Former Braves star Kyle Wright finds a new home
In a bit of good news involving an old friend after a whirlwind of a Tuesday, former Braves farmhand and 20-game winner Kyle Wright found a new home, inking a minor-league deal with the Chicago Cubs that includes an invite to Spring Training. Per @JonHeyman , The Chicago #Cubs are signing RHP Kyle Wright. It’s […] The post Former Braves star Kyle Wright finds a new home appeared first on SportsTalkATL.com.
In a bit of good news involving an old friend after a whirlwind of a Tuesday, former Braves farmhand and 20-game winner Kyle Wright found a new home, inking a minor-league deal with the Chicago Cubs that includes an invite to Spring Training.
Per @JonHeyman , The Chicago #Cubs are signing RHP Kyle Wright. It’s a minor league deal with a camp invite.
The 6’4, 215lb pitcher was the MLB’s last 20+ game single season winner back, which happened back in ‘24. pic.twitter.com/osj4rAIOcf
— Just Another Year Chicago: Cubs (@JAYChi_Cubs) February 11, 2026
Kyle Wright’s story is an all-too-familiar one for Braves fans, and it’s one that feels eerily relevant given the recent development with Spencer Schwellenbach heading to the 60-day IL with another elbow issue.
With Wright, though, it was his shoulder that ultimately derailed his career. Just one season after winning 20 games for the Braves and finishing 10th in the NL Cy Young voting, he underwent surgery, and the club felt a full recovery was unlikely, ultimately trading him for a sack of potatoes in November of 2023.
So far, the Braves’ assessment has proven accurate. He has yet to make an MLB appearance since 2023 and has pitched in only eight games total since that season — a brutal turn for a young pitcher who looked to be on the cusp of stardom.
Wright will have a lot to prove to make the Cubs’ Opening Day roster out of camp, and at 30 years old, his opportunities are clearly dwindling. That said, baseball is full of reclamation stories that somehow work out. It would be awesome to see Wright find a second act somewhere after everything he’s been through.
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