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Jaxon Wiggins, the Chicago Cubs' top pitching prospect, has been promoted to the Triple-A Iowa Cubs.

Wiggins has a 1.84 ERA with 83 strikeouts across 68.1 innings in the 2025 season so far.

After a brief shutdown for shoulder recovery, Wiggins returned with a fastball reaching up to 101 mph.

Following the Knoxville Smokies’ game on Sept. 2, manager Lance Rymel called pitcher Jaxon Wiggins into his office to see how the young hurler was doing and what his plans for the following day were.

Wiggins, whose girlfriend had just gotten to town, told his skipper that they planned to get something to eat and hang out.

“He just told me, ‘It won’t be necessary, you’re going to Iowa,’” Wiggins recalled.

That’s how Wiggins learned he was being promoted to Triple-A for the fir

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