Articles filed under Baseball
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Chicago Cubs finalize contract with All-Star third baseman Alex BregmanJan 14, 2026 1:54 pm - The Chicago Cubs added Alex Bregman on Wednesday, finalizing a $175 million, five-year contract with the All-Star third baseman.
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Alex Bregman reaches 5-year, $175 million deal with Cubs after opt-out: SourceJan 10, 2026 10:18 pm - Free-agent third baseman Alex Bregman has agreed to join the Chicago Cubs on a five-year, $175 million deal, a league source told The Athletic on Saturday.
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Edward Cabrera helps Cubs win now and stabilize future rotationJan 09, 2026 3:38 pm - Acquiring another starter was an idea that team president Jed Hoyer and general manager Carter Hawkins have reiterated all winter long.
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Edward Cabrera agrees to 1-year contract with the Cubs a day after tradeJan 08, 2026 9:41 pm - Edward Cabrera agreed to a $4.45 million, one-year contract with the Chicago Cubs on Thursday, a day after the right-hander was acquired in a trade with the Miami Marlins.
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The Cubs traded for an impact starter. Now they need to splurge on a top free-agent batJan 08, 2026 11:32 am - After trading No. 1 prospect Owen Caissie to the Miami Marlins on Wednesday in a three-player package for right-hander Edward Cabrera, the Cubs should splurge in free agency.
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In dealing for Edward Cabrera, Cubs again choose a trade over free-agent spendingJan 08, 2026 11:10 am - As evidenced by Wednesday’s move, rather than spend exorbitant amounts of money on the best free agents, the Cubs are willing to mortgage their farm system in offseason trades.
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Cubs land Edward Cabrera in trade with Marlins, but can they fix his fastballs?Jan 07, 2026 6:45 pm - Edward Cabrera has the arsenal to be a No. 2 starter, at least, but he doesn’t have a great history of health — his 137⅔ innings in 2025 was a career high at any level — and both his four- and two-seamers get hit hard.
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Cubs acquire right-hander Edward Cabrera in a trade with the MarlinsJan 07, 2026 6:17 pm - The Chicago Cubs added Edward Cabrera to their rotation on Wednesday, acquiring the right-hander in a trade with the Miami Marlins in their first major offseason move.
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Cubs to acquire Edward Cabrera from Marlins in trade; Owen Caissie to MiamiJan 07, 2026 11:40 am - In their much-anticipated pursuit of another starting pitcher, the Chicago Cubs are finalizing a deal to acquire right-hander Edward Cabrera from the Miami Marlins, a league source confirmed to The Athletic on Wednesday, signaling what would be their biggest offseason move to date.
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As MLB enters a pivotal 2026, these five questions loom over everythingJan 03, 2026 11:53 am - By most available measures, 2025 was a massive success for Major League Baseball. And yet — because baseball somehow never stays comfortable for long — reckonings await in the new year. Some of them, such as looming collective bargaining, might be existential. Some of them are merely consequential.