Chicago Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner won’t need to ponder in the coming months whether this is his last season with the only organization he has played for in his professional career.

The Cubs and Hoerner agreed to a six-year contract extension Thursday, sources confirmed to the Tribune, pending a physical. Hoerner, who turns 29 in May, would be a free agent after the season. Instead, the two-time Gold Glove winner has a chance to be a career-long Cub after producing his best all-around season in 2025. He hit .297 with 41 extra-base hits, 29 steals, a career-high 114 OPS+ and 6.2 bWAR in 156 games.

Days after locking up center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong with six-year extension through the 2032 season that bought out his first two years of free agency, the Cubs have another piece of their core for the coming years. The Cubs have built a lineup that creates little uncertainty over the next few years with Crow-Armstrong, Hoerner (under contract through 2033), shortstop Dansby Swanson (through 2029), third baseman Alex Bregman (through 2030) and Michael Busch (under team control through 2029).

“I love our chances right now, I love that we’re in a place where we have a lot of people that are very consistent and a lot of people that have high upside,” Hoerner said before their 10-4 opening-day loss to the Washington Nationals at Wrigley Field. “When you combine that with experience, it’s a special thing, and I think our group is in a really strong place.”

Photos: Opening day for Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field

Asked whether he had any cutoff date for extension talks with the Cubs, Hoerner said Thursday morning that “the priority’s on the season for sure.”

Extending Hoerner makes a lot of sense for both sides. Hoerner gets to continue playing for an organization he loves while his bat-to-ball skills gives the lineup a different look combined with elite defense up the middle and an on-field edge that endears him to Cubs fans.

“Nico can grow, I think Nico can be better, and I really am optimistic he’s going to be better,” manager Craig Counsell said Thursday. “Nico still has the ability to drive the ball a little more, and that’s in a good place and really ready to show up. But I want Nico to be himself, and he’s going to be himself and just go take his at-bat and do good things, in the mold of how he does it.”

Before the season opener, president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer declined to discuss whether the Cubs were looking to complete any other contract extensions since opening day, often a deadline for these kind of talks, had arrived.

“Guys have preferences, some guys feel like they want to focus on season and put it behind them, and some guys are willing to sort of have their agents have those conversations,” Hoyer said Thursday. “And obviously if the player wants to disclose that, that’s up to him, but I think it’s not my place to talk about that. And we’ve always been very clear, if the player is OK with talking, then we’ll be OK with talking. But it’s a player preference.”