Brewers to three runs in six innings in the Cubs’ 4-3 victory.

After a hard-luck no-decision Saturday in the Cubs’ 5-3 win against the Brewers, Steele has a dirty dozen starts this season — six of them in a sparkling June — without a victory on his record.

Cubs left-hander Justin Steele underwent elbow surgery on Friday, he announced on social media. A former All-Star, the Chicago ace was 3-1 in four starts this season.

With the trajectory that Justin Steele's career has taken, there is a chance that he could join them. Steele is a left-handed pitcher drafted by the Cubs out of high school in 2014.

Cubs left-hander Justin Steele and manager Craig Counsell both expressed cautious optimism Tuesday after the initial imaging on Steele’s sore throwing elbow didn’t reveal any serious damage.

Starting a family gave Steele, 28, a new perspective and a sharper focus. Jon Lester reached out to Ross with advice for Steele on how to attack hitters. Steele relocated to the team’s training ...

Justin Steele delivered his first career complete game as the host Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-1 on Friday afternoon in the opener of a three-game series.