In this issue of the Cubs Connection, check-in with Chicago Cubs third baseman and former South Bend Cub Matt Shaw from the Wrigley Field clubhouse, read about top Chicago Cubs pitching prospect Brandon Birdsell's rehab assignment spent with South Bend, as well as how South Bend Cubs infielder Edgar Alvarez has remained so consistent at the plate in 2025, and Development Coach Collin Andrews' path from working at the Cook County Sheriff's Office to Four Winds Field.