Cubs' Edward Cabrera will return to rotation on Sunday vs. Cardinals
<p><a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs" >Cubs</a> right-hander Edward Cabrera, on the injured list since June 24 with a left hamstring/adductor strain, is expected to rejoin the rotation and start on Sunday in the finale of the series against the St. Louis Cardinals.</p><p>Manager Craig Counsell made the announcement before Friday’s game, after Cabrera threw a bullpen season.
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<p><a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs" >Cubs</a> right-hander Edward Cabrera, on the injured list since June 24 with a left hamstring/adductor strain, is expected to rejoin the rotation and start on Sunday in the finale of the series against the St. Louis Cardinals.</p><p>Manager Craig Counsell made the announcement before Friday’s game, after Cabrera threw a bullpen season. Left-hander Shota Imanaga, who had been slated to start on Sunday against the Cardinals' Hunter Dobbins, will pitch Monday's opener of a three-game set against the White Sox at Wrigley Field.</p><p>Cabera is 5-4 with a 5.10 ERA over 14 games, all starts, in his first season with the Cubs.</p><p>Cabrera was hurt when he stretched for a throw at first base on June 23 during a 9-6 win over the Mets in New York. He did splits on the play, came up limping and had to be carted off the field.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center><div class="Enhancement-item"> <div class="ExternalContent-wrapper" > <div class="TweetUrl"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The cart is out for Cubs pitcher Edward Cabrera after he suffered an apparent injury covering first base to end the fifth inning <a href="https://t.co/1ppBBAe5fX">pic.twitter.com/1ppBBAe5fX</a></p>— SNY (@SNYtv) <a href="https://x.com/SNYtv/status/2069591357555937506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </div> </div> </div></div><p>In May and June, the 28-year-old Cabrera missed two weeks with a blister on his right middle finger.</p><p>Counsell didn’t specify restrictions for Cabrera in his return, but said “I think normal first start off the injured list caution.”</p><p>Cabrera was acquired from Miami in the offseason in a trade that sent prospects Owen Caissie, Cristian Hernandez and Edgardo De Leon to the Marlins.</p><p>Counsell said he wasn’t sure who might be shifted from the Cubs rotation after Cabrera’s return. He didn’t envision the Cubs going to a six-man rotation at this time.</p><bsp-listcarousel class="PageListE" data-module data-column-count=3 data-hide-authors="true" data-hide-categories="true" data-hide-dates="true" data-hide-descriptions="true" data-show-loadmore="true" ><a class="AnchorLink" id="list-c90005" name="list-c90005"></a><div class="PageList-header" > <div class="PageList-header-title-wrap" > <div class="PageList-header-title"> <a class="" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs" target="{borderColor=#dfdfdf, pageNumber=1, titleUrl=https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs, inverseColors=false, footerBgColor=#000000, title=Latest on the Cubs, bodyFont=font-3, showListNumbers=false, imagePositionHorizontal=null, rteBodyFont=font-3, pageCount=4723, headerBottomBorderColor=#111010, subTitle=null, stickyHeader=true, pagination=[{body=[Next Page], href=?p=2, _template=/link/Link.hbs, contentId=null, pianoSectionSlug=null, target=null}], listTitleColor=#000000, tableCellBorderColor=#ccd1d5, relatedListFont=font-1, hideAuthors=true, tertiaryTextColor=#6c6c6c, buttonHoverTextColor=#ffffff, tableFont=font-1, items=[{type=Image, wordCount=580, url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs/2026/08/13/cubs-nl-central-standings-brewers-playoffs-postseason-wild-card-matthew-boyd-kevin-gausman-nationals-shelby-miller-injury-rehab-assignment, categoryUrl=https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs, _styledTemplate=null, description=[{items=[The Cubs whittled the Brewers’ lead down to three games coming into Thursday, as close as they had been in the NL Central standings since late May.
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