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"textContent": "<p>The <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs\" >Cubs</a> reached an agreement to extend second baseman Nico Hoerner following Thursday's 10-4 loss to the Nationals on Opening Day, a source confirmed to the Sun-Times. </p><p>Hoerner was set to reach free agency following the 2026 season and was going to be one of the premier names on the market. Hoerner batted .297/.345/.394 with a .739 OPS last season and earned a Gold Glove. He joins center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong, who signed a six-year, $115 million extension , as Cubs to reach long-term agreements. </p><p>Hoerner debuted in 2019 as an emergency call-up for an injured Javier Baez. He played a bit role in the 2020-21 season before establishing himself as a major-league player in 2022, posting a 4.2-WAR season and batting .281/.327/.410. </p><p>As president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer dismantled the 2016 World Series core, Hoerner grew as a dependable and respected voice in the Cubs' clubhouse. Hoerner said before Thursday' s game he wanted to focus on the game and not his contract status, but the deal was reportedly agreed to after the game. He now joins Crow-Armstrong, Dansby Swanson and Alex Bregman as foundational players with guaranteed contracts that last past the 2027 season. </p><p></p><bsp-listcarousel class=\"PageListE\" data-module data-column-count=3 data-hide-authors=\"true\" data-hide-categories=\"true\" data-hide-dates=\"true\" data-hide-descriptions=\"true\" data-show-loadmore=\"true\" ><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"list-c90005\" name=\"list-c90005\"></a><div class=\"PageList-header\" > <div class=\"PageList-header-title-wrap\" > <div class=\"PageList-header-title\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs\" target=\"{borderColor=#dfdfdf, pageNumber=1, titleUrl=https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs, inverseColors=false, footerBgColor=#000000, title=Latest on the Cubs, bodyFont=font-3, showListNumbers=false, imagePositionHorizontal=null, rteBodyFont=font-3, headerBottomBorderColor=#111010, subTitle=null, pageCount=4596, stickyHeader=true, listTitleColor=#000000, tableCellBorderColor=#ccd1d5, relatedListFont=font-1, hideAuthors=true, tertiaryTextColor=#6c6c6c, buttonHoverTextColor=#ffffff, pullQuoteIcon=[{image=null, narrowImage=null, _template=/image/Image.hbs, alt=null}], tableFont=font-1, carouselAutoPlay=false, promoTitleFont=font-2, ctaButtonText=[], primaryTextColor=#2a2a2a, buttonTextColor=#ffffff, linkTextColor=#1a1a1a, hideTitles=false, footerLinkColor=#ffffff, carouselSpeed=null, buttonHoverBgColor=#a91d23, rteHeadingFont=font-1, secondaryColor=#656565, hideCategories=true, _template=/page/list/includes/PageList-header.hbs, font3=Arial, font4=Source-serif-4, ctaUrl=null, hideImage=false, footerLinkHoverColor=#d3242c, _styledTemplate=/page/list/PageListE.hbs, hideAudioPlayback=false, pagination=[{body=[Next Page], href=?p=2, _template=/link/Link.hbs, contentId=null, pianoSectionSlug=null, target=null}], description=[], listColumns234=null, showSecondItemMedia=false, footerTextColor=#ffffff, hideDescriptions=true, headerSecondaryBgColor=#000000, primaryTextColorInverse=#ffffff, titleColor=null, ampLink=null, listHeaderPosition=null, showActionBar=true, linkHoverColor=#d3242c, buttonBgColor=#d3242c, items=[{type=Image, url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/03/26/cubs-to-extend-second-baseman-nico-hoerner, categoryUrl=https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs, wordCount=198, anchorId=promo-a40000, title=Cubs to extend second baseman Nico Hoerner, timestamp=1774564917000, _styledTemplate=null, authors=[{name=[{items=[Kyle Williams]}], jobTitle=[{items=[Sports reporter, Report for America]}], ampLink=null, _styledTemplate=null, _template=/author/byline/AuthorByline.hbs, media=[{narrowImage={src=https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/29/f8/02a66e2347d6b4cd2b2fa0d55b68/kylewilliams-121124-6.JPG, width=6000, height=4000}, image={src=https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/29/f8/02a66e2347d6b4cd2b2fa0d55b68/kylewilliams-121124-6.JPG, width=6000, height=4000}, ampLink=null, _styledTemplate=null, _template=/image/Image.hbs, alt=KYLEWILLIAMS-121124-6.JPG}], bio=[{items=[Kyle Williams covers sports for the Chicago Sun-Times.]}], authorPageUrl=https://chicago.suntimes.com/authors/kyle-williams}], imageAlignment=null, isFeatured=false, category=[{items=[Cubs]}], target=null, primaryMediaType=null, media=[{image={src=https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/80/db/653f7a1949df8d17416ddeedb897/2268043535.jpg, width=5362, height=3575}, alt=New York Yankees v Chicago Cubs, ampLink=null, _styledTemplate=null, _template=/image/Image.hbs, narrowImage={src=https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/80/db/653f7a1949df8d17416ddeedb897/2268043535.jpg, width=5362, height=3575}}], ampLink=null, publishDate=March 26, 2026 05:41 PM, description=[{items=[A source confirmed to the Sun-Times that the Cubs will extend the Gold Glove second baseman. ]}], audio=[], audioDuration=null, _template=/page/promo/PagePromo.hbs}, {type=Image, publishDate=March 26, 2026 03:49 PM, anchorId=promo-a40001, _styledTemplate=null, media=[{alt=Fans outside Wrigley Field on Thursday before opening day on Thursday., image={src=https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/d7/bb/fdee36ba4cbf8f868e1dec32582f/cubssbetting-260327-14.jpg, width=6122, height=4083}, ampLink=null, _styledTemplate=null, _template=/image/Image.hbs, narrowImage={src=https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/d7/bb/fdee36ba4cbf8f868e1dec32582f/cubssbetting-260327-14.jpg, width=6122, height=4083}}], imageAlignment=null, isFeatured=false, url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/03/26/on-major-league-opening-day-some-cubs-fans-lean-into-sports-betting-boom-others-wary-draftkings, title=On Opening Day, some Cubs fans lean into sports betting boom while others remain wary, target=null, primaryMediaType=null, timestamp=1774558191000, categoryUrl=https://chicago.suntimes.com/news, description=[{items=[Sports betting has exploded in Illinois since it was legalized in 2020. 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