This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Cubs injury news and transactions.
LATEST INJURIES
LHP Riley Martin
Injury: Left elbow inflammation
IL date: April 26 (60-day IL, retroactive to April 24)
Expected return: June/July
Status: Felt some discomfort in April 23 outing. Further testing showed a flexor strain; timetable estimated to be around eight weeks. Transferred to 60-day IL on May 17. (Last updated: May 17) More >>
LHP Matthew Boyd
Injury: Left meniscus
IL date: May 6 (15-day IL, retroactive to May 4)
Expected return: Late June/early July
Status: Underwent left knee meniscectomy on May 7. Threw lightly off mound on May 16. Bullpen session could come during week of May 18, per manager Craig Counsell. Timeline (six weeks) unchanged. (Last updated: May 17) More >>
LHP Caleb Thielbar
Injury: Left hamstring strain
IL date: April 24 (15-day IL)
Expected return: As soon as May 18-20
Status: Followed live BP on May 13 with first Minor League rehab outing on May 16. Logged 23 pitches for High-A South Bend in one scoreless inning (one hit, one walk, two strikeouts). (Last updated: May 17)
RHP Hunter Harvey
Injury: Right triceps inflammation
IL date: April 12 (60-day IL, retroactive to April 9)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Had setback (stress reaction near triceps/shoulder) after May 7 bullpen session, per manager Craig Counsell. Shut down for a month and moved rehab to Arizona. Transferred to 60-day IL on May 17. (Last updated: May 17) More >>
LHP Justin Steele
Injury: Left elbow
IL date: March 25 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Second half of 2026
Status: Felt discomfort in recent bullpen session. Checkup with Dr. Keith Meister (who did Steele's UCL revision repair on April 18, 2025) showed a flexor strain. Shut down from throwing until asymptomatic, and will be rechecked in a month. (Last updated: April 28) More >>
RHP Jaxon Wiggins (Cubs' No. 1 prospect, No. 50 overall)
Injury: Right elbow inflammation
IL date: April 15 (7-day Minor League IL)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Last pitched on April 4 for Iowa. Moved to Minor League IL out of caution. Has resumed playing catch, per president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer. (Last updated: April 25) More >>
RHP Porter Hodge
Injury: Right flexor strain
IL date: March 25 (60-day IL)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Underwent reconstruction of ulnar collateral ligament with an internal brace April 20 via Dr. Keith Meister. Initial timetable for return is 12-14 months. (Last updated: April 24)
RHP Cade Horton
Injury: Damaged UCL in right elbow
IL date: April 5 (transferred to 60-day IL on April 18)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Underwent a right UCL revision repair with an internal brace on April 16. Timetable for return is estimated around 15-16 months. (Last updated: April 18) More >>
1B Tyler Austin
Injury: Right knee
IL date: March 24 (60-day IL)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Underwent a right patellar tendon debridement on Feb. 24. Could miss months while recovering. (Last updated: March 24) More >>
RHP Shelby Miller
Injury: Right elbow surgery
IL date: March 1 (60-day IL)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Underwent surgery to repair a torn right UCL and flexor tendon last October. Signed a two-year deal with Chicago on Feb. 16 with an eye toward contributing in 2027. (Last updated: March 2) More >>
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
May 17
• RHP Ty Blach: Contract selected from Triple-A Iowa
• RHP Javier Assad: Optioned to Triple-A Iowa
• RHP Hunter Harvey: Transferred from 15-day IL to 60-day IL
• RHP Christian Roa: Claimed off waivers from Orioles, optioned to Triple-A Iowa
• LHP Riley Martin: Transferred from 15-day IL to 60-day IL
May 16
• LHP Jordan Wicks: Activated from 15-day IL and optioned to Triple-A Iowa
• RHP Caleb Thielbar: Sent on rehab assignment to High-A South Bend
May 8
• RHP Ethan Roberts: Activated from 15-day IL
• RHP Gavin Hollowell: Optioned to Triple-A Iowa