Cubs top pitching prospect Brandon Birdsell to have season-ending elbow surgery

Cubs prospect Birdsell to undergo elbow surgery

Chicago Cubs pitching prospect Brandon Birdsell will have season-ending elbow surgery, dashing his hopes of making his major league debut in 2025.

Cubs top pitching prospect Birdsell to have season-ending elbow surgery

Chicago Cubs pitching prospect Brandon Birdsell will have season-ending elbow surgery, dashing his hopes of making his major league debut in 2025. Cubs assistant general manager Jared Banner made the announcement Tuesday before the team opened a three-game series at…

Cubs top pitching prospect Brandon Birdsell to have season-ending elbow surgery

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Cubs Pitching Prospect Having Season-Ending Surgery

A few weeks ago we learned that Chicago Cubs pitching prospect Brandon Birdsell would not pitch again in 2025, and now things have gotten worse. On Tuesday, Cubs assistant general manager Jared Banner announced that Birdsell will undergo surgery on his right elbow, which will not only cost him the rest of 2025, but will certainly take out a chunk of his 2026 season as well. Via the Associated Press. Banner said Birdsell would have the procedure…

Cubs' Brandon Birdsell To Undergo Elbow Surgery

Cubs prospect Brandon Birdsell, one of the top young arms in the system, will undergo surgery on his right elbow this week, assistant general manager Jared Banner announced yesterday (link via Janie McCauley of the Associated Press). Banner didn’t provide specifics regarding the injury, noting only that the procedure will be performed by Dr. Keith Meister — one of the industry’s most prominent orthopedic surgeons — and that more information will…

Cubs prospect Brandon Birdsell to have season-ending elbow surgery

Aug 26, 2025, 10:16 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Chicago Cubs pitching prospect Brandon Birdsell will have season-ending…