Seungta Ionaga is on the 15-day injury list, and the Cubs have hinted that they may rest for a longer time

Chicago Cubs Japanese left-handed thrower Sebuta Imanaga, who left the game with a left hamstring strain in the first 5.2 innings on Monday, was officially put on the team's 15-day injury list today, but Jed Hoyer, president of the Cubs baseball division, hinted that it may not be too late before he returns to the court.

The Cubs' current leadership in the National League Central is an important figure in the Cubs' current leadership position in the National League, but with the main starting pitcher Justin Steele reimbursing for the whole season and Javier Assad currently being affected by a left oblique injury and unable to return to the team, the inclusion of the Bears on the injury list has undoubtedly caused the Cubs to suffer another setback.

For now, the team has arranged for Seungta Imanaga to meet with the doctor today to listen to the latest information. Head coach Craig Counsell said: "We'll see what happens next when we get some information."

As for Hoyer, although he did not say it explicitly, he stated in an interview that the team wants to protect the position of Seungta Imanaga, suggesting that he may not return after only 15 days.

"The most important thing to deal with this type of injury is to get Saungta Ionaga healthy and play the rest of the season instead of just coming home. It's about coming back and playing and getting back to where you were, so that's a big deal, maybe it's going to take some time."

Although the team moved triple-A minor league pitcher Gavin Hollowell to the major leagues after Imanaga entered the injured list, this is only the current 26-man roster, and it is unclear who will take over the vacancy of the next few games for Imanaga.

If you take Steele as an example, Colin Rea, who was replaced a while ago, performed very well, and if you follow this model, let Chris Flexen, who joined the Cubs in February this year to start the new season in Triple-A and started 5 games with 3 wins and 0 losses, and a 1.64 ERA, returned to the major leagues on May 1, and has 110 starts in 154 games in his major league career.

Of course, Jordan Wicks and the farm's top rookie have been mentioned by the media, but for now, it seems that the team is not in a hurry to let Cade Horton advance to the major leagues too soon.

"Sooner or later, there's going to be a call, no doubt, but I still see this as if it can be solved internally, and we have to solve this kind of thing internally." Hoyer said.