The Chicago Cubs have won exactly one World Series in the last 117 years, and it was the softest-tossing pitcher on the staff, righty Kyle Hendricks, who started the clinching game.

Hendricks carved out a 12-year career for himself, including the first 11 seasons in Chicago. A Dartmouth product who rarely topped 90 mph with his fastball, he developed a reputation for being one of the most cerebral pitchers in Major League Baseball, and at his best, his change-up was something wicked.

As he pitched into his mid-30s, however, Hendricks started getting hit pretty hard, and it was no secret throughout this season, his first with the Los Angeles Angels, that he was mulling retirement. On Monday, that expected news seems to be official.

According to a report from Maddie Lee of the Chicago S

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