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flag The Cubs signed 34-year-old first baseman Tyler Austin to a $1.25 million one-year deal, his first MLB return since 2019.

flag The Chicago Cubs have signed 34-year-old first baseman Tyler Austin to a one-year, $1.25 million deal, marking their first major signing of the 2025 offseason. flag Austin, who played in MLB from 2016 to 2019 and spent the past six seasons in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars, returns to the majors after a strong performance in Japan, including a 197 wRC+ in 2024 and a 147 wRC+ in 2025 despite injuries. flag The low-risk move adds a right-handed bat to the bench to support left-handed hitter Michael Busch, with the Cubs aiming to bolster depth and experience ahead of the 2026 season.

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