On May 25 in Pittsburgh, Nico Hoerner suffered a hamstring injury on this play [VIDEO].
That’s a nasty-looking injury and it has now caused Nico to miss 35 games.
After several games on a rehab assignment at Triple-A Iowa, Hoerner was activated from the injured list for Sunday’s game against the Reds. To make room for Hoerner on the 26-man active roster, Sergio Alcántara was optioned to Iowa.
I don’t want to say that having Nico out has caused the Cubs’ recent slide.