This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Cubs injury news and transactions.
LATEST INJURIES
SS Dansby Swanson
Injury: Left side/oblique strain
IL date: Aug. 17 (10-day IL)
Expected return: September
Status: Resumed defensive work on Aug. 28 at Wrigley Field. On target to resume light swinging next week. MRI on Aug. 17 showed an oblique strain, likely requiring at least four weeks to return. (Last updated: Aug. 29) More >>
RHP Edward Cabrera
Injury: Right middle finger (blister)
IL date: Aug. 17 (15-day IL)
Expected return: September
Status: Threw bullpen session on Aug. 25 and live BP on Aug. 28. Scheduled to begin a Minor League rehab stint with Triple-A Iowa week of Aug. 31, per manager Craig Counsell. Cabrera will return for shorter stints, likely as a reliever. (Last updated: Aug. 29) More >>
LHP Justin Steele
Injury: Left elbow flexor strain
IL date: March 25 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Late in 2026 season
Status: Threw two innings of live BP on Aug. 25 and was scheduled to pitch in a "bridge game" in Arizona on Aug. 29, per manager Craig Counsell. If Steele returns to Cubs this year, it will likely be in a relief role. (Last updated: Aug. 29)
RHP Shelby Miller
Injury: Right elbow surgery
IL date: March 1 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Potentially September
Status: Struck out one and walked two in one-third of an inning (15 pitches) on Aug. 28. Is eight outings into a Minor League rehab assignment and has an outside chance to join the Cubs' bullpen before the end of the season. (Last updated: Aug. 29)
LHP Hoby Milner
Injury: Appendicitis
IL date: June 27 (15-day IL, retroactive to June 26)
Expected return: August or September
Status: Threw nine pitches in one inning of work for Triple-A Iowa in his 10th rehab appearance on Aug. 25. A decision on Milner's return to Chicago should be coming soon, per manager Craig Counsell. (Last updated: Aug. 28)
RHP Ben Brown
Injury: Stress reaction (neck)
IL date: June 24 (transferred to 60-day IL on Aug. 3)
Expected return: September
Status: Previous symptoms reappeared after throwing 34 pitches over two innings in his Aug. 25 bridge camp game at Sloan Park in Arizona, and have continued to worsen. Manager Craig Counsell said Brown will return to Chicago with the team to “regroup.” (Last updated: Aug. 26) More >>
RHP Phil Maton
Injury: Right knee tendinitis
IL date: July 20 (60-day IL)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Dealing with partially torn patellar tendon. Transferred to 60-day IL on Aug. 19. Manager Craig Counsell said a decision is likely coming soon whether he tries to return in 2026 or shuts things down. (Last updated: Aug. 19) More >>
RHP Hunter Harvey
Injury: Stress reaction near right triceps/shoulder
IL date: April 12 (retroactive to April 9, transferred to 60-day IL on May 17)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Continuing a throwing program at the team's camp in Arizona, but has not recovered well between bullpen sessions. Manager Craig Counsell said Harvey may be "running out of time" for a return in 2026. (Last updated: Aug. 19) More >>
RHP Gavin Hollowell
Injury: Right shoulder inflammation
IL date: July 31 (15-day IL)
Expected return: September
Status: Manager Craig Counsell said on Aug. 19 that Hollowell has resumed throwing after a down period that was longer than initially expected. His timetable remains unclear. (Last updated: Aug. 19)
LHP Riley Martin
Injury: Left flexor strain (elbow)
IL date: April 26 (retroactive to April 24, transferred to 60-day IL on May 17)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Has continued to throw in Arizona, but manager Craig Counsell said the lefty will not rejoin the Cubs this season. (Last updated: Aug. 19)
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. After a recent trip to Chicago to be around the team, Horton has headed back to Arizona to continue rehabbing. (Last updated: Aug. 3) 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)
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 >>
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
Aug. 28
• UTIL Matt Shaw: Activated from 10-day injured list More >>
• OF Kevin Alcántara: Optioned to Triple-A Iowa
Aug. 21
• INF Gabriel Arias: Added to 26-man roster
• RHP Daniel Palencia: Reinstated from 60-day IL
• INF Owen Miller: Designated for assignment
• RHP Javier Assad: Optioned to Triple-A
Aug. 19
• INF Gabriel Arias: Claimed off waivers from the Mets More >>
• RHP Phil Maton: Transferred to 60-day IL