Caleb Thielbar: Everything you need to know

Caleb Thielbar

#24 RP

Status

ACTIVE

STATS

Preseason
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
3/20	CIN	L 8-6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
3/15	LAD	L 14-8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/11	KC	W 9-8	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/8	SF	L 9-5	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/5	AZ	W 8-1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/1	CWS	L 5-1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
2/25	COL	L 14-7	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	6	5	5
2/22	SF	L 4-2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Preseason Totals			7.1	3	0	0	0	0	10	5	5

Regular Season
Date	Opp	Result	IP	K	BB	HBP	CG	SHO	H	R	ER
4/14	PHI	W 10-4	0.2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
4/11	PIT	L 4-3	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4/10	PIT	L 2-0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2
4/7	TB	W 9-2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/5	CLE	W 1-0	1.1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
4/1	LAA	W 6-2	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3/28	WSH	W 10-2	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Regular Season Totals			4.6	8	3	0	0	0	4	3	2

Splits	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	K	BB	HBP	CG	H	R	ER	SVO	S	AVG	HR
Overall	0	6.0	1	2	0.0	8	3	0	0	4	3	2	0	0	0.174	1
Home	0	3.2	0	2	0.0	6	1	0	0	3	3	2	0	0	0.200	1
Away	0	2.1	1	0	0.0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.125	0
Day	0	5.0	1	2	0.0	6	2	0	0	3	3	2	0	0	0.158	1
Night	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.250	0
vs Lefty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0.333	0
vs Righty	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	7	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0.071	1
March	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
April	0	5.0	1	2	0.0	7	2	0	0	4	3	2	0	0	0.200	1
Opponent
vs LAA	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
vs CLE	0	1.1	1	0	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
vs TB	0	0.1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
vs WSH	0	1.0	0	0	0.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
vs PHI	0	0.2	0	0	0.0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.333	0
vs PIT	0	1.2	0	2	0.0	3	0	0	0	3	3	2	0	0	0.333	1
Venue
@ Tampa Bay	0	0.1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0
@ Philadelphia	0	0.2	0	0	0.0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.333	0
@ Chicago	0	3.2	0	2	0.0	6	1	0	0	3	3	2	0	0	0.200	1
@ Cleveland	0	1.1	1	0	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0

Caleb Thielbar: Breaking News

Thielbar (1-2) allowed an unearned run on a hit and a walk in an inning of relief to take the loss Saturday against the Pirates in extra innings. He struck out three. Thielbar had a bit of a tough-luck loss, as he allowed the automatic inherited runner to score on a soft ground ball back toward the mound with two outs in the top of the 11th inning. The veteran lefty fielded the ball but threw low to first base, and his error allowed the Pirates to move ahead 4-3. On the bright side, Thielbar struck out the side, and he now has six strikeouts and a solid 3.38 ERA across 5.1 innings so far this season working in middle relief for the Cubs.

The Cubs re-signed Thielbar to a one-year contract Tuesday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports. Thielbar collected a 2.64 ERA and 56:13 K:BB over 58 regular-season innings for the Cubs in 2025. Left-handed batters hit just .161/.211/.276 off the southpaw. Thielbar -- who will turn 39 in January -- will help set up from the left side in the Cubs' bullpen.

Thielbar tossed a scoreless inning of relief with a strikeout to record a hold in Tuesday's 4-3 win over Atlanta. Thielbar is now up to 19 holds for the year, which is good for second on the team behind Brad Keller's 22. The veteran lefty has been locked in lately, as he's recorded nine straight scoreless appearances. Overall, Thielbar has an elite 1.99 ERA and 0.83 WHIP to go along with 48 strikeouts in 49.2 innings out of the bullpen this season, his first with the Cubs.