Report: Cubs set to re-sign LHP Caleb Thielbar

Field Level Media|published: 12/16/2025, 2:07pm EST

Sep 13, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Cubs pitcher Caleb Thielbar (24) pitches against the Tampa Bay Rays during a game at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images

The Chicago Cubs are set to bring back left-hander Caleb Thielbar in a move that is pending a physical exam, ESPN reported Tuesday

Terms of the pending deal were not reported.

Thielbar, 38, was 3-4 with a 2.64 ERA and one save in 67 relief appearances for the Cubs last season. He was pitching on a one-year, $3.2-million deal in 2025.

The Minnesota native had pitched each of his first eight major league seasons with the Minnesota Twins, going 23-12 with a 3.38 ERA and five saves in 347 relief outings for his hometown club going back to 2013. He did not pitch in the majors from 2016-19.

The Chicago bullpen just added another veteran left-hander in Hoby Milner, who reportedly agreed to a one-year, $3.75 million deal last week.

--Field Level Media