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On track to return Monday
PChicago Cubs
Hamstring
May 3, 2024
Steele (hamstring) will be activated from the 15-day injured list to start Monday against the Padres, so long as he gets through a bullpen session Saturday with no issues, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports.
ANALYSIS
The results of Steele's lone rehab start weren't great -- he allowed three runs on six hits over 3.1 innings for Triple-A Iowa this past Wednesday -- but he feels good and has put his hamstring injury in the rear-view mirror, which is the most important thing. Steele threw 63 pitches in his rehab outing, so he will be somewhat limited from a workload perspective Monday, assuming he is indeed cleared to rejoin the Cubs rotation that day. Steele strained his hamstring during his start Opening Day against the Rangers on March 28 and hasn't pitched for the Cubs since.