Former Chicago Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks is retiring from baseball, according to multiple reports.
Those reports, including from ESPN’s and Hendricks’ alma mater at Dartmouth, say that Hendricks will step away from baseball after a 12-year career, 11 of which was spent with the Cubs.
Hendricks made his MLB debut with the Cubs during the 2014 season, having been acquired in a 2012 trade that sent Ryan Dempster to the Texas Rangers.
In the 11 seasons to come, Hendricks appeared in 276 games for the Cubs, including 270 starts. He posted a 97-81 record and a 3.68 ERA over those seasons, with 1,259 strikeouts in 1,580.1 innings.
He finished in the top-10 of Cy Young voting twice during his MLB career, including during the iconic 2016 season, when he had a league-leading 2.13 ERA and a 16-8 record in 31 appearances.
His most famous appearance undoubtedly came in the 2016 World Series, as he started Game 7 of the series against the Cleveland Guardians. He made it through 4.2 innings, giving up two runs and striking out two batters as the Cubs won their first World Series championship in 108 seasons.
Hendricks left the Cubs after the 2024 season, appearing in 31 games for the Los Angeles Angels in the 2025 campaign. He posted a record of 8-10 with a 4.76 ERA in those games for the Halos.
According to ESPN’s Jesse Rogers, Hendricks plans to spend time with his family after his retirement, and currently has no plans to pursue a job as an executive or coach at this time.