<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cubs-news-nico-hoerner-agree-contract-opening-day');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cubs, Nico Hoerner agree to $35 million contract before Opening Day');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Screen-Shot-2023-03-27-at-9.57.15-PM.png"></figure><h1>Cubs, Nico Hoerner agree to $35 million contract before Opening Day</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-27T19:04:49-07:00">March 27th, 7:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-27T19:04:49-07:00">March 27th, 7:04pm</time><address><a>Andrew Meyers</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cubs-questions-need-answers-2023-opening-day" rel="noopener">The Chicago Cubs locked up</a> one of their top players Monday night, signing second baseman Nico Hoerner to a <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1640521089888428032" rel="noopener">three-year, $35 million extension</a>, according to Jeff Passan.</p><p>The deal will keep Hoerner in Chicago through the 2025 season, clearing out his final two arbitration years and one year of free agency. Hoerner is now set to hit the market before his age-29 season.</p><p>A first-round pick for the Cubs in 2018, Hoerner made his MLB debut the following September. After the shortened 2020 season and an injury-plagued 2021, Hoerner broke out last season with a .281/.327/.410 slash line, 22 doubles, 20 stolen bases and 60 runs scored. He also was elite defensively at short, collecting 13 Outs Above Average.</p><p>Hoerner is expected to be the everyday second baseman for the Cubs in 2023 and beyond following the signing of Dansby Swanson.</p><p>The 2023 season will truly be the start of a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cubs-3-players-who-need-bounce-back-seasons" rel="noopener">new era for the Cubs.</a> Only one player (Kyle Hendricks) remains from the 2016 World Series championship team following the departure of Willson Contreras to the division rival St. Louis Cardinals.</p><p>Despite back-to-back losing seasons, there is optimism surrounding the Cubs this year, thanks in large part to players like Hoerner and Swanson. Chicago’s lineup boasts plenty of familiar names, but most of them are coming off of down years with hopes of regaining form from earlier in their careers.</p><p>Hoerner and Swanson will be joined by 2019 NL MVP Cody Bellinger and veterans Trey Mancini and Eric Hosmer.</p><p>Whether the Cubs are playoff contenders in 2023 or beyond, one thing is certain. Nico Hoerner will be sticking around in Chicago for a while.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cubs, Nico Hoerner agree to $35 million contract before Opening Day

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Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Nico <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/i-could-visibly-see-a-horse-cubs-ss-nico-hoerners-hilarious-field-of-dreams-game-admission" rel="noopener">Hoerner is entering</a> his fifth season with the Chicago Cubs. This year won’t be like the others as Cubs’ manager David <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cubs-news-david-ross-fate-in-chicago-revealed" rel="noopener">Ross has granted</a> Hoerner some extra responsibilities.</p><p>Ross wants Hoerner <a href="https://theathletic.com/4270340/2023/03/02/cubs-nico-hoerner-marcus-stroman/" rel="noopener">to bat leadoff</a> this upcoming season, via Patrick Mooney of The Athletic. Ross has been impressed with Hoerner’s leadership skills overall and thinks who he is as a player will translate well into the top spot.</p><p>“When I look at Nico, it’s about setting a tone for our group to start a game,” Ross said. “He’s as ready to go as anybody I’ve ever been around. Something about the way he plays sets a great tone for our team, so I like him starting things off.”</p><p>In his four years with the Cubs, Nico Hoerner has appeared in 247 total games. He has hit leadoff just three times. But as Ross tries to get a spark out of the Cubs, he’s going to try Hoerner leading off to begin the season.</p><p>The Cubs are in need of a bit of a jolt offensively. Chicago finished the 2022 season ranked 19th in the MLB with a batting average of .238. Their 657 runs scored ranked 22nd.</p><p>Over his major league career, Hoerner is a .277 hitter with 13 home runs, 101 RBI and 20 stolen bases. Most of Hoerner’s production came last season, when he hit .281 with 10 home runs, 55 stolen bases and 20 stolen bases.</p><p>After a productive 2022, David Ross wants to see more out of Hoerner’s bat. The Cubs middle infielder could have an opportunity to lead what could be a solid Chicago lineup to start the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cubs’ David Ross makes bold Nico Hoerner move for Opening Day

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There were plenty of interesting sights and sounds from the game, with legendary father-son duo Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. making a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-news-field-of-dreams-game-gets-emotional-recreation-from-ken-griffey-jr-and-sr/">cameo appearance</a> to recreate a scene from the iconic movie before the contest.</p><p>The Cubs and Reds also hilariously enjoyed the wonders of the cornfield, taking a pregame stroll through the stalks before emerging out of them onto the field. But one of the funnier moments happened after the game. Cubs shortstop Nico Hoerner provided one of the more memorable quotes when discussing what the atmosphere was like. Here’s what he had to say, per Jesse Rogers of ESPN.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Nico Hoerner : “It felt like a college atmosphere. Definitely not normal. I could visibly see a horse from shortstop pretty easily."</p><p>— Jesse Rogers (@JesseRogersESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/JesseRogersESPN/status/1557930045460594688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 12, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Nico Hoerner said that the Field of Dreams Game felt like a “college atmosphere.” That’s fair. The crowd, which featured an announced attendance of 7,283, certainly did bring the energy. But then the Cubs shortstop said something hilarious about the contest vs. the Reds.</p><p>Hoerner said that he “could visibly see a horse.” A <i>horse?! </i>No wonder the Cubs shortstop said the Field of Dreams Game was “not normal.”</p><p>It’s pretty comical to imagine Hoerner’s thought process when he was lining up at short against the Reds. Getting into his stance before the pitch, when, out of the corner of his eye, he sees a stallion in the background.</p><p>Wild. The only sign of horses on the site of the Field of Dreams Game was before the contest, when <a href="https://twitter.com/AlyssaHertel/status/1557861364772765696">Clydesdales were spotted</a> outside the stadium.</p><p>We’ll never know what horse Nico Hoerner saw while playing in the Field of Dreams Game. But he sure did provide one of the more memorable quotes of the baseball season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

‘I could visibly see a horse’: Cubs SS Nico Hoerner’s hilarious Field of Dreams Game admission

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Moreover, Hoerner is immediately getting a starting opportunity Friday afternoon against the Milwaukee Brewers, according to <a href="https://twitter.com/JesseRogersESPN/status/1385612149729464321">Jesse Rogers of ESPN.</a></p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Nico Hoerner gets the start today for the Cubs. Javy Baez batting clean up. Big April series between Cubs/Brewers.</p><p>— Jesse Rogers (@JesseRogersESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/JesseRogersESPN/status/1385612149729464321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 23, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>This is a big chance for Hoerner, who spent the first 21 days of the season at <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/mlb/chicago-cubs/roster">the team’s alternate site.</a></p><p>The 23-year-old had been one of Chicago’s top prospects when he arrived as a September call-up in 2019. He impressed over the course of a 20-game stint, hitting .282 with three homers and 17 RBI and playing plus defense.</p><p>Hoerner–like many others–struggled in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, hitting just .222 with a .571 OPS. But he was a Gold Glove finalist and inspired quite a bit of excitement when he showed up to camp looking physically stronger.</p><p>Indeed, Hoerner had a big spring, hitting .364 with seven extra-base hits in 17 games. But it was not enough to earn him a spot on the Opening Day roster, as the Cubs opted for David Bote and Eric Sogard at second base.</p><p>Some Cubs fans posted the notion Hoerner’s demotion was about service-time manipulation. But <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/mlb/chicago-cubs/roster">the team’s</a> willingness to add him to the roster following Pederson’s injury suggests that was never the case.</p><p>Chicago’s offense is hoping for sustained momentum after a sweep of the New York Mets. Manager David Ross will give Hoerner the chance to bring his contact-oriented approach and tremendous glovework to the field Friday against the Brewers.</p><p>Perhaps Hoerner will stick if he impresses.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.241	1	3	0.689	0

2023 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.241	1	3	0.689	0

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