Cubs’ Matthew Boyd injures meniscus while playing with his kids
CHICAGO — The first-place Chicago Cubs suffered one other blow to their pitching employees after lefty Matthew Boyd injured his left meniscus while playing with his kids at dwelling Wednesday morning.
Boyd, 35, will bear surgical procedure and be out for a decided period of time, though the group does anticipate him again this season.
“Kind of an innocent, going down to the ground and getting back up,” supervisor Craig Counsell stated in regards to the damage. “He woke up this morning to a healthy player. He’s just trying to process it and get all the information from the doctors to figure out what’s next.”
Boyd, who made 31 begins in 2025 and took part within the World Baseball Classic throughout spring coaching, is happening the 15-day injured listing for the second time this season. He is 2-1 with a 6.00 ERA in 5 video games this season.
Counsell stated the group can have a clearer concept of how a lot time Boyd will miss following surgical procedure.
“It’ll be more than the minimum,” Counsell stated.
Boyd joins top-end starters Justin Steele (elbow) and Cade Horton (elbow) on the IL. Steele is predicted again later this summer season, however Horton is out till subsequent yr.
“It’s unexpected news, for sure,” Counsell stated. “We’re going to have to fill in around him. That’s going to be our task.”
The Cubs thought they added sufficient pitching depth within the offseason after buying and selling for righty Edward Cabrera and re-signing lefty Shota Imanaga. Now they will must navigate with out certainly one of their finest pitchers for the foreseeable future.
Counsell stopped wanting naming righty Javier Assad as Boyd’s substitute because the Cubs are working out of wholesome choices. The group has “loose” plans for Boyd’s subsequent begin, which comes Friday vs. the Texas Rangers.
The Cubs have overcome their pitching accidents to date this season because of a deep offense, which ranks third in scoring at 5.4 runs per sport. They’ve received seven in a row heading into Wednesday’s sport in opposition to the Cincinnati Reds after compiling a 10-game win streak earlier this season.
