Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell said on Thursday that right-hander Javier Assad (oblique) has resumed playing catch at ...

Javier Assad came into spring training competing for a spot in the Cubs' rotation, but he has been shut down for the next few days after undergoing an MRI.

Assad has yet to resume throwing, waiting for that discomfort to subside. But manager Craig Counsell said playing catch is ...

Cubs non-roster invitee Brandon Birdsell is also dealing with an injury, manager Craig Counsell announced Monday.

Assad is dealing with oblique soreness and will undergo imaging Monday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports. It's not clear when Assad was injured, but the tweak is bad enough that he's ...

The Chicago Cubs announced on Tuesday that right-hander Javier Assad (oblique) has a mild oblique strain after he underwent ...

According to multiple reports Monday out of Arizona, manager Craig Counsell told reporters that right-hander Javier Assad is getting an MRI on a strained oblique that kept him from participating ...

Katie Stratman-Imagn Images It was revealed earlier this week that right-hander Javier Assad is now dealing with an oblique injury and will undergo imaging to see the severity of the injury.

According to Cubs insider Patrick Mooney, Assad is dealing with oblique soreness and will receive imaging per manager Craig Counsell. “Cubs pitcher Javier Assad is sidelined with oblique ...

Pitcher Javier Assad and third baseman Matt Shaw are dealing with oblique issues whereas pitcher Brandon Birdsell has a LAT strain. Recently the severity of Birdsell’s injury was revealed.