Carlos Zambrano’s Cubs career ended badly, with him stalking off the field after allowing five home runs to the Braves August 12, 2011 and saying he was “retiring.”
The following offseason Theo Epstein traded him to the Marlins, where he had a mediocre season and was let go. Since then, Zambrano has pitched in Triple-A for the Phillies, and in a couple of winter leagues, with little success.
Now, Big Z is making another attempt to come back to baseball, this time with the independent league Chicago Dogs.