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Kyle Hendricks, who helped Chicago Cubs win 2016 World Series, is retiring

Kyle Hendricks, who helped Chicago Cubs win 2016 World Series, is retiring | iNFOnews.ca
FILE - Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks walks back to the dugout in the third inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, June 21, 2018, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Hendricks, the right-hander who helped the Chicago Cubs win the 2016 World Series and end a 108-year championship drought, is retiring, the team announced on Monday.

The 35-year-old went 105-91 with a 3.79 ERA over 11 seasons with the Cubs and one with the Los Angeles Angels. He was an All-Star in 2016, going 16-8 with a major league-best 2.13 ERA. He pitched 4 1/3 shutout innings as the Cubs lost World Series Game 3 to Cleveland 1-0 and 4 2/3 innings in Chicago’s 8-7, 10-inning win in Game 7.

“He was one of the best all-time Cubs pitchers,” Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts said in a statement. “We would not have won the World Series without his incredible 2016 season where he won the major league ERA title and started Game 7 of the World Series. The Professor was always calm, cool and collected on the mound but his great performances excited millions of Cubs fans. From his outstanding playoff starts in 2016 to his memorable final appearance at Wrigley Field in 2024, he gave our fans sweet emotions.”

Hendricks attended Dartmouth and was nicknamed “The Professor” because of his college background and reliance on hitting spots with a changeup and sinker in an era dominated by hard throwers.

The Cubs acquired Hendricks from Texas for Ryan Dempster at the 2012 trade deadline. He made his major league debut two years later and went 97-81 with a 3.68 ERA in 270 starts and six relief appearances for Chicago with 2014-24.

He signed a $2.5 million, one-year deal with the Angels last November and was 8-10 with a 4.76 ERA in 31 starts, including a loss to the Cubs at home in August. ___

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Kyle Hendricks, who helped Chicago Cubs win 2016 World Series, is retiring | iNFOnews.ca
FILE – Chicago Cubs fans cheer Chicago Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks as he leaves during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in Chicago, June 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
Kyle Hendricks, who helped Chicago Cubs win 2016 World Series, is retiring | iNFOnews.ca
FILE – Chicago Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks winds up in the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, May 17, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
Kyle Hendricks, who helped Chicago Cubs win 2016 World Series, is retiring | iNFOnews.ca
FILE – Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks gets set to pitch to Texas Rangers’ Jonah Heim during the second inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, July 9, 2025 in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
Kyle Hendricks, who helped Chicago Cubs win 2016 World Series, is retiring | iNFOnews.ca
FILE – Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks throws during the first inning of Game 7 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the Cleveland Indians, Nov. 2, 2016, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

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