5:10 PM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) Cubs activated Leiter (forearm) from the 15-day injured list Tuesday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

3:31 PM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) (forearm) threw a live batting practice Saturday, and manager Craig Counsell said that the right-hander will be activated from the 15-day IL during the Cubs' next road trip against the Orioles, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.

2:47 PM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) (forearm) threw a 30-pitch bullpen session Wednesday, Jared Wyllys of CHGO Sports reports.

3:13 PM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) (forearm) began a throwing program Friday, Andy Martinez of Marquee Sports Network reports.

6:05 PM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) was placed on the 15-day injured list with a right forearm strain Sunday, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports.

8:46 AM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) (2-3) tossed a scoreless inning of relief with a strikeout to earn the win Saturday against the Reds.

3:45 PM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) should be one of the Cubs top options for saves after manager Craig Counsell indicated Sunday that Adbert Alzolay isn't currently considered the club's closer, Steve Greenberg of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

10:04 AM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) tossed 1.1 scoreless innings of relief to record a hold in Saturday's 4-1 win against Seattle. He struck out one.

3:43 PM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) manager Craig Counsell doesn't plan to enter the season with defined bullpen roles for Leiter or any other reliever, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.

2:03 PM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) Cubs and Leiter avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $1.5 million contract Thursday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.

10:32 AM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) retired two batters in a scoreless appearance Friday to earn a hold in the 4-3 win over the Cardinals.

9:44 AM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) tossed two scoreless innings of relief in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Orioles. He allowed a hit and a walk, while striking out two.

10:59 AM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) pitched 1.1 scoreless innings in Friday's 3-2 win over the Giants. He allowed one hit and struck out two.

7:51 AM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) gave up a hit and struck out one in a scoreless ninth inning Friday to record his first save of the season in a 4-1 win over the Marlins.

10:23 AM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) tossed a perfect inning of relief with a strikeout to earn a hold in Friday's win over the Rangers.

12:22 PM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) had his contract selected by the Cubs on Thursday.

1:29 PM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) signed a minor-league contract Thursday with the Cubs that includes an invitation to major-league spring training, Andy Martinez of Marquee Sports Network reports.

10:14 PM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) picked up the save Thursday in Pittsburgh, striking out four in 2.1 innings while walking two and hitting a batter in a 3-2 win.

11:25 PM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) pitched a clean ninth inning to record the save in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Mets.

11:25 PM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) pitched a clean ninth inning to record the save in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Mets.

10:09 PM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) (2-7) allowed two runs on two hits while retiring just two batters to take the loss Thursday against the Reds. He walked one and struck out one.

10:09 PM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) (2-7) allowed two runs on two hits while retiring just two batters to take the loss Thursday against the Reds. He walked one and struck out one.

11:24 PM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) (2-6) allowed an unearned run on one hit across 1.1 innings of relief to take the loss in extra innings Monday against the Blue Jays. He walked two and had no strikeouts.

11:30 PM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) pitched a scoreless 11th inning with two strikeouts to earn the save in Tuesday's 7-5 win over the Nationals.

6:14 PM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) was recalled from Triple-A Iowa on Saturday.

6:14 PM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) was recalled from Triple-A Iowa on Saturday.

11:44 AM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) was optioned to Triple-A Iowa on Saturday, Tim Stebbins of NBC Sports Chicago reports.

11:21 PM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) (2-4) allowed an unearned run on two hits while retiring one batter via strikeout to take the loss Sunday against the Dodgers.

3:06 AM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) (2-3) took the loss against the Dodgers on Thursday, allowing four runs on five hits and no walks while striking out four batters over five innings.

11:44 AM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) is scheduled to start Thursday's game in Los Angeles against the Dodgers, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports.

9:30 AM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) (1-2) allowed two runs on four hits across two innings of relief to take the loss Saturday against the Cardinals. He didn't have any walks and struck out two.

7:23 PM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) was recalled from Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

10:55 AM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) was optioned to Triple-A Iowa on Saturday, Tim Stebbins of NBC Sports Chicago reports.

8:09 AM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) (1-1) pitched a scoreless 10th inning in relief and earned the win Wednesday against the Brewers. He struck out one.

1:00 PM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) Cubs recalled Leiter from Triple-A Iowa on Sunday, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

5:58 PM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) was optioned to Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday.

2:41 PM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) Cubs recalled Leiter from Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday.

3:08 PM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) was optioned to Triple-A Iowa on Saturday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

10:10 AM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) didn't factor into the decision in Wednesday's 6-3 extra-inning win over Atlanta, giving up two hits and a walk over two scoreless innings. He didn't strike out a batter.

8:49 AM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) will start Thursday's game against the Pirates in Chicago.

12:00 AM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) (0-1) allowed seven runs on five hits across 3.1 innings to take the loss Saturday against the Rockies. He walked four and struck out four.

5:19 PM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) contract was selected by the Cubs ahead of Saturday's start against the Rockies, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

11:24 AM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) will start Saturday's game against the Rockies, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports.

5:46 PM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) was added to the Cubs' taxi squad Friday, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

12:37 PM - Mark Leiter Jr. (CHC) signed a minor-league contract with the Cubs on Wednesday.