{"id":48024,"date":"2025-04-13T21:54:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T21:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=48024"},"modified":"2025-04-13T21:54:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T21:54:03","slug":"cubs-justin-steele-to-miss-rest-of-season-due-to-elbow-surgery-reports-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=48024","title":{"rendered":"Cubs&#8217; Justin Steele to miss rest of season due to elbow surgery, reports say"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-v-08416276=\"\">\n<p><strong data-v-08416276=\"\">Published<\/strong>\u00a0 April 13, 2025 4:34pm CDT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-v-d11d7278=\"\">\n<div data-v-d11d7278=\"\">\n<div data-v-7d0efd03=\"\" data-v-d11d7278=\"\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxtv.com\/static.fox32chicago.com\/www.fox32chicago.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/764\/432\/gettyimages-2208526899-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Cubs' Justin Steele to miss rest of season due to elbow surgery, reports say\" data-v-7d0efd03=\"\" \/> <span data-v-7d0efd03=\"\">article<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-v-7d0efd03=\"\">\n<div data-v-7d0efd03=\"\">\n<p data-v-7d0efd03=\"\"><span data-v-7d0efd03=\"\">CHICAGO, ILLINOIS &#8211; APRIL 07: Justin Steele #35 of the Chicago Cubs pitches during the second inning of the game against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field on April 7, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Abigail Dean\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-d11d7278=\"\"><strong>CHICAGO<\/strong> &#8211; Chicago Cubs left-hander Justin Steele is out for the season and will undergo reconstructive elbow surgery, according to multiple reports.<\/p>\n<p data-v-d11d7278=\"\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-d11d7278=\"\">ESPN\u2019s Jeff Passan reported Sunday that it\u2019s not yet clear whether Steele will require full Tommy John surgery or a primary repair. Either way, the injury ends his 2025 season.<\/p>\n<p data-v-d11d7278=\"\">&#8220;Awful news for the Cubs, who are off to a great start,&#8221; Passan wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p data-v-d11d7278=\"\">Steele earned All-Star honors in 2023 and finished fifth in Cy Young voting after going 16\u20135 with a 3.06 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, and 176 strikeouts to just 36 walks over 173 1\/3 innings, according to a report from Sports Illustrated.<\/p>\n<p data-v-d11d7278=\"\">He had another strong season in 2024, posting a 5\u20135 record, 3.07 ERA, and 1.10 WHIP across 134 2\/3 innings in 24 starts, Sports Illustrated reports.<\/p>\n<p data-v-d11d7278=\"\">The news comes after the Cubs\u2019 dominant 16-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday, handing the Dodgers their first home loss of the season.<\/p>\n<p data-v-d11d7278=\"\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\">What&#8217;s next:<\/p>\n<p data-v-d11d7278=\"\">The team hasn&#8217;t spoken about Steele&#8217;s surgery yet. 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