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"path": "/cubs/2026/04/17/cubs-put-closer-daniel-palenica-on-15-day-injured-list-with-oblique-strain",
"publishedAt": "2026-04-17T18:15:59.364Z",
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"textContent": "<p>The hits keep on coming for the Cubs' pitching staff. In a surprising development, the team put closer Daniel Palencia on the 15-day injured list Friday with a left oblique strain. The move is retroactive to Tuesday, and the Cubs did not announce a corresponding move. </p><p>Palencia becomes the 10th Cubs pitcher on the injured list. He last pitched Sunday, when he threw the ninth inning and earned the win in a 7-6, comeback victory against the Pirates. He has one save and hasn't allowed a run in five innings this season.</p><p>Meanwhile, manager Craig Counsell said that starter Cade Horton could miss 16 months after having surgery on his ulnar collateral ligament. Horton left his start April 3 after one inning, and the Cubs put him on the injured list with a right forearm strain. He had been expected to miss the rest of this season.</p><p><i>More to come ...</i></p>",
"title": "Cubs put closer Daniel Palenica on 15-day injured list; Cade Horton could be out 16 months",
"updatedAt": "2026-04-17T19:11:14.224Z"
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