Cubs' Willson Contreras Expected to Miss a Month With Hamstring Injury
By Michael Luciano
The Chicago Cubs' quest to take home another NL Central crown has just been made infinitely harder thanks to an injury to their All-Star catcher.
Willson Contreras left the Cubs' matchup against the Milwaukee Brewers after sustaining a hamstring injury while running out of the batters' box. In response to this, Contreras was placed on the 10-day IL. He's expected to miss around a month with the injury.
Source indicates Willson Contreras likely out 4 weeks with a hamstring injury.
— Jesse Rogers (@ESPNChiCubs) August 5, 2019
The All-Star was in the middle of his finest season to date, hitting .275 with 19 home runs while driving in 57 runs and posting an OPS+ of 127.
Contreras' injury leaves Victor Caratini and Taylor Davis, who was just recalled from Triple-A Iowa, as the only catchers left on the Cubs roster. Caratini is hitting .264 on the year with five home runs and a 107 OPS+.
Victor Caratini brings the @cubs all the way back with this bases-clearing double in the sixth. Once down 4-0, the Cubs have built an 8-4 lead. @WGNNews pic.twitter.com/wIv5PnyeC0
— Larry Hawley (@HawleySports) June 9, 2019
From his power to his glove and ability to call a game, this next month will be incredibly difficult for the Cubs as they try to replace Contreras.