Chicago Cubs pitcher Matthew Boyd
has surgery on knee that he injured playing with his kids
[May 08, 2026]
By LUKE DeCOCK
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs pitcher Matthew Boyd had surgery
Thursday to repair a partial meniscus tear that he suffered in his
left knee while playing with his children.
Cubs manager Craig Counsell said he expected Boyd to miss about six
weeks.
“It's kind of the minor meniscus surgery so we know he's going to
miss a month, six weeks,” Counsell said ahead of his team's game
against the Cincinnati Reds. “Probably closer to six weeks with
getting it ramped back up. That's what we're hopeful for. Obviously,
we'll see how it all goes and I think the important thing is how
much time do we miss throwing. That's probably the biggest thing
right here. The knee is going to recover pretty quickly, but how
much throwing down time do we have to take?”
Boyd, 35, injured the knee on Wednesday. The left-hander joins
starters Cade Horton, Justin Steele and Jordan Wicks on the injured
list. Horton (elbow) is out for the season while Steele (elbow) is
not expected back until the second half.
Counsell said he had yet to decide how to fill the the scheduled
start for Boyd (2-1, 6.00 ERA) on Friday at the Texas Rangers.
Javier Assad and Ben Brown are both potential options to enter the
rotation.
“We're just trying to think about the innings puzzle moving forward
here," Counsell said. "And then you're also just trying to consider
what's next. You have to play that game, unfortunately. You always
have to play that game: What do we do if something else happens? We
just have to make sure we're covered there. ... I don't think we
have anybody completely stretched out as a starter right now. So
that's what I'm talking about, the puzzle. We're just going to have
to put that together. We'll just see what we get there on that day
and what that means.”
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Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Matthew Boyd throws against the
Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning of a baseball game in
Chicago, Sunday, May 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
The Cubs recalled reliever Trent Thornton from
Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday and made another bullpen swap Thursday,
recalling Gavin Hollowell and designating Corbin Martin for
assignment.
Martin allowed three runs in the ninth inning Wednesday night as the
Cubs blew a 4-2 lead before coming back to beat the Reds 7-6 on a
walk-off walk in the 10th — their third straight walk-off win, 14th
straight win at home and eighth straight overall. Martin had a 10.80
ERA in seven appearances.
Thornton pitched a scoreless 10th to pick up the win in his debut
with the Cubs.
Hollowell, 28, had a 2.25 ERA in six appearances at Iowa.
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