“Heartbreak in Chicago: Cubs’ Ace Justin Steele Faces Unexpected Season-Ending Surgery—What It Means for the Team’s Playoff Hopes!”
Steele had a 3.10 ERA in 78 starts from 2022-24 and finished fifth in National League Cy Young Award voting in 2023, when he went 16-5 with a 3.06 ERA in 30 starts, striking out 176 and walking 36 in 173 1/3 innings.
Counsell said right-hander Colin Rea, who started against the Dodgers on Sunday, will fill Steele’s rotation spot for now and that right-hander Javier Assad, who will begin a minor league rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday, will be a candidate to fill Steele’s spot when he returns from a left oblique strain.
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