{"id":163628,"date":"2026-03-31T12:45:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T17:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/?p=163628"},"modified":"2026-03-31T10:24:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T15:24:38","slug":"edward-cabrera-electric-cubs-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/edward-cabrera-electric-cubs-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Edward Cabrera was electric in his Cubs debut"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fireball pitcher Edward Cabrera<\/a> raised many eyebrows on Monday night in his Chicago Cubs debut. The 27-year old righty pitched six shutout innings, giving up just one hit, walking one, and striking out five in the Cubs’ 7-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels. He threw 80 pitches (49 strikes) before Craig Counsell put in Colin Rea to get the final nine outs. The lone Angels hit was a Nolan Schanuel single in the fourth inning, and he did not face anyone with multiple men on base.<\/p>\n

Per the Chicago Tribune’s Meghan Montemurro, it was the largest home crowd Cabrera has ever pitched in front of. He was definitely pumped up in this one, and having that crowd behind him had to provide a rush.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/\/Twitter.com\/MegMontemurro\/status\/2038818875685409158<\/p>\n

Cabrera showed off his filthy stuff.<\/h2>\n
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Mandatory Credit: Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cubs fans who had not watched a ton of Marlins games in the past got a taste of what kind of stuff Cabrera features<\/a>. While the high 90s fastball is a nice weapon, the 90+ MPH changeups and hard breaking balls can really catch one’s attention. His high-octane changeup running down and in to righties resulted in several strikeouts on Monday night, as did the curve down and away.<\/p>\n

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Edward Cabrera, Filthy 92mph Changeup. \ud83d\ude37 pic.twitter.com\/PbIEgmgyXl<\/a><\/p>\n

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) March 31, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n