{"id":661930,"date":"2026-04-04T01:36:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T01:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/661930\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T01:36:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T01:36:43","slug":"cubs-announce-cade-horton-news-after-leaving-guardians-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/661930\/","title":{"rendered":"Cubs Announce Cade Horton News After Leaving Guardians Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Chicago Cubs<\/a> pitching staff has the potential to\u00a0emerge\u00a0as one of the best in MLB<\/a> this season, especially after\u00a0acquiring\u00a0right\u2011hander Edward Cabrera in a deal with the Miami Marlins<\/a> this past offseason. Chicago features plenty of young talent aside from Cabrera, still looking to prove that their success is built for the long run.<\/p>\n

One of those players is right\u2011hander Cade Horton, now in his second season with the club. The 24\u2011year\u2011old broke out for the Cubs in 2025, finishing second in National League Rookie of the Year voting and\u00a0emerging\u00a0as a foundational piece of the rotation.<\/p>\n

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Across 23 appearances, Horton posted a 2.67 ERA and an 11\u20114 record while striking out 97 batters in 118 innings. He was a major reason Chicago reached the MLB playoffs.<\/p>\n

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Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Cade Horton (22)\u00a9 Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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Horton dazzled in his first start of the 2026 season, tossing 6 1\/3 innings, earning his first win and allowing just two runs against the Washington Nationals<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He looked to continue that success on Friday on the road against the Cleveland Guardians<\/a>. Unfortunately for Horton, that did not\u00a0transpire, as he exited the game in the second inning with\u00a0an apparent\u00a0injury.<\/p>\n

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He had thrown 17 pitches before looking toward the dugout. Trainers and coaches visited him on the mound, and after a brief\u00a0discussion,\u00a0he was removed from the game. Long reliever Colin Rea\u00a0entered in\u00a0his place.<\/p>\n

Even on\u00a0replay, it was unclear what had happened. The Cubs announced moments later that Horton left with right forearm discomfort (h\/t Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network).<\/p>\n

This is a difficult blow for Horton and Chicago\u2019s rotation if he is forced tomiss\u00a0extended\u00a0time. Horton clearly elevates the\u00a0Cubs’\u00a0ceiling, and his injury will be\u00a0monitored\u00a0closely to\u00a0determine\u00a0whether he can return for his next scheduled start.<\/p>\n

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Expectations have been high for Horton since he was selected seventh overall in the 2022 MLB Draft, and he has done his best to live up to them. He still has room to grow as well, particularly if he can generate more whiffs, as his strikeout rate\u00a0remains\u00a0below\u00a0league-average.<\/p>\n

With the Cubs aiming to contend deep into October, getting Horton back healthy will be essential to keeping their rotation among the league\u2019s best.<\/p>\n

Related: Cubs\u2019 Michael Busch Announces Personal News Before Guardians Game<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally published by Athlon Sports<\/a> on Apr 3, 2026, where it first appeared in the MLB<\/a> section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Chicago Cubs pitching staff has the potential to\u00a0emerge\u00a0as one of the best in MLB this season, especially…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":661931,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2399],"tags":[5,735,138,24,4245,51,158,161,4914,58,4,71],"class_list":{"0":"post-661930","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago-cubs","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-cade-horton","10":"tag-chicago","11":"tag-chicago-cubs","12":"tag-chicagocubs","13":"tag-cleveland-guardians","14":"tag-colin-rea","15":"tag-cubs","16":"tag-edward-cabrera","17":"tag-miami-marlins","18":"tag-mlb","19":"tag-washington-nationals"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116343878493650161","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/661930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=661930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/661930\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/661931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=661930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=661930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=661930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}