60-Day IL
Injury Elbow
Est. Return 5/1/2026
2025 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
Signed a contract with the Cubs in July of 2022.
Slated for surgery
Cubs assistant general manager Jared Banner said Tuesday that Birdsell is scheduled to undergo season-ending right elbow surgery later this week, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Analysis
The exact nature of the procedure and and a timeline for his recovery won't be revealed until the surgery is completed. A shoulder/lat injury had delayed Birdsell's season debut until the second June, and once he was healthy enough to join Triple-A Iowa, he produced a 3.38 ERA and 1.32 WHIP across 18.2 innings over four appearances before getting placed on the 7-day injured list Aug. 8 due to the elbow issue.
The exact nature of the procedure and and a timeline for his recovery won't be revealed until the surgery is completed. A shoulder/lat injury had delayed Birdsell's season debut until the second June, and once he was healthy enough to join Triple-A Iowa, he produced a 3.38 ERA and 1.32 WHIP across 18.2 innings over four appearances before getting placed on the 7-day injured list Aug. 8 due to the elbow issue.
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Minor League Left/Right Pitching Splits (AAA)
Since 2023
-15%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-42%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .254 | 37 | 8 | 36 | 3 |
| Since 2023vs Right | .298 | 50 | 18 | 50 | 5 |
| 2025vs Left | .300 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025vs Right | .175 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024vs Left | .241 | 30 | 6 | 27 | 1 |
| 2024vs Right | .336 | 39 | 12 | 43 | 3 |
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Nursing shoulder/lat problem
Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Monday that Birdsell is dealing with an injury to his right shoulder/lat area, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.
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Up to 125 innings
Birdsell has a 4.26 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 58 strikeouts in 50.2 innings through 10 starts for Triple-A Iowa.
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Drafted by Cubs
The Cubs have selected Birdsell with the 143rd overall pick in the 2022 first-year player draft.
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