With just a few hours to go until today’s MLB Trade Deadline, the Cubs and New York Yankees have made a trade:
Trade news: The New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs are in agreement on a trade that will send right-handed reliever Mark Leiter Jr. to the Yankees and infielder Ben Cowles and right-handed reliever Jack Neely to the Cubs, sources tell me and @kileymcd.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 30, 2024
Leiter has a 4.21 ERA and 1.101 WHIP in 39 relief appearances for the Cubs this year and overall in three Cubs seasons has posted a 3.