Cubs sign second baseman Nico Hoerner to six-year contract extension: instant reactions
Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Money doesn’t solve everything. But it might make moving past an Opening Day loss to the Washington Nationals a bit easier for second baseman Nico Hoerner and the Chicago Cubs .
Hoerner, 28, finished Thursday’s opener 0-for-4 before word of an agreed-upon six-year contract extension broke shortly after the Cubs’ 10-4 loss. Bleacher Nation first reported the deal. Taken 24th overall by the Cubs in the 2018 MLB Draft, Hoerner led all second basemen in fWAR (4.
8) in 2025 and finished the season with the second-highest batting average among all players in the National League (. 297). Over seven seasons with the Cubs, including four with at least 100 games played, Hoerner has collected 738 hits for a .
282/. 340/. 384 slash line.
It’s the second time the Cubs have extended Hoerner’s contract. In 2023, he signed a three-year deal that began in 2024 and was set to expire at the end of the 2026 season. Instead, Hoerner is locked down through 2032, matching teammate and center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong, whose six-year, $115 million extension was officially announced by the Cubs on Thursday .