Cubs place Matthew Boyd on 15-day IL for meniscus surgery

Counsell: Matthew Boyd sustained a fluke knee injury at home with his left meniscus. Surgery looming. Being placed on IL. Timeline TBD. Reliever Trent Thornton will be added to a tive roster

We need to know the details about Matthew Boyd's injury. Specifically: what shitty board game was he playing with his kids when he hurt himself. Was it Doodle Dice, or Pizza Party. Or was it one of those nightmare games of Mastermind where the kid wants to do the code but keeps giving wrong answers

No, Freakin' Way: Now Matthew Boyd Is Getting Surgery https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2026/05/06/matthew-boyd-surgery/

Matthew Boyd injuring his meniscus badly enough to require surgery while playing with his kids hits way too close to home as a middle aged dad.

Matthew Boyd will be out for the "foreseeable future" after undergoing meniscus surgery

The Chicago Cubs are adding former #UNC pitcher Trent Thornton to their major-league roster after Matthew Boyd suffered a knee injury.

The Cubs starting rotation suffered another blow on Wednesday, as Craig Counsell announced Matthew Boyd will undergo surgery.

Chicago Cubs placed LHP Matthew Boyd on the 15-day injured list retroactive to May 4, 2026. Left meniscus injury.

Unreal. The #Cubs keep getting bit by the injury bug. Matthew Boyd on the IL with no timetable for a return

Kinda gotta love the guy, but he’s not exactly a great substitute for Matthew Boyd. 😭

The left-handed starter will have surgery on his left knee in the latest blow to the rotation. Right-handed reliever Trent Thornton was called up from Triple-A. #cubs #chicago

The Chicago Cubs have announced that LHP Matthew Boyd will have surgery on his left knee to address a torn meniscus. In the corresponding moves, RHP Trent Thornton was selected to the MLB roster, and LHP Charlie Barnes was DFA'd.

𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗴𝗼 𝗖𝘂𝗯𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿/𝗱𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝘁 •SP Matthew Boyd (torn knee meniscus) placed on 15-Day IL. •RP Trent Thornton has contract selected from minors. Roster: fangraphs.com/roster-resou... SP Probables Grid: fangraphs.com/roster-resou... #Cubs

Stop me if you've heard this before: A Cubs pitcher is injured 🫠

Cubs pitcher Matthew Boyd to undergo meniscus surgery after injuring knee while playing with his kids. No timeline for return. #baseball #in https://wesearch.press/s/cubs-matthew-boyd-needs-meniscus-surgery-after-sitting-down-288380d8?utm_source=social&utm_medium=auto&utm_campaign=bluesky