Franklin underwent surgery on his right elbow Friday, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Franklin was forced out of his Triple-A debut due to a forearm injury, and he will now miss the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery. His surgery was not a Tommy John procedure, so it is still possible that the 24-year-old righty will be ready for the start of the 2025 campaign.
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Cubs' Kohl Franklin: Leaves Triple-A start with injury
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Franklin had to leave his start with Triple-A Iowa on Saturday due to right forearm discomfort, Tommy Birch of the Des Moines Register reports.
Making his Triple-A debut, Franklin threw two shutout innings against St. Paul before departing with the injury. The 24-year-old had spun four shutout frames in his lone outing with Double-A Tennessee before getting a promotion. Franklin has been sent for testing and more will be known about his long-term prognosis once those results are in.
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Cubs' Kohl Franklin: Hurls way to Double-A
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Franklin was promoted to Double-A Tennessee on Wednesday.
Walks have been an issue for Franklin (12 in 19.1 innings), but he allowed earned runs in only one of his five appearances for High-A South Bend. It's unclear whether the 23-year-old righty will profile best in the rotation or relief long term, but his stuff should miss bats regardless with 34.9 percent strikeout rate at High-A).
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Cubs' Kohl Franklin: Faces hitters Saturday
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Franklin (oblique) faced hitters for the first time in over a year at Cubs minor-league camp Saturday.
Franklin missed the entire 2021 season due to an oblique injury, but felt good after facing hitters on Saturday. The right-handed pitcher faced three batters and stated his fastball was clocked at 97-99 miles-per-hour. This is a step in the right direction for Franklin as he looks to start the 2022 season on time.
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Cubs' Kohl Franklin: Out with oblique injury
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Franklin has missed the entire season with an oblique strain and could make his 2021 debut in mid-August, Kyle Glaser of Baseball America reports.
One of the Cubs' most exciting pitching prospects, Franklin has been mysteriously absent all season, and now we know why. He has been healing slowly, but it's encouraging that this isn't an elbow injury.
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Cubs' Kohl Franklin: Yet to make 2021 debut
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Low-A Myrtle Beach transferred Franklin (undisclosed) to its 60-day injured list June 24, and the right-hander remains without a timeline for making his 2021 debut.
News has been scarce regarding Franklin's injury, but the 21-year-old remains out indefinitely after struggling to ramp up coming out of spring training. During his most recent professional season in 2019, Franklin made 10 starts at rookie-level Eugene and one at Low-A South Bend, accruing a 2.36 ERA in 42 innings between the two stops.
