Sources: Cubs extend Nico Hoerner with 6-year deal
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Key Points:
- The Chicago Cubs have agreed to a six-year contract extension with second baseman Nico Hoerner, pending a physical.
- Hoerner, 28, led all second basemen in fWAR last season with a career-high 4.8, hitting .297 with seven home runs, 29 steals, and 61 RBIs, and won the Gold Glove.
- He played a key role in the Cubs' postseason run, batting .419 and helping the team reach the National League Division Series.
- Previously signed to a three-year, $35 million extension before the 2024 season, Hoerner was set to become a free agent after 2025 but will now remain a core part of the Cubs alongside Alex Bregman, Dansby Swanson, and Pete Crow-Armstrong.
- Hoerner showed significant improvement in 2025, lowering his strikeout rate to 7.6% and achieving career highs in WRC+ and OPS+, with the Cubs believing he has yet to reach his full potential.
