Cubs Get Pitching Help, Acquire RHP Kevin Gausman From Blue Jays

Veteran starting pitcher Kevin Gausman will head to a new team for the final months of his current deal. The Toronto Blue Jays have traded Gausman to the Chicago Cubs, providing his new team with a dependable arm in their chase for the postseason. The Blue Jays will receive outfielder Brett Bateman and infielder Ty Southisene. Gausman is in the final months of the five-year, $110 million deal he signed with Toronto in 2021. He'll be a free agent at the end of this season. Over 22 starts this season, the 35-year-old right-handed pitcher has thrown 127 ⅓ innings, going 5-10 with a 4.38 ERA. He has struck out 127 and walked 36. Gausman was a key contributor to the Blue Jays' AL pennant season in 2025. He finished the regular season with a 10–11 record, 3.59 ERA, and 189 strikeouts in 193 innings pitched. He made five postseason starts, going 2–3 with a 2.93 ERA as Toronto reached the World Series for the first time since 1993.