The first-place Chicago Cubs suffered another blow to their pitching staff after lefty Matthew Boyd injured his left meniscus while playing with his kids at home Wednesday morning.
Boyd, 35, will undergo surgery and be out for an undetermined amount of time, though the team does expect him back this season.
“Kind of an innocent, going down to the ground and getting back up,” manager Craig Counsell said about the injury. “He woke up this morning a healthy player. He’s just trying to process it and get all the information from the doctors to figure out what’s next.”