{"id":103746,"date":"2025-07-09T20:09:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T00:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=103746"},"modified":"2025-07-09T20:50:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T00:50:11","slug":"report-porter-hodge-placed-on-il","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/07\/09\/report-porter-hodge-placed-on-il\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Porter Hodge Placed on IL; Ethan Roberts Recalled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">As of <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">July 9th<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, 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:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Cubs have placed Porter Hodge on the injured list with a shoulder issue, Craig Counsell told <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpiegsAndHolmes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SpiegsAndHolmes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s anything major, but we&#8217;re dealing with a little shoulder stuff &#8212; we got to get it out of there and have him clear-headed,&#8221; Counsell says.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 670 The Score (@670TheScore) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/670TheScore\/status\/1943031600989770035?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Report: Porter Hodge Placed on IL; Ethan Roberts Recalled<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">While this isn&#8217;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 <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">June 25th<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, 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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ethan Roberts has limited MLB experience this year, despite a stacked Cubs bullpen, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">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 <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">May 2nd<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. 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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credits: Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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: &nbsp; The Cubs have placed Porter Hodge on the injured list with a shoulder issue, Craig Counsell told @SpiegsAndHolmes. 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