Willson Contreras Is Headed To The Injured List

Well this fucking sucks. Just three days after trading Martin Maldonado to the Astros the Cubs have lost Willson Contreras to a hamstring injury.

The two-time All-Star broke down in tears after exiting Saturday’s game following the seventh inning.

Contreras extremely upset in the dugout, frustration turned to tears as he headed into the clubhouse w/Cubs trainer PJ Mainville. Such a tough thing to see… https://t.co/fweQp9MufX
— Kelly Crull (@Kelly_Crull) August 3, 2019

Here’s the play where Contreras immediately got hurt coming out of the batter’s box.

Willson Contreras came up limping running out of the batter's box in the 7th inning. Victor Caratini replaced him at catcher in the top of the 8th. pic.twitter.com/k5dQhoA3nP
— Cubs Talk (@NBCSCubs) August 3, 2019

Contreras will have an MRI to determine the severity of his hamstring injury on Monday.

Maddon wouldn’t tip his hand, but expect Cubs to add a catcher Sunday. For now, Contreras injury described as a hamstring strain. Info/timetable details likely to come Monday.
— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) August 3, 2019

So, Victor Caratini will take on the majority of the playing time behind the plate while Contreras heads to the injured list. The only other catcher on the Cubs 40-man roster is Taylor Davis, who is expected to be called up on Sunday.

MRI for Contreras on Monday for right hamstring. Caratini was going to catch tomorrow anyway, but would expect an IL stint for Willy and Taylor Davis to be called up. Nothing official on that yet and the severity of the injury won't be known until the MRI results come back.
— Sahadev Sharma (@sahadevsharma) August 3, 2019

Back in 2017, Contreras also suffered a strained hamstring that forced him to miss a month of action.