This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Cubs injury news and transactions.
LATEST INJURIES
UTIL Matt Shaw
Injury: Left wrist soreness
Expected return: Day to day
Status: Cubs manager Craig Counsell pinch-hit for Shaw in the ninth inning of a 4-3, 10-inning win over the Brewers on June 28 due to soreness in his left wrist. Counsell called it a "precautionary" move. (Last updated: June 28)
RHP Jaxon Wiggins (Cubs' No. 3 prospect, No. 83 overall)
Injury: Right elbow inflammation
IL date: April 15 (7-day Minor League IL)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Logged 3 2/3 innings (57 pitches) for High-A South Bend on June 27. Struck out four, walked none and allowed no runs in his third outing since returning to game action. (Last updated: June 28) More >>
RHP Ben Brown
Injury: Stress reaction (neck)
IL date: June 24 (15-day IL, retroactive to June 21)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Diagnosed with stress reaction in bone within neck. Same area and issue as 2024, which was misdiagnosed as an osteoma at the time. Will need to let bone heal before being reassessed and mapping out a throwing program. (Last updated: June 27) More >>
LHP Hoby Milner
Injury: Appendicitis
IL date: June 27 (15-day IL, retroactive to June 26)
Expected return: August
Status: Appendix flared up overnight and Milner required an appendectomy on June 27, per manager Craig Counsell. Estimated timetable is 4-6 weeks. (Last updated: June 27) More >>
RHP Jameson Taillon
Injury: Left hamstring strain
IL date: June 9 (15-day IL, retroactive to June 8)
Expected return: July
Status: Threw a bullpen session on June 26 and is scheduled for live BP on June 30 in Chicago. Manager Craig Counsell did not rule out Taillon making a start before the All-Star break. (Last updated: June 27) More >>
RHP Phil Maton
Injury: Right knee tendinitis
IL date: June 26 (15-day IL)
Expected return: Second half
Status: Pitched on June 25 in New York. Being given rest period to help manage recurrence of knee issue that also kept him on IL from April 8-26. (Last updated: June 26)
LHP Justin Steele
Injury: Left elbow flexor strain
IL date: March 25 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Second half of 2026
Status: Resumed throwing on June 22. Will continue to be monitored as he builds up, but president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said Steele is unlikely to return as a starter this season. (Last updated: June 26) More >>
RHP Edward Cabrera
Injury: Left hamstring/adductor strain
IL date: June 24 (15-day IL)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Cabrera was injured June 23 stretching to receive a throw at first base. Timeline for his return TBD. (Last updated: June 24) More >>
RHP Daniel Palencia
Injury: Mild right flexor strain (elbow)
IL date: June 16 (15-day IL)
Expected return: TBD
Status: MRI showed a mild flexor strain. Will be shut down through the upcoming road trip (June 22-28) with goal of beginning a throwing program after that. Put on IL after not recovering well from June 15 outing. (Last updated: June 20) More >>
LHP Riley Martin
Injury: Left elbow inflammation
IL date: April 26 (retroactive to April 24, transferred to 60-day IL on May 17)
Expected return: July
Status: Has resumed playing catch after feeling some discomfort in April 23 outing. Further testing showed a flexor strain; timetable estimated to be around eight weeks. (Last updated: June 10) More >>
RHP Hunter Harvey
Injury: Right triceps inflammation
IL date: April 12 (retroactive to April 9, transferred to 60-day IL on May 17)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Had setback (stress reaction near triceps/shoulder) after May 7 bullpen session, per Counsell. Shut down for a month and moved rehab to Arizona. (Last updated: May 17) 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
June 28
• LHP Jordan Wicks: Recalled from Triple-A Iowa
• RHP Vince Velasquez: Designated for assignment
June 27
• RHP Bryse Wilson: Added to active roster
• RHP Jayden Murray: Optioned to Triple-A Iowa
• LHP Hoby Milner: Placed on 15-day IL due to appendicitis
• RHP Tyler Ferguson: Recalled from Triple-A Iowa
June 26
• RHP Phil Maton: Placed on 15-day IL with right knee tendinitis
• LHP David Peterson: Added to active roster