CHICAGO (WGN) — The Chicago Cubs have inked former Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Colin Rea to a new contract where he’ll rejoin the North Siders for the 2025 MLB season.
Rea signed a one-year deal with a club option for 2026, the Cubs announced via X on Monday.
The 34-year-old right-handed pitcher had a career year in 2024. Rea went 12-6 with a 4.29 ERA in 167.2 innings across 32 games and 27 starts for the Brewers.
He is a six-year veteran of MLB and last played for the Cubs during the COVID-shortened 2020 season. Rea went 1-1 with a 5.79 ERA in nine games, two starts and three games finished for the North Siders that year.
To make room for Rea on the 40-man roster, the Cubs designated RHP Michael Arias for assignment, the Chicago Sun-Times’ Maddie Lee reports.