Cubs Legend Kyle Hendricks Retiring After 12 Seasons

AP Photo/Charles Rex ArbogastFrom the early comps to Greg Maddux to a starring role in the Cubs’ 2016 World Series championship, Kyle Hendricks cemented himself as a legend over 11 seasons on the North Side. He then headed back to his Southern California roots to pitch one season in Anaheim, but the time has come for him to hang it up. Though he initially dismissed a September report from Bob Nightengale that he would be retiring, Maddie Lee of the Sun-Times has confirmed that Hendricks is calling it a career.

And what a career it was. He went 105-91 over 307 appearances (301 starts), with 97 of those wins coming as a Cub. Hendricks’ 3.79 ERA was inflated by a handful of rough seasons over…