The Chicago Cubs trading for Houston Astros star right fielder Kyle Tucker provided a shot of adrenaline to a Cubs team– and its fandom– that hasn’t seen postseason play since the abbreviated 2020 season.

Kyle Tucker and the Chicago Cubs settled the largest of the 17 salary arbitration cases in which proposed figures were exchanged, agreeing to a one-year, $16.5 million contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The.

"I was glad we got it done," president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said at Cubs Convention. "Both sides were motivated to get a deal done. Obviously excited he's here, under contract, and glad we put that behind us.

The Cubs reportedly entered the bidding at some point, as Bruce Levine of 670 The Score reported earlier this week that the team was interested in Bregman if they could land him o