{"id":144807,"date":"2026-01-24T17:38:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T17:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=144807"},"modified":"2026-01-24T17:38:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T17:38:02","slug":"cubs-make-move-on-ex-astros-world-series-champ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=144807","title":{"rendered":"Cubs make move on ex-Astros World Series champ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ug-28-2025-Houston-Texas-USA-Houston-Astros-center-fielder-Chas-McCormick-20-hits-a-single-against-the-Colorado-Rockies-during-the-second-inning-at-Daikin-Park.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Aug 28, 2025; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Astros center fielder Chas McCormick (20) hits a single against the Colorado Rockies during the second inning at Daikin Park. Mandatory Credit: Erik Williams-Imagn Images\" \/><\/p>\n<article id=\"article-3677809\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In November, the Houston Astros <\/span>decided to place <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> World Series champion Chas McCormick on waivers. Two months later, McCormick is heading north <\/span>after signing <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> a minor league deal with the Chicago Cubs, per Fox Sports MLB.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Cubs are signing Chas McCormick to a minor league deal, per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chandler_Rome?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Chandler_Rome<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Xm0PCri9wJ\">pic.twitter.com\/Xm0PCri9wJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBONFOX\/status\/2014464993912107138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">McCormick <\/span>was a member <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> of the 2022 World Series championship team in Houston. Last year, he only batted .210 with five RBIs and 21 hits while playing in 64 games. In 2021, he <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">was selected<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> by the Astros in the 21st round of the 2017 MLB Draft.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It was during the 2022 postseason that McCormick made a name for himself. In Game 1 of the ALCS, he hit a home run off of Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt for his first career playoff homer. Additionally, McCormick hit the go-ahead two-run home run off of Garrit Cole in Game 3. Ultimately, the Astros would sweep the Yankees.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In Game 5 of the World Series against the Phillies, he made a spectacular catch against J.T. Realmuto in the outfield that saved the Astros&#8217; 3-2 lead. In the next game, Houston went on to win the series for the second time in five years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With the Cubs, he will report to MLB training camp. The Cubs are coming off a season in which they made it all the way to the NLDS. They first <\/span>defeated the San Diego Padres <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> in the NL Wild Card series. Ultimately, <\/span>they lost to the Milwaukee Brewers <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, but <\/span>made it to the postseason <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> for the first time since 2020.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the off-season, the Cubs <\/span>have a huge void <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> after losing Kyle Tucker to the LA Dodgers. McCormick will be playing in his fifth MLB season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In November, the Houston Astros decided to place World Series champion Chas McCormick on waivers. 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