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Cubs’ Jason Adam Undergoes Ankle Surgery

By Anthony Franco | May 22, 2021 at 6:54pm CDT

Cubs reliever Jason Adam underwent surgery to repair a dislocated left ankle last night, Russell Dorsey of the Chicago Sun-Times was among those to note (Twitter link). Adam, who has been at Triple-A Iowa, went down awkwardly while shagging balls during batting practice before yesterday’s minor league game. The injury was severe enough he had to be taken by ambulance to a local hospital, writes Gordon Wittenmeyer of NBC Sports Chicago.

The Cubs didn’t provide a timetable for Adam’s potential return, but given the circumstances of the injury, it’d be a surprise if he weren’t out of action for a long while. It’s a difficult blow for the 29-year-old, who had been hoping to pitch his way back into the major league bullpen after a tough start to the year. Adam allowed seven runs in 7 2/3 MLB innings this season, a disappointing follow-up to a 2020 season in which he tossed 13 2/3 frames of 3.29 ERA/3.45 SIERA ball.

Adam has shown the ability to miss plenty of bats at the game’s highest level, but he’s been plagued by control issues. He’s currently on Chicago’s 40-man roster, but it seems likely he’ll wind up being placed on the 60-day injured list when the need for a 40-man spot arises.

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  1. justacubsfan

    4 years ago

    Weird injuries. Last night, Dempster was talking about when he broke his toe falling over the dugout rail (post celebration).

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  2. cubs2016

    4 years ago

    And yet still NO report about how they placed Steele on the IL and recalled Weick. Just sayin.

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    • mike127

      4 years ago

      Or Heyward going on IL……

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    • cubshoops5

      4 years ago

      mlb.com/news/justin-steele-hamstring-injury-il

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      • mike127

        4 years ago

        Hope5——he was referring to the fact the MLBTR hasn’t run anything on Steele (Or Heyward) and we get a story on a minor league pitcher trying to shag fly balls. 2016 obviously knew Steele is injured.

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        • ABCD

          4 years ago

          Yeah, but this is a more significant injury. It was an open dislocation, so he’s going to be out for a while. Heyward and Steele probably won’t miss significant time.

          And do we really want a post on Heyward while he’s not playing well? He can use the break.

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        • mike127

          4 years ago

          I don’t disagree with you joc, but until the mute button we had to endure all the trolling with every single minor league signing, dfa, action of alternate camp batting practice stuff.

          It just is odd that injuries that alter the 25 man roster aren’t even mentioned in Cubs news or division news?

          I’m pretty sure JHey is not on MLBTR looking at what posters say about him.

          Jason Adam show significant progress at the end of last season but Steele’s injury is much more important to the team right now.

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        • ABCD

          4 years ago

          It’s amazing how the Sox fan trolls have waned since the mute button was implemented. I haven’t had to mute them yet! Probably because they have something better else to do with their time now that the Sox are good. Well, I’m sure they’ll be back when the Crosstown Classic approaches.

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  3. Compo

    4 years ago

    Shagging during batting practice? That seems dangerous. Save it for the bedroom Jason.

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  4. Prunella Vulgaris

    4 years ago

    It sounds horribly painful.

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