Cubs' Craig Counsell reveals awful Cade Horton season-ending news
This is some awful news for the Cubs this season.
Cubs' Craig Counsell reveals awful Cade Horton season-ending news originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Chicago Cubs are off to a slow start this season, and sit in last place in the NL Central with a 4-6 record.
But things aren't getting any better. Cade Horton, their star pitcher who was the runner-up in the 2025 NL Rookie of the Year race, is dealing with an injury to his forearm. But there was initial hope he could return at some point this season.
That hope is no more, as Craig Counsell announced to reporters, including Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network , that Horton will undergo season-ending UCL surgery. Cade Horton to miss rest of 2026 season with UCL surgery "#Cubs Cade Horton will have surgery on his UCL and miss the rest of the season," McGregor reports. This is some awful news for Horton and for the Cubs.
Not only is Horton out for the year, but his recovery is going to be a long and uncertain one. This is about the worst news that the Cubs could've gotten on Horton's injury, which was known to be trending in the wrong direction earlier this morning. More : Three ways Pirates' Paul Skenes could lose NL Cy Young Award But on Tuesday afternoon, they were dealt the crushing news that Horton will miss the rest of the 2026 season.