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Michael Cerami

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Michael Cerami covers the Chicago Cubs for Bleacher Nation𒅌.

United States, IL

Contributing Since: 05 Mar 2019

Experience and short biography

Michael Cerami began covering the Chicago Cubs for Bleacher Nation as♈ a part-time contributor in 2015. One year later, he joined Bleacher Nation full-time, covering the Chicago Cubs and Major League Baseball. Today, Michael runs Bleacher Nation, contributing as a writer (Cubs, MLB) and an editor for all sections of the site, including the Chicago Bears, Bulls, and Blackhawks, as well as MLB, NBA, NHL, and NFL. In 2019, Michael was the co-host of NBC Sports Chicago's Cubs Post-Game Show You can find him on Twitter/X

Education

  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

More Articles by Michael Cerami

Chicago Cubs Lineup: Game 1 vs the Yankees

CUBS LINEUP — The Chicago Cubs are starting a brand new series this afternoon, with ꦜthe first of three games against Anthony Rizzo and the New York Yankees. Regardless of their evaporating playoff odds (we are under 2% now ...),...

The Yanks Are Coming to Wrigley – Cubs vs Yankees Series Preview

[BN_drinks] CUBS VS YANKEES — Anth🦄ony Rizzo i🎉s coming home! I am so happy that Rizzo was able to find his way off the injured list ahead of this weekend's Cubs/Yankees matchup at Wrigley Field. I suspect he's going to...

BREAKING: The Chicago Cubs Just No-Hit the Pittsb𒅌urgh Pirates (UPDATE: C🌸ounsell Explains Pulling Shota)

CUBS NO-HITTER: Well, you'll forgive me if I'm not quiജte as excited as I would have been had Cubs manager Craig Counsell let Shota Imanaga stay in the game. But even though the Cubs starter was pulled after seven no-hit...

Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 12, Pirates 0 – September 4, 2024

WHAT A GAME. In case you missed it, the Chicago Cubs just tossed the second combined no-hitter in fra𝔍nchise history, with Shota Imanaga (The Ankin Law "Making it Personal" Player of the Game, of course) doingꩵ the bulk of the...

AND NOW A BELLY BOMB!

Cody Bellinger just hit his 15th home run of the season, putting the Cubs up 11-0 here 𒁃in the sixth inning! //twitter.com/WatchMarquee/status/1831501753965072395 That's Belling🌌er's sixth homer since he returned from the Inured List on July 30, and it extended his...

Cam Smith Just Hit His First High-A Home Run!

"New level, same power." What a line. After homering in six consecutive games from August 20 to August 25, Cam Smith was promoted from A-Ball 𓆉to High-A ... because what else were the Cubs going to do with their 2024...

Daꦛnsby and PCA Go Back-to-Back to Bre𓃲ak It WIDE Open!

Hey, there's that red-hot Cubs offense that went missing! After back-to-back dingers from Dansby Swanson and Pete Crow-Armstrong in the third inning, the Chicago Cubs are up 7-0 on the Pittsburgh Pirates in tonight's finale at Wrigley Field. //twitter.𓃲com/MLB/status/18314901ಌ87962012143 I-Cubs...

Pre-Gamin’: Cubs vs Pirates (6:40 CT) – Lineups, Broadcast Info, Game Thread

CUBS LINEUP — The Cubs d🦄ropped each of the first two games against the Pirates, breaking their streak of five-straight series wins and six g❀ames in a row. The losses also dropped the Cubs back down to 4.5 games out...

Chicago Cubs Lineup: Y’all Got Any More of Those Good Vibes?

CUBS LINEUP — In the bottom of the seventh inning last night, the Cubs were seemingly on🍌 the doorstep of their seventh straight win, with Justin Steele on the mound for an attempted eighth in✃ a row tonight. Instead, they...

Pre-Gamin’: Cubs vs Pirates (6:40 CT) – Lineups, Broadcast Info, Game Thread

CUBS LINEUP — The Cubs are back at Wrigley Field tonight, riding a six-game winning streak that began with a sweep of this very Pirates squad last week. Jameson Taillon is on the bump for Chicago, anꦗd Pittsburgh is countering...

It’s About to Get Tough Again — Cubs vs Pirates Series Preview

[BN_drinks] CUBS VS PIRATES — It's just insane how ma๊ny times the Cubs have had to face Jared Jones and Paul Skenes this year. After drawing each starter AGAIN this week, one of those two pitchers will have been on...

Pre-Gamin’: Cubs at Nationals (12:35 CT) – Lineups, Broadcast Info, Game Thread

CUBS LINEUP — This afternoon, the Chicago Cubs are attempting t🔯o complete their second consecutive series sweep and reach f🌞ive games over .500 for the first time since May 21. And they'll do so with their rookie left-handed, Jordan Wicks,...

Chicago Cubs Lineup: Dansby Swanson Moves Way Up

CUBS LINEUP — Last night, the Cubs held on to win the series opener in D.C., mar𝕴king their fourth consecutive W. They'll go for five ღin a row this afternoon, which would tie a season-high, with Javier Assad on the...

Cody Bellinger Caps Off a *SEVEN-RUN* 2nd♐ Inning with His 14th Home🍨r of the year

Well that was fun! The Chicago Cubs pu🅷t up a seveꦏn-spot in the second inning of tonight's series opener in D.C., culminating in Cody Bellinger's 14th home run of the season. Here's how the scoring happened (brief version): Isaac Paredes...

Pre-Gamin’: Cubs at Nationals (5:45 CT) – Lineups, Broadcast Info, Game Thread

CUBS 𝓀LINEUP — Thanks to an extreme (and late-game) comeback on Wednesday, theꦍ Cubs wound up sweeping the Pirates. And that despite facing Mitch Keller, Jared Jones, and Paul Skenes. They still have a LOT of work to do if...

Nice Job … Now Do It Again — Cubs vs Nationals Series Preview

[BN_drinks] CUBS VS NATIONALS — The Cubs swept the Pirates (hooray!) ... but ꦏmoved up🎀 only a half-game in the standings from before the last series (boo!). I guess they'll just have to sweep the Nationals, too. To that end,...

Best Fans in Baseball? The Cardinals’ Attendance is Sinking Like a STONE

CARDINALS ATTENDANCE DROP — Are we (avid fans of the 2024 Chicago Cubs) in a position to throw stones at the moment? No, probably not. Even after a particularly hot month of August (16-8), the Cubs are just t🍷wo games over .500...

THAT Pete Crow-Armstrong Is Already Here

With runners on second and third, two outs, and a one-run lead in the top of the ninth inning on Wednesday afternoon, the Pirates intentionally walked the Cub♈s rookie center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. A sign of respect? Eh, maybe a...

Have the Cubs’ Playoff Odds Improved After All This Winning?

CUBS PLAYOFF ODDS — Yesterday, the Chicago🃏 Cubs completed a crazy-improbable comeback — scoring 11 runs from the seventh inning on — to sweep the Pirates in Pittsburgh and move two games 💮over .500 for the first time since May 25!...

Pre-Gamin’: Cubs at Pirates (11:35 CT) – Lineups, Broadcast Info, Game Thread

CUBS LINEUP — The ꦺCubs have already secured their fourth consecutive series win over the Pirates by beating up on Jared Jones last night. And that's great. But also ... not enough. They need to land the plane (complete a...