US EditionKyle Hendricks Retires: 2016 World Series Champion Will Always Be a Legendary Part of Cubs History
Kyle Hendricks retires after 12 MLB seasons with a 2016 ERA title and World Series win, ending his career focused on family without coaching plans.
- After a 12-season major-league career, right-handed pitcher Kyle Hendricks announced his retirement in Las Vegas, Nevada.
- Drafted by the Texas Rangers, Hendricks was traded to the Chicago Cubs and became a regular starter, spending 11 seasons and making his MLB debut with Chicago.
- Known as `The Professor` for his craft, Kyle Hendricks won the ERA title, started Game 7 of the World Series, and teammate Ian Happ said, `You could not have drawn that up any better`.
- Hendricks has no coaching or front office aspirations and will focus on Hendricks' family, leaving a legacy as a mentor to younger pitchers in the Cubs organization.
- Late in his career, Kyle Hendricks adapted after a lengthy shoulder injury and agreed to pitch out of the bullpen, finishing with a 3.79 ERA over 12 seasons and one year with the Los Angeles Angels.
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Former Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks announces retirement, reports say
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 se…
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Angels RHP Kyle Hendricks, former Cubs star, reportedly retiring
Kyle Hendricks, a key part of the Chicago Cubs' 2016 World Series championship team, is set to retire after a 12-year major league career, multiple media outlets reported Monday.
Cubs great Kyle Hendricks set to retire after 12 major-league seasons
LAS VEGAS — Cubs great Kyle Hendricks is set to retire from playing, the Sun-Times confirmed on Monday.Hendricks, 35, accrued a 3.79 ERA over 12 seasons, 11 of which he spent with the Cubs. His long and decorated career included a 2016 World Series championship and the ERA title that same year. Nicknamed “The Professor,” Hendricks was a consistent force in the Cubs rotation for years, thriving off finesse and an even temper in big moments, even …
Cubs Legend Kyle Hendricks Announces Retirement - Sport Relay
Chicago Cubs legend Kyle Hendricks has retired from Major League Baseball at the age of 35. The MLBPA announced his retirement Tuesday in a social media post. Hendricks will hang up his cleats after playing 12 seasons in the majors, 11 of which were with the Cubs. “Kyle Hendricks’ competitiveness and resourceful approach to pitching made him a World Series winner, an ERA champion and a longtime favorite for Cubs fans,” the MLBPA’s post reads. T…
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