{"id":501747,"date":"2026-03-03T19:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T19:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/501747\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T19:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T19:04:09","slug":"cubs-vs-italy-at-mesa-preview-tuesday-3-3-205-ct-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/501747\/","title":{"rendered":"Cubs vs. Italy at Mesa preview, Tuesday 3\/3, 2:05 CT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MESA, Arizona \u2014 Tuesday notes\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">FORMER CUBS ON THE ITALY ROSTER: Jon Berti and Miles Mastrobuoni. Alex Maestri, a former Cubs prospect who was actually born in Italy, is one of two pitching coaches for the team (Dave Righetti is the other).<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">CUBS 40-MAN PLAYERS ON WBC ROSTERS: Alex Bregman, Matthew Boyd, Pete Crow-Armstrong (USA); Javier Assad (Mexico); Miguel Amaya (Panama); Daniel Palencia (Venezuela); Seiya Suzuki (Japan); Jameson Taillon (Canada).<\/p>\n<p>Here are today\u2019s particulars.<\/p>\n<p>Cubs\u00a0lineup:<\/p>\n<p>The Italy lineup:amd starting pitcher were not available at posting time. Please check BCB social media for the Italy information.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Cade Horton will start for the Cubs. Other Cubs pitchers scheduled today: Jeff Brigham, Gavin Hollowell, Jack Neely, Ethan Roberts and Jacob Webb.<\/p>\n<p>No TV or radio today.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/gameday\/italy-vs-cubs\/2026\/03\/03\/831853\/live\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:MLB.com Gameday;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">MLB.com Gameday<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/live-stream-games\/2026\/03\/03\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Here is the complete MLB.com live streaming page for today.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Here is the complete MLB.com live streaming page for today.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/world-baseball-classic\/roster\/italy?season=2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Here\u2019s the complete Italy roster;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Here\u2019s the complete Italy roster<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/world-baseball-classic\/teams\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here\u2019s a link to all the WBC team rosters;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here\u2019s a link to all the WBC team rosters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As we have done in the past, we\u2019ll have a first pitch thread at five minutes to game time and one overflow thread, 90 minutes after game time. For today, that will be 2 p.m. CT and 3:30 p.m. CT.<\/p>\n<p>These threads will not post individually onto the front page; instead, you can find links to them in the box marked \u201dChicago Cubs Game Threads\u201d at the bottom of the front page. There will also be a StoryStream on the front page with all the game thread links, as well as the recap after the game is over. The pitcher photos and regular-season stats will return on Opening Day.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Discuss amongst yourselves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MESA, Arizona \u2014 Tuesday notes\u2026 FORMER CUBS ON THE ITALY ROSTER: Jon Berti and Miles Mastrobuoni. 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