Cubs shortstop Nico Hoerner sprained his right ankle Wednesday afternoon in San Diego in one of the weirdest ways possible, colliding with umpire Dan Iassogna [VIDEO].
Nico hasn’t played since then and now he’s headed to the injured list. The IL placement is retroactive to Thursday, May 12, so he’ll be eligible to return a week from today.
Here’s Hoerner (along with Nick Madrigal) doing some drills in the outfield at Chase Field prior to Sunday’s game:
Andrelton Simmons has an excellent reputation as a defender.