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Hoerner originally was set to enter free agency
following the 2025 season but will now test the open market
after the 2026 campaign. He is currently making $2.5 million in
his first year of arbitration and will make about $15 million
over the next two years before getting roughly $20 million in
2026, per ESPN.
With the extension, Chicago has its middle infield locked down
for the foreseeable future after the Cubs signed shortstop
Dansby Swanson to a seven-year, $177 million deal this
offseason.
Hoerner, 25, hit .281 with 10 home runs and 55 RBIs in 135 games
last season, his fourth with the Cubs. He also had 22 doubles
and five triples to go along with 20 stolen bases.
In 247 career games, all with Chicago, Hoerner has a .277
average with a .333 on-base percentage, a .385 slugging
percentage, 13 homers and 101 RBIs. The Cubs selected Hoerner
with the 24th overall pick of the 2018 draft out of Stanford.
--Field Level Media
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