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Undergoing season-ending surgery Hodge is slated to undergo UCL surgery on his right elbow and will miss the rest of the 2026 season, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports.

Impact Hodge opened the season on the 15-day IL due to a right flexor strain that he sustained during spring training. There was initial hope that he would be able to play catch by the beginning of April, but it appears Hodge's injury is severe enough for him to go under the knife. Given the extent of the injury, it wouldn't be surprising to see Hodge miss the opening portion of the 2027 season as well.

APRIL 15 • ROTOWIRE

Phillies and Cubs play with series tied 1-1

The Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs meet on Wednesday with the winner claiming the three-game series

APRIL 15 • Associated Press

Phillies bring 1-0 series advantage over Cubs into game 2

The Philadelphia Phillies lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs

APRIL 14 • Associated Press

Phillies start 3-game series with the Cubs

The Philadelphia Phillies start a three-game series at home against the Chicago Cubs on Monday

APRIL 13 • Associated Press

Pirates play the Cubs after Cruz's 4-hit game

The Pittsburgh Pirates play the Chicago Cubs after Oneil Cruz had four hits against the Cubs on Saturday

APRIL 12 • Associated Press

Pirates bring road win streak into game against the Cubs

The Pittsburgh Pirates hit the road against the Chicago Cubs looking to extend a three-game road winning streak

APRIL 11 • Associated Press

Pirates visit the Cubs to begin 3-game series

The Chicago Cubs host the Pittsburgh Pirates to start a three-game series

APRIL 10 • Associated Press

Rays and Cubs play, winner claims 3-game series

The Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago Cubs play on Wednesday with the winner claiming the three-game series

APRIL 8 • Associated Press

Rays face the Cubs leading series 1-0

The Tampa Bay Rays take a 1-0 lead into the next game of the series against the Chicago Cubs

APRIL 7 • Associated Press

Rays play the Cubs in first of 3-game series

The Tampa Bay Rays start a three-game series at home against the Chicago Cubs on Monday

APRIL 6 • Associated Press

Guardians bring 1-0 series lead over Cubs into game 2

The Cleveland Guardians bring a 1-0 lead into the next game of the series against the Chicago Cubs

APRIL 5 • Associated Press

Guardians bring 1-0 series advantage over Cubs into game 2

The Cleveland Guardians bring a 1-0 advantage into the latest game of the series against the Chicago Cubs

APRIL 4 • Associated Press

Sent to 15-day injured list The Cubs placed Hodge (elbow) on the 15-day injured list Wednesday.

Impact Hodge came down with a right flexor strain in early March. He is aiming to play catch around April 1, but he'll have been shut down nearly a month by that time so the buildup will take a while.

MARCH 25 • ROTOWIRE

Hopes to play catch by April 1 The Cubs hope Hodge (elbow) is ready to play catch around April 1, MLB.com reports.

Impact Hodge was diagnosed with a right flexor strain in early March. Given that he will be shut down for nearly a month, at minimum, it's going to take a while for him to get built back up. Hodge posted a 6.27 ERA and 1.58 WHIP over his 36 appearances with the Cubs in 2025.

MARCH 24 • ROTOWIRE

Deadspin | Cubs relievers Porter Hodge, Jordan Wicks to start season on IL Deadspin | Cubs relievers Porter Hodge, Jordan Wicks to start season on IL

MARCH 8 • DEADSPIN.COM

Hodge (right flexor strain) to begin season on IL MESA, Ariz. -- The Cubs entered Spring Training with the hope that Porter Hodge was on the cusp of a strong comeback campaign out of the bal...

MARCH 8 • MLB.COM

IL bound with flexor strain The Cubs announced Sunday that Hodge has been diagnosed with a right flexor tendon strain and will be shut down from throwing for two weeks before being re-evaluated, Bruce Levine...

Impact The timing of the injury will remove Hodge from contention for a spot in the Cubs' Opening Day bullpen, as he'll instead be ticketed for the injured list. Hodge posted a 6.27 ERA and 1.58 WHIP over his 36 appearances with the Cubs in 2025 and didn't help his chances of breaking camp with the big club by yielding seven earned runs and issuing seven walks over two innings in the Cactus League before being diagnosed with the injury.

MARCH 8 • ROTOWIRE

Struggles with command Friday Hodge allowed two runs on a hit and four walks while retiring just a single batter via strikeout in Friday's Cactus League game against the White Sox.

Impact It was an alarming spring training debut for Hodge, who struggled last year after a promising 2024 rookie season. The righty saw his BB/9 jump from 4.0 two years ago to 4.9 last year, and he'll need to improve in that area if he wants to stick around as a high-leverage reliever for the Cubs. Hodge has maintained good velocity in both of his professional campaigns and has a career 10.9 K/9, so the talent is there if he can refine his control.

FEBRUARY 21 • ROTOWIRE

Demoted after rough outing Hodge was optioned to Triple-A Iowa on Saturday.

Impact This is Hodge's second demotion to Triple-A this season. He gave up three earned runs, including two home runs, in one inning Friday in Cincinnati, and the Cubs will bring up a fresh arm (Jordan Wicks) to replace Hodge in the bullpen.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Struggles in loss Friday Hodge (2-2) allowed three runs on three hits across an inning of relief to take the loss Friday against the Reds. He walked one and struck out two.

Impact Hodge worked the sixth inning after starter Shota Imanaga allowed three earned runs across five innings, and the former matched that in his lone frame. The righty reliever served up home runs to Spencer Steer and Elly De La Cruz as he saw his ERA climb to 6.27. With the Cubs headed toward the postseason, Hodge has done very little this year to earn a spot in the playoff bullpen.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Spencer Steer hits 2 of the Reds' 5 homers in a 7-4 win over the Cubs

Spencer Steer hit two of Cincinnati’s season-high five homers as the Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 7-4 on to keep pace in the National League wild-card race

SEPTEMBER 20, 2025 • Associated Press

Can't finish out game Hodge allowed a hit and two walks while retiring two batters in the ninth inning of Monday's win over the Pirates before getting lifted for Brad Keller, who recorded the final out...

Impact Hodge got the ninth inning staked to a 4-0 lead, so it wasn't a save opportunity, but he quickly made trouble for himself by loading the bases. The Cubs then turned to Keller for the final out, and he managed to earn his second save of the season by cleaning up Hodge's mess. Hodge continues to struggle with a 5.81 ERA and 1.52 WHIP across 31 innings this season, and Monday's poor effort won't help the righty earn any more high leverage work in Chicago's bullpen.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Taillon shines, Busch and Crow-Armstrong homer as Cubs beat Pirates 4-0 to close on playoffs berth

Jameson Taillon allowed two hits in six innings, and Michael Busch and Pete Crow-Armstrong homered as the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 and got closer to clinching a...

SEPTEMBER 16, 2025 • Associated Press

Nick Fortes homers in the 9th inning as the Tampa Bay Rays top the Chicago Cubs 5-4

Nick Fortes hit a tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays held off the Chicago Cubs for a 5-4 victory

SEPTEMBER 13, 2025 • Associated Press

Ian Happ homers as the Chicago Cubs knock off the Tampa Bay Rays 6-4

Ian Happ homered and Moisés Ballesteros hit a tiebreaking triple, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the slumping Tampa Bay Rays 6-4

SEPTEMBER 12, 2025 • Associated Press

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