The Chicago Cubs may want appoint a new alumni club leader. For the second time this season, the organization has watched a recent franchise legend accept a front office role with another franchise.
Earlier this spring, former Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks accepted a role with the Detroit Tigers as a special assistant focused on pitching development.
And I thought the Luka Doncic trade was the most surprising sports story of the decade! Baseball fans everywhere were surprised this week when news broke of Kyle Hendricks next stop.
How many of the active MLB players to reach 100 hits in at least eight different seasons can you name in five minutes?
From 2014 through 2024, Chicago Cubs fans grew accustomed to seeing Kyle Hendricks factor into the starting rotation. Nicknamed “The Professor,” the crafty right-hander built a lengthy career on precision and command, spending 11 seasons anchoring Chicago’s rotation.
The 2026 season has been headlined by young players emerging, but some wily veterans have also had their day. As we head toward the end of the regular season, these 30 players stand out as the biggest surprises on their teams.
The Detroit Tigers have made an interesting new hire on their coaching staff, which could shake up the way they operate and potentially offer a boost to their starting rotation and bullpen.
The Tigers have hired recently retired right-hander Kyle Hendricks as a special assistant to the baseball operations department, reports Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic.
The Los Angeles Angels have to rebuild their rotation after a rough 2025 season, and could look within the division to do so. The Halos lost starters Tyler Anderson and Kyle Hendricks to free agency, with the latter retiring after the season, and need to strengthen the rotation after posting the third-worst ERA in baseball last season.
After reports came out he would retire earlier in the week, starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks announced his retirement from MLB on Friday. Hendricks spent 12 seasons in MLB, spending 11 of those with the Chicago Cubs and the final season with the Los Angeles Angels.
Major League Baseball honored longtime Chicago Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks with a social media post on Friday as the veteran righty moves into retirement.
Kyle Hendricks announced his retirement from Major League Baseball this afternoon, according to Maddie Lee. The veteran right-hander had spent 11 seasons with the Chicago Cubs before spending one year in Los Angeles with the Angels.
The 2026 season hasn't gone as planned for many MLB players. These 30 players stand out as the biggest disappointments for their respective teams.
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.
A former World Series-winning pitcher has announced his retirement after 12 MLB seasons. Kyle Hendricks, a longtime member of the Chicago Cubs, is retiring, according to Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times.
Veteran right-hander Kyle Hendricks is calling it a career. The longtime Chicago Cubs hurler, who spent the 2025 season with the Los Angeles Angels, is retiring, per Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times.
The Angels’ 4-3 win over the Astros Friday marked his final start of the 2025 season, and it might also be the last outing of the right-hander’s big league career.
Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks denied reports of his retirement, saying he hasn't yet decided on the matter. Hendricks also made a jab at reports saying he was to retire at the end of the season.
Los Angeles Angels right-hander Kyle Hendricks says that news of his imminent retirement was a bit premature. A USA Today report on Monday stated that Hendricks had begun informing friends about his planned retirement after the 2025 season.
Reports surfaced Monday that Chicago Cubs Starting Pitcher Kyle Hendricks will be retiring after the 2025 MLB season. While no official announcement has been made as of yet, people close to the situation say that Hendricks has told friends and family that this will be his final season in MLB.
Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks has not officially decided on whether this is his last season as an MLB player. Hendricks is 12 seasons into his MLB career, and at the age of 35, he currently has a couple of years left of pitching.
Los Angeles Angels pitcher Kyle Hendricks has informed friends he expects to retire after the season, USA Today reported Monday. The 35-year-old right-hander is in his first season with the Angels following 11 campaigns with the Chicago Cubs.
Kyle Hendricks turned in his best outing of the season with seven shutout innings, and the Los Angeles Angels erupted for all 12 of their runs with two outs in a 12-2 blowout of the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.
Sunday’s series finale between the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Angels was more than just a three-game sweep for the North Siders, who seem to have regained their footing after previously taking three of five from the Milwaukee Brewers.
Longtime Chicago Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks officially joined the Los Angeles Angels this week, signaling a decisive shift from his former team. The Angels completed a $2.5 million, one-year deal with Hendricks on Thursday.
The Los Angeles Angels are bringing in a former World Series champion to bolster their pitching staff for 2025.
Kyle Hendricks has been a starting pitcher for the Chicago Cubs for a decade. He has seen the ups and downs of the North Siders over his tenure and was the last vestige of the World Series championship team from 2016.
Today, Kyle Hendricks pitched what may have been his last game as a Cub. His eleven year career with the Cubs started in 2012 when he was traded from the Rangers.
Right-hander Kyle Hendricks could be making his last appearance for the Cubs on Saturday after an 11-year run when Chicago continues its season-ending, three-game series against the visiting Cincinnati Reds.
We're still searching for our first home run prop winner of the week, and we feel good about our chances on this hump day. Here are the three HR bets we're targeting for Wednesday's MLB slate.
Kyle Hendricks barely went under his outs prop on Friday to cash our final Look of the Day of last week. Let's keep the momentum rolling into the new week.
The Chicago Cubs lost veteran starter Kyle Hendricks to a back issue on Saturday, but the pitcher is hopeful he will back toeing the rubber in short order.
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