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Justin Steele Playing Catch, Could Return by Opening Day

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Well before Cade Horton went down, hurting the Cubs’ postseason chances, Justin Steele was lost to an elbow injury. The lefty made just four starts, the last of which featured seven shutout innings with eight strikeouts, before undergoing season-ending UCL revision surgery along with flexor tendon repair. His recovery seems to be going well, and he shared on X that he’s begun playing catch after having been “ripping plyos into the wall” for a weeks.

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