According to Bob Nightengale, the Chicago Cubs are signing recently released former Braves reliever Aaron Bummer.

The Chicago Cubs sign veteran reliever Aaron Bummer to a minor league contract after being recently released by Atlanta.

— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) May 27, 2026

Aaron Bummer’s time in Atlanta was not as miserable as most Braves fans would like to describe. The Braves squeezed two good years out of him as a middle reliever after acquiring him for essentially nothing from the White Sox.

The extension Alex Anthopoulos handed him was always the mistake, and unfortunately if you’re a Cubs fans stumbling upon this article, there’s not a lot of good things to say about Aaron Bummer today.

He suffered a shoulder injury towards the end of last season, and it was evident throughout this season that it’s something that is still affecting him. His life and velocity dropped on all of his offerings, leading to a 7.63 ERA over 19 appearances.

It got so bad at the end that he couldn’t even be trusted in garbage time situations and help save the bullpen, leaving the Braves with no option but to release him despite the fact he’s owed $9.5 million this year.

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