The last time anyone witnessed pitcher Tyler Chatwood on a big league mound, it was shortly before the photo above was taken. He was in the midst of a start in Great American Ball Park against the Cincinnati Reds, one in which he’d put up zeroes while recording seven outs, only for a forearm issue to send him to the sidelines where he’d remain for the rest of the 2020 season.
Chatwood, now 31 years old, was forced to file that as his final start of the 3-year, $38 million contract he signed with the Chicago Cubs prior to the 2018 season, one that failed to pan out after a pair of post-injury successful seasons with the Colorado Rockies in 2016-2017.