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Javier Assad

Javier Assad

#72, P,
Chicago Cubs
W
2
L
0
ERA
2.11
K
21
BB
8
Bio
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/200 lbs
Bat: R
Throw: R
Born: Tijuana, Mexico
Draft: Undrafted
  • Chicago Sun-Times

    Cubs have rotation decisions to make with Jameson Taillon nearing a return

    It isn't obvious what the Cubs will do to make room in their rotation for Jameson Taillon when he returns from the injured list next homestand. Javier Assad and Ben Brown, who stepped in as starters when Taillon (strained back) and lefty Justin Steele (strained left hamstring) landed on the IL, have made it a hard decision. “Where I sit is that we have plenty of innings to cover and plenty of pitches to be thrown,” manager Craig Counsell said Tuesday, “where our job is to get outs and to just figure out a way to navigate through the game and get 27 outs.” Taillon is lined up to start Thursday against the Marlins at Wrigley Field.

  • TelegraphHerald.com

    Michael Busch homers in his 4th straight game to power the Cubs past the Mariners 3-2

    Michael Busch homered for the fourth straight game, Javier Assad struck out six and the Chicago Cubs beat the Seattle Mariners, 3-2, on Sunday in Seattle. Reliever Adbert Alzolay picked off pinch-runner Julio Rodríguez to end the game after double plays ended two rallies.

  • Chicago Sun-Times

    Why the San Diego's Petco Park holds special significance for Cubs right-hander Javier Assad

    SAN DIEGO – Cubs right-hander Javier Assad grew up going to games at Petco Park. It was the closest MLB stadium to his hometown of Tijuana, Mexico. His dad, Javier Sr., was a Padres fan, but the rest of the family had rallied around the Dodgers because of Fernando Valenzuela. The younger Javier followed suit. He remembers his dad making a nonnegotiable stipulation before taking him to a game between the Padres and Dodgers in San Diego as a kid. “He told me, the only way I'm taking you to the game is if you wear the Padres jersey,” Assad said Tuesday through team interpreter Fredy Quevedo. Young Assad agreed. He put on the Padres jersey, but he kept rooting for the Dodgers. “Everyone would be