Cubs' Miguel Amaya -- in his first game back from the 60-day IL -- leaves on a cart with ankle injury

Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune on Aug 13, 2025

Published in Baseball

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TORONTO — Miguel Amaya couldn’t stop smiling as he stood in front of his locker in the visitors clubhouse on Tuesday at the Rogers Centre.

Fresh off the 60-day injured list following an oblique injury that sidelined him nearly three months, Amaya was thrilled to be around his Chicago Cubs teammates.

“It feels amazing to be back,” a grinning Amaya said. “Thank God I’m healthy and now (here) to help the boys. … It was a long process, and I was just day by day listening to my body and playing some games down there (in Arizona) and getting the necessary recovery.”

Amaya returned to the lineup Wednesday for the first time since May 24, but his night abruptly ended in the eighth inning of the Cubs’ 4-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.

In a gut-wrenching sequence, Amaya went down in a heap past first base after awkwardly hitting the front of the base as he beat out an infield single. Cubs trainers immediately came out of the dugout to look at his left ankle and shin.

A morose Cubs dugout watched as a cart arrived to shuttle Amaya off the field. The 26-year-old catcher was in tears. Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. patted Amaya on the shoulder before the cart pulled away.

Amaya suffered a sprained left ankle and will be headed back to the IL, manager Craig Counsell said after the game. X-rays were negative.

Reese McGuire entered as the pinch runner for Amaya, eventually scoring on Seiya Suzuki’s RBI single to give the Cubs a three-run lead. The Cubs opted to carry three catchers on the big-league roster when Amaya came off the injured list on Tuesday to preserve their depth, as McGuire is out of minor-league options and playing well.

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