Chicago Cubs reliever Porter Hodge to undergo season-ending UCL surgery, another injury blow to pitching staff

President of baseball operations Jed Hoyer to 'come up with real options' for Cubs' injured pitching staff

Cubs manager Craig Counsell announced that right-handed reliever Porter Hodge suffered a setback recovering from a flexor strain and will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on his ulnar collateral ligament.

Chicago Cubs reliever Porter Hodge to undergo season-ending UCL surgery, another injury blow to pitching staff

Chicago Cubs reliever Porter Hodge will undergo season-ending ulnar collateral ligament surgery Monday. They have 10 pitchers from their 40-man roster on the injured list.

Chicago Cubs Suffer Yet Another Season-Ending Pitching Injury

Chicago Cubs reliever Porter Hodge will undergo Tommy John surgery amid a litany of pitching injuries.

Jed Hoyer to ‘come up with real options’ for Cubs’ injured pitching staff

PHILADELPHIA — Injuries have put Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer on the prowl for starting pitching. “You just immediately feel sorry for the player, but then you just process like, ‘Who’s up next?’ ” Hoyer said before the game Wednesday against the Phillies. “You have to move on quick mentally. It sounds cold-hearted, but that’s the nature of the job. The games go on, you have to find replacements.” Cubs manager Craig Counsell a…

Another Chicago Cubs Pitcher Will Undergo Season-Ending Surgery

You thought the pitching staff was in a brutal spot before, well now the Chicago Cubs announced that another pitcher is out for the rest of the 2026 season because of elbow surgery. If you still had your fingers crossed, hoping for a Porter Hodge comeback this year, forget about it now because the right-handed pitcher suffered a setback. On Wednesday, the Cubs ruled out Hodge for the rest of the year, and like Cade Horton, the exact elbow proced…