Overview
- His retirement was confirmed by the MLB Players Association after Chicago Sun-Times reporter Maddie Lee first reported the news.
- He finishes with a 105-91 record and a 3.79 ERA across 307 career games, including 301 starts.
- In 2025 with the Angels, he went 8-10 with a 4.76 ERA over 31 starts, logging 164 2/3 innings.
- He won the 2016 NL ERA title at 2.13, threw 7 1/3 scoreless innings to beat Clayton Kershaw in the NLCS clincher, and started Game 7 of the World Series.
- Drafted by the Rangers in 2011 and acquired by the Cubs in the 2012 Ryan Dempster trade, the Dartmouth alum earned the nickname “The Professor” for his command-first style.