The Chicago Cubs reached an agreement free-agent closer Craig Kimbrel on Wednesday, according to The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal.
Terms of the contract were not immediately disclosed.
It marks the fourth team of the reliever's career.
Boston extended Kimbrel the $17.9 million qualifying offer, but the reliever declined it. By waiting until after June 2 to sign the free agent, Chicago avoided having to give up draft pick compensation.
He sat out the start of the 2019 campaign as he waited for the right deal to present itself. The Athletic's Jim Bowden reported in April that Kimbrel's agent, Dave Meter, was initially seeking a six-year, $120 million deal for his client, though he later lowered the asking price to the $100 million range over five years.