{"id":138077,"date":"2026-01-11T13:41:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T13:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=138077"},"modified":"2026-01-11T13:41:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T13:41:01","slug":"cubs-just-dropped-a-175m-bomb-on-alex-bregman-chicagos-about-to-end-the-curse-%f0%9f%9a%a8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=138077","title":{"rendered":"Cubs just DROPPED a $175M BOMB on Alex Bregman \u2013 Chicago\u2019s about to end the curse?! \ud83d\udea8"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"article-3663482\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Alex-Bregman_09c29f.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Boston Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman (2) hits a three run home run against the Chicago Cubs during the eighth inning at Wrigley Field.\" \/>Alex Bregman is entering a new chapter. After a year with the Boston Red Sox, the star third baseman is moving to a new team. Alex Bregman signed a contract with the Chicago Cubs, per Jeff Passan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBREAKING: Third baseman Alex Bregman and the Chicago Cubs are in agreement on a free agent contract, sources tell ESPN,\u201d Passan posted on X.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Breg-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"AP Source: Alex Bregman agrees to five-year, $175M contract with Cubs -  Sportsnet.ca\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bob Nightengale reports that Bregman&#8217;s contract will not have an opt-out clause like his previous deal with the Red Sox. However, the new Cubs third baseman has a no-trade clause in his new contract.<\/p>\n<p>A long-time member of the Houston Astros, Bregman signed a three-year contract with the Red Sox last season. Bregman posted an OPS of .821 last season and hit 18 home runs, but Boston failed to make it to the postseason. After the season, the third-baseman opted out of his contract to test free agency.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/litehouse.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1000031002.jpg?fit=1344%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Chicago Cubs sign 3B Alex Bregman to a 5-year, $175M contract \u2013  Litehouse.media\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Cubs are coming off a successful season where they made it to the Divisional Series. However, when facing the Milwaukee Brewers, the Cubs fell just short of their goal. They almost pulled off the reverse sweep against the Brewers, but they fell just short in Game 5 and was ultimately eliminated from title contention.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Bregman is entering a new chapter. After a year with the Boston Red Sox, the star third baseman is moving to a new team. 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