Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya carted off after injuring left ankle stepping on first base
Amaya was injured stepping awkwardly on first base and carted off during the eighth inning after playing 27 games with a .280 average this season.
- During the Cubs' 4-1 win Wednesday, Chicago Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya was carted off after injuring his left ankle at Rogers Centre.
- After missing over two months, Amaya was reinstated from the 60-day injured list on Tuesday following his injury on May 25, 2025.
- While remaining down in visible pain, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and others waved for a medical cart after Amaya's ankle appeared to twist at an awkward angle upon contact with the bag.
- Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Amaya sprained his left ankle and X-rays were negative, with Reese McGuire running for him, and he will return to the injured list.
- Despite snapping a two-game losing streak, Cubs catcher Amaya's injury cast a pall over the game as he had a.281 average and.814 OPS in 28 games.
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Cubs' Miguel Amaya lands on injured list after suffering freak injury in first game back from 60-day stint
Chicago Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya suffered left ankle sprain on Wednesday and returned to the injured list just one day after coming back from oblique strain injury.


One day after returning after a long absence, the receiver Miguel Amaya, of the Chicago Cubs, is heading back to the injured list.
Chicago Cubs to call up top prospect Owen Caissie, sources confirm
TORONTO — The Chicago Cubs are giving an opportunity to their top prospect. Lefty slugger Owen Caissie is being called up, sources confirmed to the Tribune, and the Canadian outfielder will join the team in Toronto for Thursday’s series finale. The Cubs needed to make a move as catcher Miguel Amaya heads to the injured list after spraining his left ankle from an awkward step on first base during the eighth inning of Wednesday’s 4-1 win over the …
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