Ian Happ cracked a smile recently when asked about the pickoff move that Cubs lefty Matthew Boyd has used to nab unsuspecting runners at first base. “His pickoff move, it’s gross,” Happ said. “It ...

Boyd generated nine swinging strikes and was given a surprisingly early hook at just 76 pitches after making a miraculous catch on a comebacker to record his final out. The outing snapped a streak of ...

Matthew Boyd pitched six innings of one-hit, one-run ball and Dansby Swanson hit a tiebreaking home run in the Chicago Cubs’ ...

The Chicago Cubs are on top of the NL Central with a depleted rotation. The quiet consistency of Matthew Boyd is a major ...

Matthew Boyd is too nice a guy to use his powerful pickoff move as it was truly intended. “The guy that taught me it, he used ...

‘It’s a skill to learn that’: For Chicago Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd, his pickoff move has been a weapon Cubs starting ...

Tyler Freeman had a sacrifice fly for the Rockies, who lost their fifth straight and fell to 9-47 — the worst record in the ... advanced to third on Boyd’s wild pickoff attempt and scored ...

Here’s a MLB story from the AP ... Moniak advanced to third on Boyd’s wild pickoff attempt and scored on Freeman’s sac fly, caught by Crow-Armstrong against the center-field wall.