{"id":776986,"date":"2026-07-22T02:15:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T02:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/776986\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T02:15:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T02:15:15","slug":"cubs-reliever-trent-thornton-day-to-day-with-bruised-left-heel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/776986\/","title":{"rendered":"Cubs reliever Trent Thornton day-to-day with bruised left heel"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHICAGO —Cubs<\/a>reliever Trent Thornton<\/a> is day-to-day with a bruised left heel after he was struck by a comebacker Monday.<\/p>\n

Thornton had a CT scan Tuesday that showed no fractures. He played catch before the Cubs’ game against the Detroit Tigers<\/a>, and the right-hander was optimistic about avoiding a stint on the injured list.<\/p>\n

“I got very lucky,” he said. “Definitely a lot of positive signs today.”<\/p>\n

Thornton came in to pitch the 10th inning in the Cubs’ series opener against the Tigers. But he was helped off the field after he was hit byRiley Greene<\/a>‘s 108.9 mph liner.<\/p>\n

The 32-year-old Thornton credited his Mizuno cleats with helping him avoid serious injury. He was wearing a model with a hard shell right at the heel, while his other cleats have a soft outer shell for that area of the foot.<\/p>\n

The Cubs used seven relievers during Monday night’s 8-6 loss, but they are off Thursday.<\/p>\n

Thornton got hurt on the same day that fellow reliever Phil Maton went on the 15-day IL for the third time this season with right knee tendinitis.<\/p>\n

Manager Craig Counsell said Maton received a platelet-rich plasma injection Tuesday. Maton is expected to have no significant activity for the next three weeks.<\/p>\n

Utility man Matt Shaw<\/a> is traveling to the team’s complex in Arizona this weekend and may start swinging a bat soon. Shaw was placed on the IL on June 29 with a sprained left hand.<\/p>\n

“The good news was the additional imaging showed improved healing,” Counsell said. “That makes Matt feel good, obviously, so we just got to get through the last little bit.”<\/p>\n

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