Cubs Injury Notes: Hoerner, Alzolay, Almonte

Nico Hoerner
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A few injury updates to run by you in advance of tonight’s Cubs-Rays game …

  • Firstly, and of most immediate concern, it sure doesn’t sound like Nico Hoerner is going on the Injured List:
  • In other words, the Cubs must feel like he is much closer to a full return than requiring another seven days on the shelf (which is what would be left of a minimum IL stint after backdating). Let’s hope everyone involved is right, and Hoerner is back and starting within a day or two *AND* is no worse for doing so.
  • On the pitching side, a positive update on Adbert Alzolay, who’ll be very slowly working his way back from a flexor/forearm strain in his pitching arm:
  • Alzolay is on the 60-day IL as of May 13, so he is ineligible to return to the Cubs any time before July 12 no matter what. That gives the Cubs and Alzolay at least a month to ramp back up – that is to say, there’d be no point in going any faster. In these situations following a shutdown, the ramp up is typically at least a month anyway, so, either way, I would not expect to see Alzolay back until after the All-Star break, and maybe longer.
  • Meghan Montemurro adds one more update, with Yency Almonte (right shoulder strain) throwing a 30-pitch bullpen session in Arizona. Once he’s facing batters and gets on the rehab circuit, we’ll have a better idea of how soon he might return. It still figures to be multiple weeks. Almonte has been out since May 8.
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