How Cubs' Michael Soroka regained his velocity while on the IL

FILE - Chicago Cubs pitcher Michael Soroka warms up before a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, in Denver.David Zalubowski/AP Photos

PITTSBURGH – The way right-hander Michael Soroka had been throwing in live batting practice and in a Triple-A rehab game, the number on the radar gun Monday against the Pirates wasn’t a surprise to the Cubs.

His progress since joining the team, even though it was interrupted by a shoulder strain in his Cubs debut, is a promising sign for the last two weeks of the season and into the postseason.

“We need to get him on the mound and pitching, and I thought that was a little evident,” manager Craig Counsell said after the Cubs’ 4-0…