Mt. Lebanon native Ian Happ, Cubs agree to $61 million, 3-year contract for 2024-26

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Mt. Lebanon native Ian Happ, Cubs agree to $61 million, 3-year contract for 2024-26

By Associated Press

1 Min Read • April 12, 2023 | 3 years Ago

| Wednesday, April 12, 2023 4:01 p.m.

Chicago Cubs’ Ian Happ plays in a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati, Tuesday, April 4, 2023.

CHICAGO — All-Star outfielder Ian Happ and the Chicago Cubs agreed Wednesday to a $61 million, three-year contract covering 2024-26.

Happ, a Mt. Lebanon native, agreed in January to a $10.85 million, one-year contract. His new deal calls for a $3 million signing bonus payable June 1 and salaries of $20 million in both 2025 and 2026, and $18 million in 2027. He gets a full no-trade provision and a hotel suite on road trips.

The 28-year-old would have been eligible for free agency after this year’s World Series.

Happ entered Wednesday’s game against Seattle batting .314 with one home run and six RBIs.

Happ was a first-time All-Star last year, when he hit .271 with 17 home runs, a career-high 42 doubles and 72 RBIs. Happ also earned his first NL Gold Glove. He hit a career-high 25 home runs in 2021.

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