ESPN.com · Mar 4, 2023
Cubs' Justin Steele, six relievers no-hit Padres in spring training
PEORIA, Ariz. -- Manny Machado, Nelson Cruz and the San Diego Padres expect to be big bashers in the batter's box this season.
On Friday night, they were a big bunch of nothing.
Chicago Cubs starter Justin Steele and six relievers combined on baseball's first spring training no-hitter since 2017, blanking the Padres 4-0.
The Cubs said they believed it was the first spring training no-hitter in their history. The last time they threw a no-hitter in the regular season was on June 24, 2021, at the Dodgers.
It was the first spring training no-hitter since the Angels did it to Seattle on March 24, 2017, according to ESPN Stats & Information