As of July 9th, Porter Hodge has been placed on the 15-day IL with right shoulder impingement. In response to this, Ethan Roberts is being recalled from Triple-A Iowa. This news was first reported by 670TheScore:
The Cubs have placed Porter Hodge on the injured list with a shoulder issue, Craig Counsell told @SpiegsAndHolmes.
“I don’t think it’s anything major, but we’re dealing with a little shoulder stuff — we got to get it out of there and have him clear-headed,” Counsell says.
— 670 The Score (@670TheScore) July 9, 2025
Report: Porter Hodge Placed on IL; Ethan Roberts Recalled
While this isn’t the first time Hodge has been on the injured list this year, it is a new injury for him. Previously this year, Porter Hodge missed about a month due to hip and oblique injuries. To begin the year, Hodge looked to be a promising setup reliever for the Cubs as he provided solid numbers. Since then, he has had his good outings, but he has also scattered in some blow-up innings. Since returning to Chicago on June 25th, he has pitched 4.1 innings with a 14.54 ERA. While this is inflated by one bad outing, Hodge this year has had too many of those types of outings. Overall, Hodge has pitched 23.2 innings with a 6.85 ERA. Injuries have slowly derailed his season, and hopefully, he can bring his best back after recovering from them.
Ethan Roberts has limited MLB experience this year, despite a stacked Cubs bullpen, but has pitched 8.1 innings with a 1-0 record and a 5.40 ERA. Roberts was with Chicago at the beginning of the year and has been in Triple-A since May 2nd. Since being sent down to Triple-A Iowa, Roberts has performed well, boasting a 2.74 ERA with 34 strikeouts in 23.0 innings this year. He has been a solid option in the minors this year for Iowa and can hopefully carry that production to the majors. If he can hold his own for a short time while Hodge is out, he will be very successful.
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