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Hoby Milner Becomes 12th Cubs Pitcher Currently on IL in Latest Stroke of Bad Luck The bad luck keeps piling up for the Chicago Cubs' pitching staff.
At this point, Cubs fans are bracing themselves every day in anticipation of a new, wild way Jun 12, 2026; San Francisco, California, USA; Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Hoby Milner throws against the San Francisco Giants during the seventh inning at Oracle Park.
Mandatory Credit: John Hefti-Imagn Images | John Hefti-Imagn ImagesAt this point, Cubs fans are bracing themselves every day in anticipation of a new, wild way that the Cubs will lose yet another pitcher to injury.
Left-handed reliever Hoby Milner had emergency appendectomy surgery on Friday night, the Cubs announced ahead of Saturday's matchup with the Milwaukee Brewers.As a result, he was placed on the 15-day IL, and the team recalled right-hander Tyler Ferguson from Triple-A Iowa in a corresponding move.at American Family Field."He actually Ubered himself to the emergency room and then had surgery.
Everything's fine now," Counsell said.
Altogether, 12 pitchers on the Cubs' 40-man roster are currently sidelined either temporarily or for the season.
Milner, whom the Cubs signed to a one-year, $3.75 million deal in free agency this offseason, has a 3.53 ERA, a 1.21 WHIP, and 18 strikeouts in 35.2 innings this season.He had a 3.84 ERA in 70.1 innings the latter a single-season career-high with the Texas Rangers last season.
Ferguson has made just two appearances for the Cubs this season after a trade with the Athletics in May.
He has a 2.70 ERA and five strikeouts in 3.1 innings pitched.
In 19 minor-league appearances with both the Cubs and Athletics organizations, Ferguson has a 4.18 ERA and 1.31 WHIP over 23.2 innings.In the other half of the Cubs' Saturday roster move, the team optioned right-hander Jayden Murray to Triple-A Iowa and added Bryse Wilson to the active roster.from the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday.
The right-hander made just one appearance for the Phillies this year, tossing two scoreless innings against the New York Mets on June 18.
Murray heads back to the minors after a brief, two-game stint, which saw him allow six earned runs over just three innings.The CubsI am a sports journalist and content producer born and raised on Chicago's North Side.
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