Christoper Flexen: Everything you need to know

The Doosan Bears of the Korea Baseball Organization signed Flexen to a one-year, $1 million contract Thursday, The Korea Times reports. Flexen pitched for the Bears in 2020 before spending the last five seasons with major-league clubs. In eight seasons at the big-league level, the right-hander has collected a 4.83 ERA.

Flexen was released by the Cubs on Sunday, per MLB's transactions log. Flexen was designated for assignment by Chicago on Tuesday and failed to draw interest on the waiver wire. He'll search for an opportunity elsewhere rather than accept a minor-league assignment.

The Cubs designated Flexen for assignment Tuesday. Although he looked like a dominant force out of the bullpen for much of the first half of the season, Flexen has been in a rough patch lately, posting a 7.24 ERA and 1.68 WHIP across 13.2 innings since the beginning of July. His sudden decline will now cost him his spot on the Cubs, though other teams looking for a multi-inning bullpen option could pick him up and aim to get him back on track. Gavin Hollowell was recalled from Triple-A to fill the opening in Chicago's bullpen.