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The Chicago Cubs are acquiring star outfielder Kyle Tucker in a trade with the Houston Astros, according to multiple reports Friday.

In return, the Astros will receive a package that includes infielder Isaac Paredes, with right-handed pitcher Hayden Wesneski and third-base prospect Cam Smith also in the mix, according to The Athletic.

Tucker, 27, batted .289 with 23 home runs and 49 RBIs in 78 games last season.

An All-Star in each of the past three seasons, Tucker missed three-plus months this season with a small fracture in his right shin from fouling a ball off it in early June.

He’s expected to make at least $15 million in arbitration for 2025 and is a free agent at the end of the season.

In 615 career games for Houston since making his debut in 2018, Tucker is a career .272 hitter with 121 homers, 133 doubles and 408 RBIs.

Smith, 21, is the No. 7 prospect in the Cubs’ organization according to MLB Pipeline. Drafted 14th in the first round earlier this year, Smith is primarily a third baseman but has played left field.

Paredes, 25, was used at three infield positions and hit 31 home runs with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2023 before a combined total of 19 homers last season split between the Rays and Cubs. Chicago acquired Paredes for three players in July.

Paredes won’t be a free agent until 2028.

He originally signed with the Cubs for $500,000 out of Mexico in 2015.

–Field Level Media