Angels RHP Kyle Hendricks, former Cubs star, reportedly retiring

Field Level Media|published: Mon 10th November, 23:02 2025

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Sep 26, 2025; Anaheim, California, USA; Los Angeles Angels pitcher Kyle Hendricks (28) throws against the Houston Astros during the first inning at Angel Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images

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.

The 35-year-old right-hander spent his first 11 seasons with the Cubs before pitching for his hometown Los Angeles Angels in 2025. He went 8-10 with a 4.76 ERA in 31 starts this year, striking out 114 and walking 43 in 164 2/3 innings.

In 307 career regular-season games (301 starts), Hendricks compiled a 105-91 record with a 3.79 ERA.

Hendricks will be remembered in Chicago for his 2016 performance, when he went 16-8 with a National League-leading 2.13 ERA in 31 regular-season games (30 starts). He finished third in NL Cy Young Award voting that year.

In the 2016 postseason, he went 1-1 with a 1.42 ERA, fanning 19 and walking seven in 25 1/3 innings over five starts. Hendricks pitched 7 1/3 shutout innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6 of the NL Championship Series to send the Cubs to the World Series. He had no decisions and a 1.00 ERA two starts during the Fall Classic as the Cubs edged Cleveland in seven games.

Hendricks signed a one-year, $2.5 million deal with the Angels last November. He grew up in Orange County, Calif., before pitching in college for Dartmouth. The Rangers chose him in the eighth round of the 2011 draft, and he was traded to the Angels a year later in the deal that sent right-hander Ryan Dempster to Texas.

--Field Level Media