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Merryweather will undergo surgery on his right knee Friday, Mike McGraw of the Chicago Daily Herald reports. Merryweather has been on a rehab assignment at Triple-A Iowa since last Friday, during which he's thrown two scoreless innings while striking out three batters and walking one. However, his attempt at a return this season will be put to an abrupt end, as he's elected to undergo surgery to address the tendinitis in his knee. A recovery timeline will likely emerge after the 32-year-old goes under the knife.
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Merryweather (knee) made his second rehab appearance at Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday, striking out one and giving up no hits and one walk over a scoreless inning. Merryweather was placed on the 15-day injured list Aug. 27 with right knee tendinitis but was cleared to begin a rehab assignment last weekend. Assuming he checked out fine coming out of his second outing Tuesday, Merryweather could rejoin the Chicago bullpen for the team's four-game series with the Nationals that begins Thursday.
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The Cubs placed Merryweather on the 15-day injured list Tuesday due to right knee tendinitis, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports. It's unclear when the injury first surfaced, but Merryweather surrendered four runs over one inning during his last appearance Sunday in Miami. The right-hander is without a clear timeline for his return but will be eligible to rejoin the active roster during the second week of September.
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Merryweather (1-1) allowed one run on three hits and a walk over an inning of relief to take the loss Monday against the Guardians. He struck out one. Merryweather worked a quick seventh inning but he couldn't keep things going in the eighth, when he allowed three straight hits to start the frame, with the final one bringing in the go-ahead run before he got the hook. The righty missed most of this season with a rib stress fracture, as this was just his 10th appearance of the year. Merryweather was much more heavily used in 2023, when he posted a 3.38 ERA and 98 strikeouts across 72 innings out of the bullpen. If the 32-year-old is healthy heading into next season, he should be able to secure a middle-relief role again for the Cubs or another team based on his ability to miss bats.
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The Cubs activated Merryweather (ribs) from the 60-day injured list Monday. Merryweather has missed most of this season with a rib stress fracture but is ready to go after allowing one run with a 5:0 K:BB over 4.2 innings during his rehab assignment. The hard-throwing right-hander should handle high-leverage spots for the Cubs, though he might be eased back into such situations.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
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| 2024 | CHC | 15 | 0 | 15.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 6.60 | 1.80 |
| 2023 | CHC | 69 | 0 | 72.0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 98 | 36 | 58 | 3.37 | 1.30 |
| 2022 | TOR | 26 | 1 | 26.7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 31 | 6.75 | 1.42 |
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| 8/25 | @  |
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| 8/21 | vs  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 8/18 | vs  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 5.40 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 8/17 | vs |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 6.75 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 8/14 | @  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| 8/12 | @ |
- | 1 | - | 1.0 | 3 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 4.00 |
| 8/07 | vs  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Upcoming Games
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| 9/19 | vs  |
7:40 PM | Patrick Corbin |
| 9/20 | vs |
2:20 PM | Trevor Williams |
| 9/21 | vs |
2:20 PM | MacKenzie Gore |
| 9/22 | vs |
2:20 PM | Jake Irvin |
| 9/23 | @  |
6:40 PM | Aaron Nola |
| 9/24 | @ |
6:40 PM | Taijuan Walker |
| 9/25 | @ |
6:05 PM | Cristopher Sanchez |