Chicago Cubs minor league players


Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players in the Chicago Cubs system:

Players

Brandon Birdsell

Brandon Lee Birdsell is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago Cubs organization.
Birdsell attended Willis High School in Willis, Texas, and played college baseball at Texas A&M University in 2019, San Jacinto College in 2020, and Texas Tech in 2021 and 2022. He appeared in seven games for Texas Tech in 2021 before he underwent rotator cuff surgery, ending his season. He was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 11th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft but did not sign. In 2022, he started 15 games for Texas Tech and went 9-3 with a 2.75 ERA over 85 innings. After the season, he was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the fifth round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft. He signed for $385,000.
Birdsell made his professional debut in 2023 with the South Bend Cubs and was promoted to the Tennessee Smokies in August. Over 24 starts between the two teams, he went 4-8 with a 2.77 ERA and 97 strikeouts over innings. He opened the 2024 season with Tennessee and was promoted to the Iowa Cubs July. Over 27 games between the two teams, Birdsell went 8-9 with a 3.91 ERA and 134 strikeouts and was named Cubs Minor League Pitcher of the Year.
Birdsell opened the 2025 season on the injured list with a lat strain. He went on to make eight starts split between the rookie-level Arizona Complex League Cubs, South Bend, and Iowa, accumulating a 2-2 record and 2.94 ERA with 33 strikeouts. On August 27, 2025, it was announced that Birdsell would require surgery on his right elbow.

  • Kohl Franklin

Kohl Riddle Franklin is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago Cubs organization.
Franklin attended Broken Arrow High School in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. He missed a majority of his senior baseball season in 2018 while nursing a fractured foot. After the season, he was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the sixth round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Cubs for $540,000, forgoing his college commitment to the University of Oklahoma.
Franklin made his professional debut that year with the Rookie-level Arizona League Cubs, compiling a 6.23 ERA over innings. In 2019, he spent a majority of the season with the Eugene Emeralds of the Class A Short Season Northwest League, pitching to a 1–3 record with a 2.31 ERA over ten starts, striking out 49 batters over 39 innings. Near the end of the season, he was promoted to the South Bend Cubs of the Class A Midwest League and pitched in one game for them. Franklin did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. He missed all of the 2021 season due to an oblique injury and shoulder strain. He was assigned to South Bend for the 2022 season. Over 23 starts, he went 3–7 with a 6.88 ERA, 75 strikeouts, and 41 walks over innings. To open the 2023 season, Franklin returned to South Bend. In mid-May, he was promoted to the Tennessee Smokies of the Double-A Southern League. Over 26 starts between the two teams, Franklin went 4-12 with a 5.40 ERA and 116 strikeouts over 105 innings. He was assigned back to Tennessee to open the 2024 season but pitched only six innings for the year. Franklin underwent Tommy John surgery, and returned to play in 2025 with a rehab appearance with South Bend, but appeared in only one game before being placed back on the 60-day injured list.
Franklin's father, Jay Franklin, is a baseball agent as well as the president of BBI Sports Group, representing MLB players such as Dylan Bundy, Ian Kinsler, and Archie Bradley. He is also the nephew of former MLB pitcher Ryan Franklin.

Jonathon Long

Jonathon Brian Long is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Chicago Cubs organization.
Long attended Orange High School in Orange, California, and played college baseball at Long Beach State University. He joined the team as a walk-on as a freshman in 2021. In 2022, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League. As a junior at Long Beach State in 2023, Long appeared in 55 games and hit.312 with 15 home runs and 52 RBIs. He was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the ninth round of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft and signed.
Long split his first professional season between the Arizona League Cubs and the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, batting.274 with seven home runs and 14 RBIs over 26 games between both teams. He was assigned to the South Bend Cubs to open the 2024 season and was promoted to the Tennessee Smokies in mid-July. Over 114 games between the two teams, Long compiled a slash line of.283/.391/.461 with 17 home runs and seventy RBIs. After the season, he was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League with the Mesa Solar Sox and hit.338 with six home runs over 18 games. Long was assigned to the Iowa Cubs for the 2025 season. Over 140 games, he hit.305 with 20 home runs and 91 RBIs.

  • Riley Martin

Riley Cole Martin is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball.
Martin played college baseball at Quincy University. In his final season with the Hawks he went 9-3 with a 3.55 ERA and struck out 152 batters over innings pitched.
Martin was selected in the sixth round of the 2021 MLB draft by the Chicago Cubs. He was assigned to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans of the Low-A East after signing with the team. Martin returned Myrtle Beach at the start of the 2022 season before being promoted to the South Bend Cubs of the High-A Midwest League.. He split the 2023 season between the Double-A Tennessee Smokies and the Triple-A Iowa Cubs. Martin spent the entire 2024 season with the Iowa Cubs, appearing in 43 games and going 4-4 with a 4.48 ERA.
Martin made 47 appearances for Triple-A Iowa in 2025, posting a 6-2 record and 2.69 ERA with 80 strikeouts and four saves across innings pitched. On November 18, 2025, the Cubs added Martin to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.

  • Cole Mathis

Greyson Cole Mathis is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Chicago Cubs organization. He played college baseball for the Charleston Cougars.
Mathis grew up in Cataula, Georgia and attended Harris County High School.
Mathis played college baseball for the College of Charleston Cougars as a two-way player. As a sophomore, he slashed.330/.439/.575 with nine home runs while also posting a 5-1 record with a team-best 3.45 ERA over 14 pitching appearances. In 2023, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named a league all-star. Mathis was named first team All-CAA after batting.335 with 17 doubles, 14 home runs, 57 RBIs, and 63 runs scored during his junior season.
Mathis was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the second round of 2024 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Cubs on July 22 and received a $1,681,200 signing bonus.

  • Haydn McGeary

Haydn McGeary is an American professional baseball first baseman in the Chicago Cubs organization.
McGeary attended Thunderbird High School in Phoenix, Arizona, and played college baseball at Colorado Mesa University. He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 15th round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft. He was originally going to transfer to the University of Kentucky, but signed with the Cubs.
McGeary made his professional debut with the Arizona Complex League Cubs and was later promoted to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. He started 2023 with the South Bend Cubs before being promoted to the Tennessee Smokies.

  • BJ Murray

Bertram Gerard Alfonzo Murray Jr. is a Bahamian professional baseball third baseman in the Chicago Cubs organization.
Murray played college baseball at Florida Atlantic. He hit.203 in 15 games during his sophomore season before it was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic. Murray was named second team All-Conference USA as a junior after batting.317 with 14 home runs and 52 RBIs.
Murray was selected in the 15th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft by the Chicago Cubs. After signing with the team he was assigned to the Low-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans, where he hit.305 over 39 games before being promoted to the South Bend Cubs of the High-A Midwest League. Murray began the 2023 season with the Double-A Tennessee Smokies. He was selected to play in the 2023 All-Star Futures Game.

  • Connor Noland

Connor Julian Noland is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago Cubs organization.
Noland was born in Greenwood, Arkansas and lived there until his family moved to Tampa, Florida when he was five. His family moved again to Reno, Nevada when he was 12. Noland initially attended Bishop Manogue High School and was the starting quarterback on the football team as a freshman. After one semester, he moved back to Greenwood and lived with his grandmother and enrolled at Greenwood High School.
Noland played college baseball and college football at Arkansas. He made one start at quarterback against Tulsa during his freshman season. In baseball, Nolan went 3-5 with a 4.02 ERA over 19 starts. After his freshman year he decided to focus solely on baseball. In 2021, Noland made nine pitching appearances, all in relief, and had a 6.91 ERA. As a senior, he made 19 starts and went 8-6 with a 3.65 ERA and 113 strikeouts.
Noland was selected in the 9th round by the Chicago Cubs in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the team on July 23, 2022, and received a $140,000 signing bonus. Noland was assigned to the South Bend Cubs of the High-A Midwest League at the beginning of the 2023 season.
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  • Reginald Preciado

Reginald Jamel Preciado is a Panamanian professional baseball shortstop in the Chicago Cubs organization.
Preciado signed with the San Diego Padres as an international free agent in 2019 for a $1.3 million signing bonus. He was then traded to the Cubs along with Zach Davies, Owen Caissie, Ismael Mena, and Yeison Santana for Yu Darvish and Victor Caratini on December 30, 2020.
Preciado was promoted to the Arizona Complex League in the 2021 season, posting a.333/.383/.511/.894 slash line with 3 home runs in 34 games.