Veteran starting pitcher Kevin Gausman will join the Chicago Cubs for the final months of his current deal. The Toronto Blue Jays traded Gausman to the Cubs in exhange for outfielder Brett Bateman and infielder Ty Southisene, per FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal and The Athletic, providing Chicago with a dependable arm in its chase for the postseason. 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 121 innings, going 4-10 with a 4.51 ERA. He has struck out 123 and walked 35. Gausman was a key contributor to the Blue Jays' AL pennant season in 2025. He finished the regular season with a 1011 record, 3.59 ERA, and 189 strikeouts in 193 innings pitched. He made five postseason starts, going 23 with a 2.93 ERA as Toronto reached the World Series for the first time since 1993.