The Cubs are bringing Gabe Klobosits back on a minor league deal, according to 7 News’ Ari Alexander.
It’s a second straight year in the organization for the right-hander, whose first Cubs minor league contract led to a solid run at Triple-A Iowa. In 33 1/3 innings there, Klobosits posted a 3.51 ERA with a 26.9% strikeout rate and a 13.8% walk rate.
That return to affiliated ball was notable on its own. Before joining the Cubs last offseason, Klobosits had spent the previous two years with independent league clubs. He had not pitched in affiliated baseball since 2023.
Klobosits has been around the pro game for a while. The Nationals took him in the 36th round of the 2017 draft, and his career has included plenty of stops and starts. Tommy John surgery wiped out most of 2018 and 2019, and he also missed the entire 2020 season when the minor league year was canceled because of the pandemic.
He did get a brief look in Washington, logging 11 1/3 innings of 5.56 ERA ball for the Nationals in 2021. After that, he spent the next two seasons in the minors with the A’s and Blue Jays before heading to indy ball.
Across his Triple-A career, Klobosits owns a 4.09 ERA, 23.18% strikeout rate, and 12.3% walk rate in 81 1/3 innings. He has worked almost entirely out of the bullpen, with only a few pseudo-starts as an opener mixed in.
The source notes that his shaky control and a two-month stint on the injured list in 2026 likely limited his chances, even for a Cubs club that needed healthy relievers. Still, Chicago liked enough of what it saw to keep the 31-year-old in the organization.
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