Cubs, OF Ian Happ finalize three-year extension

Outfielder Ian Happ and the Chicago Cubs agreed to a three-year contract extension on Wednesday.

The team announced the deal and, according to multiple reports, the three-year deal is worth $61 million covering the 2024-26 seasons. The Cubs avoided arbitration in January by signing Happ to a one-year, $10.85 million contract for 2023.

He made his first All-Star team and won his first Gold Glove in 2022, batting .271 wit