CHICAGO (AP) — Star third baseman Alex Bregman has agreed to a five-year, $175 million contract with the Chicago Cubs, according to two people familiar with the deal.
The people spoke to The Associated Press late Saturday on condition of anonymity because the deal was pending a physical. ESPN was the first to report the move.
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Bregman, who will turn 32 in March, was back on the market for the second consecutive offseason. The Cubs pursued him before signing a three-year, $120 million contract with Boston last February, with buyout options after each of the first two seasons.
He decided to test free agency again after hitting .273 for the Red Sox with 18 home runs and 62 RBIs in 114 games, his fewest since 2021. Bregman missed all of June with a quadriceps injury.
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