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Cade Horton has spent a lot of time the last couple of days thinking about the circumstances surrounding his right rib fracture.<\/p>\n

The Chicago Cubs\u2019 rookie right-hander landed on the 15-day injured list Saturday with the injury that initially manifested from an illness-born cough a week earlier in Cincinnati. He said he experienced fatigue with the cough and at times it was tough to breathe while playing catch, but he felt he got over it and didn\u2019t think anything was out of the ordinary leading up to his outing.<\/p>\n

Horton, though, exited after the third inning of his start Tuesday when he experienced tightening in his ribs. Then an MRI revealed the fracture.<\/p>\n

Horton, speaking Sunday for the first time since he departed Tuesday\u2019s outing prematurely, called the situation \u201ca perfect storm, unfortunately.\u201d It leaves the Cubs without their best starter in the second half when they take on the San Diego Padres in the wild-card series following Sunday\u2019s 2-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Horton was a strong option to start Game 1 or Game 2, both of which will have a 2:08 p.m. first pitch on Tuesday and Wednesday at Wrigley Field.<\/p>\n

He isn\u2019t second-guessing the decision to pitch Tuesday, and though the Cubs thought about giving him an extra day of rest before his start, Horton doesn\u2019t believe that would have made a difference in preventing the fracture.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere wasn\u2019t one pitch, one cough,\u201d Horton said. \u201cI think it was just the combination of fatigue, cough, then I go out and try to throw 98 (mph) \u2014 I don\u2019t think there was any protecting it, I think it was just kind of a matter of when.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt sucks, it\u2019s really unfortunate the timing of everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

Horton\u2019s availability for later in the postseason, if the Cubs go on a run in October, is unclear right now. President of baseball operations Jed Hoyer stated Saturday that there is no timeframe for Horton\u2019s recovery, that they need to give his ribs a chance to heal. Horton is working through a couple of different options with the Cubs to figure out how to keep his arm in game shape without having to make throws and putting stress on his ribs.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll I can do is be a really good teammate and try to get healthy for the next week, and just keep taking it day by day,\u201d Horton said. \u201cI\u2019ve got a lot of belief in these guys and I think we\u2019ll be in a good spot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Horton\u2019s attempt to potentially pitch through it was cut short when he continued to experience discomfort while throwing before Saturday\u2019s game. While he couldn\u2019t have created a worse fracture within his rib, Horton was concerned his body could compensate and potentially lead to a more serious injury involving his elbow or elsewhere.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know if it\u2019s just the pain or what, but when it\u2019s just tough to breathe, and especially in the game on Tuesday, like it felt like everything was just compressing and it was tough to get a deep breath,\u201d Horton explained.<\/p>\n

Horton and the Cubs worked hard to ensure the 24-year-old would make it through the full season healthy. He entered the season coming off 34 1\/3 total innings last year in the minors after a subscapularis strain ended his season in May. The Cubs had been limiting Horton to around 75 pitches per start while monitoring his biometrics between outings. He finished with a career-high 147 innings between Triple-A Iowa and the Cubs, about 58 innings more than his previous career best in 2023.<\/p>\n

Horton posted a 2.67 ERA and 145 ERA+ in 23 outings with the Cubs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to be out there, this whole thing is just unfortunate,\u201d Horton said. \u201cWe\u2019ve done everything up until this point to keep me healthy, and for it to happen this way, just sucks. It really sucks.\u201d<\/p>\n

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