PATRICK WISDOM NEWS

Headed for Korea Wisdom signed with the Kia Tigers of the Korea Baseball Organization on Saturday.

Impact The Cubs moved on from Wisdom earlier this offseason, non-tendering him after he slashed .171/.237/.392 with eight homers, 23 RBI and five stolen bases in 75 games. He had slugged at least 20 home runs in each of the three previous seasons, and he'll now head overseas with hopes of re-establishing himself at the plate.

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Let go by Cubs Wisdom was non-tendered by the Cubs on Friday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Impact Wisdom was designated for assignment Wednesday and will now be a free agent. He was still a solid source of power in 2024 by posting a .221 ISO across 174 plate appearances, though that came with a .171 average and 33.9 percent strikeout rate.

NOVEMBER 23 • ROTOWIRE

Patrick Wisdom landing spots: 3 potential destinations for veteran slugger after being DFA'd by Cubs Patrick Wisdom's tenure with the Chicago Cubs appears to have ended after the team designated him for assignment on Wednesday.

NOVEMBER 20 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

Designated for assignment The Cubs designated Wisdom for assignment Wednesday, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.

Impact The move clears a spot on the 40-man roster for the newly-acquired Eli Morgan. Wisdom, 33, fell off to a lowly .171/.237/.392 batting line this season for the Cubs. Rather than pay him a raise in arbitration, the team is removing him from the roster now. Wisdom slugged 76 homers from 2021-23 and still hits the ball very hard when he makes contact, so he should be able to find work with a club that's willing to deal with his strikeout problems.

NOVEMBER 20 • ROTOWIRE

Provides offense Saturday Wisdom went 1-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Nationals.

Impact Wisdom provided all of his team's offense and snapped Mackenzie Gore's no-hit bid in the loss, which eliminated the Cubs from playoff contention. The 33-year-old has mostly served in a reserve role, but with Chicago eliminated, he may see an uptick in playing time during the final few games of the regular season. Wisdom offers some pop, though he is only batting .186 this year and is mostly off the fantasy radar.

SEPTEMBER 22 • ROTOWIRE

Launches seventh homer Wisdom hit a two-run home run, walked and scored another run in Saturday's 14-2 win against the Marlins.

Impact Wisdom entered as a pinch hitter in the eighth, walked and scored a run. Then in the ninth, took infielder Vidal Brujan deep for his first home run since July 28. Wisdom has been an afterthought in the Cubs' lineup the whole second half of the season, as he's started just three of their last 20 games. The 32-year-old has struggled with a .203/.272/.447 slash line through 58 games.

AUGUST 24 • ROTOWIRE

Launches seventh homer Wisdom hit a two-run home run, walked and scored another run in Saturday's 14-2 win against the Marlins.

Impact Wisdom entered as a pinch hitter in the eighth, walked and scored a run. Then in the ninth, took infielder Vidal Brujan deep for his first home run since July 28. Wisdom has been an afterthought in the Cubs lineup the whole second half of the season, as he's started just three of their last 20 games. The 32-year-old has struggled with a .203/.272/.447 slash line through 58 appearances.

AUGUST 24 • ROTOWIRE

Seiya Suzuki homers twice to lead Cubs in 14-2 rout of Marlins

Seiya Suzuki homered twice and tripled, Shota Imanaga threw seven innings of two-run ball and the Chicago Cubs beat the Miami Marlins 14-2 on Saturday

AUGUST 24 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Continuing to see limited work Wisdom is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Tigers.

Impact Wisdom has started in just three of the Cubs' 18 games thus far in August and is expected to continue seeing limited usage while Michael Busch and Isaac Paredes are healthy and entrenched as the team's everyday starters in the corner infield. The 32-year-old has logged three straight seasons of 20-plus home runs, but he's slugged just six long balls so far in 2024 while receiving only 135 plate appearances.

AUGUST 22 • ROTOWIRE

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AUGUST 19 • MLB.COM

Cubs host the Cardinals to open 4-game series

The Chicago Cubs host the St. Louis Cardinals to start a four-game series

AUGUST 1 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Happ launches 2-run homer and Cubs pound out 17 hits in 13-4 rout of Reds

Ian Happ launched a two-run homer and the Chicago Cubs banged out nine doubles among their 17 hits in routing the Cincinnati Reds 13-4 to avoid a series sweep

AUGUST 1 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Reds host the Cubs to begin 3-game series

The Cincinnati Reds begin a three-game series at home against the Chicago Cubs on Monday

JULY 29 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Goes deep again Sunday Wisdom went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Sunday's 7-3 win over the Royals.

Impact Wisdom entered the ninth inning 0-for-4 with two strikeouts, but he salvaged his day with the solo blast, his sixth home run of the season. The veteran also went deep Saturday, hitting a go-ahead grand slam off the bench. While it's been a nice burst for Wisdom, he's still in a reserve role for the Cubs, which keeps his fantasy value limited.

JULY 28 • ROTOWIRE

Turns tide with grand slam Wisdom hit a grand slam in his only at-bat in Saturday's 9-4 win against the Royals.

Impact Chicago trailed by one run in the seventh inning before loading the bases with one out. Wisdom was brought in to pinch hit for Pete Crow-Armstrong and promptly belted a grand slam to turn the deficit into a lead. The slugger continues to receive limited opportunities, as he's played in just seven games in July and started only two of those. However, he has been impactful of late, collecting two homers and five RBI over his past five at-bats.

JULY 28 • ROTOWIRE

Turns tide with grand slam Wisdom hit a grand slam in his only at-bat in Saturday's 9-4 win against the Royals.

Impact Chicago trailed by one run in the seventh inning before loading the bases with one out. Wisdom was brought in to pinch hit for Pete Crow-Armstrong and promptly belted a grand slam to turn the deficit into a lead. The slugger continues to receive limited opportunities, as he's played in just seven games in July and started only two of those. However, he has been impactful of late, collecting two homers and five RBI over his past five at-bats.

JULY 28 • ROTOWIRE

Pinch of Wisdom: Cubs slugger cracks pinch-hit, go-ahead slam KANSAS CITY -- With one swing, Patrick Wisdom crushed an entire week's worth of frustration and sent it 430 feet. After the Cubs failed to s...

JULY 28 • MLB.COM

Patrick Wisdom hits grand slam as a pinch hitter in the 7th, the Cubs beat the Royals 9-4

Patrick Wisdom hit a grand slam as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning, Seiya Suzuki also homered and the Chicago Cubs beat the Kansas City Royals 9-4 on Saturday night

JULY 28 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Goes deep off bench Wisdom went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Cardinals.

Impact Wisdom entered the game as a defensive replacement in the fifth inning and later hit his fourth home run of the year in the ninth. The 32-year-old remains a clear bench player for the Cubs, with the likes of Michael Busch and Christopher Morel ahead of him at the corner infield spots, so Wisdom is unlikely to have a ton of fantasy value the rest of the way unless any regulars get hurt.

JULY 14 • ROTOWIRE

Severino throws 6 shutout innings and Mets top Cubs 5-2 after Díaz ejected before throwing a pitch

Luis Severino tossed six shutout innings, Francisco Lindor and Brandon Nimmo hit back-to-back homers and the New York Mets topped the Chicago Cubs 5-2 after closer Edwin Díaz was e...

JUNE 24 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gibson dominates, Pagés homers as Cardinals beat Cubs 3-0

Kyle Gibson pitched two-hit ball over seven innings, Pedro Pagés broke a scoreless tie when he led off the eighth with his first career homer and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the C...

JUNE 14 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Patrick Wisdom homers in the 10th, lifting Chicago Cubs to 5-4 win over Pittsburgh Pirates

Cody Bellinger hit a go-ahead single before Patrick Wisdom added insurance with a home run in the 10th inning, lifting the Chicago Cubs to a 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates for...

MAY 12 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cubs hit three home runs and stifle late Brewers rally in series-tying 6-5 win

Nico Hoerner hit his first career lead-off home run, Christopher Morel hit his third homer in as many games and Patrick Wisdom sent one into the stands as the Chicago Cubs beat the...

MAY 4 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Shota Imanaga continues impressive MLB start, raising record to 4-0 as Cubs beat Red Sox 7-1

Shota Imanaga continued the impressive start to his major league career by pitching one-run ball into the seventh inning, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 7-1 victory over the Boston...

APRIL 27 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Will open season on IL Wisdom (back) will open the season on the injured list, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Impact It's not clear what the official diagnosis was with Wisdom's back injury, but the club hopes his stay on the IL will be a brief one. Once healthy, Wisdom is projected to see starts against left-handed pitching between third base, first base and designated hitter.

MARCH 22 • ROTOWIRE