{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_e6vpli5tyx5rs42jds3q","title":"Cubs’ Craig Counsell makes major Alex Bregman decision before Padres Wild Card clash","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/cubs-craig-counsell-makes-major-alex-bregman-decision-before-padres-e6vpli5tyx","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_e6vpli5tyx5rs42jds3q","seq":806042,"kind":"article","title":"Cubs’ Craig Counsell makes major Alex Bregman decision before Padres Wild Card clash","url":"https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/chicago-cubs/cubs-news-craig-counsell-major-alex-bregman-decision-padres-wild-card-clash","summary":"The Chicago Cubs are set to face off against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night for Game 1 of the Wild Card matchup. Alex Bregman is expected to play after bouncing back from a scary foul tip to the face that fractured his face. However, manager Craig Counsell announced his positional plans for Bregman […] The post Cubs’ Craig Counsell makes major Alex Bregman decision before Padres Wild Card clash appeared first on ClutchPoints .","published":"2026-09-29T22:54:38Z","seen":"2026-09-30T02:32:23Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-clutchpoints-com-afeaba","name":"clutchpoints.com","domain":"clutchpoints.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q104844864","name":"ClutchPoints","type":"website","country":"US","designations":["website"]}},"via":"kite-clutchpoints-com-afeaba","topics":["mlb","chicago cubs","alex bregman","craig counsell","mlb playoffs"],"authors":["Benedetto Vitale"],"entities":[{"id":"Q3001998","name":"Craig Counsell","type":"person"},{"id":"Q16206952","name":"Alex Bregman","type":"person"},{"id":"Q246782","name":"Chicago Cubs","type":"org"},{"id":"Q721134","name":"San Diego Padres","type":"org"}],"image":"https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Alex-Bregman-of-the-Chicago-Cubs-2.jpg?crop=1&h=150&w=150","story":"st_e6vpli5tyx5rs42jds3q","category":"sport","category_p":0.8899999856948853,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.019999999552965164,"political":0.07000000029802322}]}