Chicago Cubs announce 26-man roster for Wild Card Series

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Tony Crumpton · Senior Editor · Tuesday, September 30 2025

The Chicago Cubs announced their 26-man roster ahead of Tuesday's Game 1 Wild Card Series against the San Diego Padres.

One roster note is that catcher Miguel Amaya and Javier Assad were left off the roster, making room for youngsters Moises Ballesteros and Kevin Alcantara.

Pitchers (12)

LHP Matthew Boyd

LHP Shota Imanaga

LHP Caleb Thielbar

LHP Taylor Rogers

LHP Drew Pomeranz

RHP Colin Rea

RHP Andrew Kittredge

RHP Brad Keller

RHP Daniel Palencia

RHP Michael Soroka

RHP Aaron Civale

RHP Jameson Taillon

Position players (14)

C – Carson Kelly

C – Reese McGuire

C/DH – Moisés Ballesteros

INF – Michael Busch

INF – Nico Hoerner

INF – Dansby Swanson

INF – Matt Shaw

INF – Justin Turner

INF/OF – Willi Castro

OF – Kyle Tucker

OF – Pete Crow-Armstrong

OF – Ian Happ

OF – Seiya Suzuki

OF – Kevin Alcántara

The coaching staff under manager Craig Counsell (#11) is as follows: Ryan Flaherty (bench, #84), Tommy Hottovy (pitching, #68), Dustin Kelly (hitting, #76), Jose Javier (first base, #65), Quintin Berry (third base, #0), Mark Strittmatter (bullpen, #81), Casey Jacobson (assistant pitching, #86), Juan Cabreja (assistant hitting, #63), John Mallee (assistant hitting, #80), Jonathan Mota (coach, #90), Tyler Zombro (special assistant, pitching, #88), AJ Lewis (staff assistant, #74), Erick Castillo (bullpen catcher, #93), Garrett Lloyd (bullpen catcher, #85) and Alex Smith (strategy, #97).