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One of the most reliable pitchers for the 2025 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim is heading for retirement.
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Kyle Hendricks is retiring, according to Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun Times.
Hendricks spent his first 11 seasons in the majors with the Cubs before playing for the Angels this season.
The best season of Hendricks’ career coincided with the Cubs’ streak-breaking 2016 championship.
That year, Hendricks went 16-8 in 2016 with a league-leading 2.13 ERA.
Overall, Hendricks started 270 games for the Cubs. He had a 3.68 ERA for Chicago in 1580.1 innings.
In 2025 for the Angels, Hendricks made 31 starts, went 8-10 and had a 4.76 ERA.
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Hendricks followed an uncommon path to the major leagues. He was a high school player in Mission Viejo, California who crossed the country to play college baseball at Dartmouth in the Ivy League.
The Texas Rangers drafted Hendricks in the eighth round in 2011. They traded him to the Cubs in a deal for Ryan Dempster not long after.
Hendricks made his MLB debut in July of 2014, won a ring two years later and remained a key Cubs pitcher for a decade-plus.
He took a chance in free agency with the Angels in 2025 and was there every turn through the rotation to do his job.
Hendricks will turn 36 in December. He signs off on MLB having played a great career.
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