Former Seattle Mariners Pitcher and Washington Native Matthew Boyd Signs with Cubs

Boyd, who helped the Mariners break the drought in 2022, has earned a two-year deal with the Chicago Cubs.

Seattle Mariners players and staff, including relief pitcher Matthew Boyd (first row, second from left) and catcher Cal Raleigh (first row second from right) celebrate in the dugout following a 2-1 victory against the Oakland Athletics to clinch a wild card playoff berth at T-Mobile Park in 2022. / Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images

Washington native and former Seattle Mariners pitcher Matthew Boyd found his newest home on Monday morning, inking a two-year deal with the Chicago Cubs.

Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports that the deal is for $29 million.

Boyd gets $29M for 2 years. $14.5M a year Plus $1M pbs (500K each year) #Cubs https://t.co/qy3QNP82pR

— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) December 2, 2024

The 33-year-old Boyd has spent parts of 10 years in the big leagues with the Detroit Tigers, Mariners and Cleveland Guardians. He made his debut in 2015 and struck out a whopping 238 batters for Detroit in 2019. He is a Mercer Island, Wash. native who played his college ball at Oregon State.

He struggled mightily during the COVID 2020 season, going 3-7 with a 6.71 ERA but pitched to a 3.89 in 2021. He was injured much of 2022 but came back to appear in 10 games as a reliever for the Mariners, who made the playoffs that season, finally breaking the drought. The M's had acquired him around the trade deadline.

After the M's made the playoffs that year, Boyd delivered a great post-game interview about what it meant for him to be a part of it all.

. @mattboyd48 officially made the @Mariners playoff roster. He was 10 in the fall of ‘01. I keep thinking about this incredible interview with @AngieMentink on @ROOTSPORTS_NW. Congratulations to one of the great people in @MLB. @MLBNetwork @SeattleSports pic.twitter.com/hRUH37h5IE

— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) October 7, 2022

He re-signed with the Tigers for the 2023 campaign but underwent Tommy John surgery after 15 appearances. Boyd resurfaced this season with the Guardians, making eight regular season starts and helping them win the American League Central. He went 2-2 with a 2.72 ERA, then allowed just one earned run in 11.2 playoff innings.

With Boyd's help, the Guardians advanced to the American League Championship Series, falling in five games against the New York Yankees.

With the Cubs, he figures to pair with Shota Imanaga, Jameson Taillon and Justin Steele in the rotation. Chicago finished second in the National League Central.

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