Cubs Shut Down Shelby Miller For Season

By Anthony Franco | at September 15, 2026 9:30pm CDT The Cubs are shutting down Shelby Miller for the rest of the 2026 season, manager Craig Counsell told reporters before tonight’s loss to Atlanta (links via Patrick Mooney of The Athletic and Jordan Bastian of MLB.com). The veteran reliever is expected to have a typical offseason and be full-go for Spring Training 2027. Miller is completing his rehab from last fall’s UCL/flexor surgery, which he underwent while a member of the Brewers. The Cubs signed him to a two-year free agent contract with the expectation that he’d spend the first…