Cubs' Ben Leeper: Healthy again, pitching at Double-A
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Triple-A Iowa reinstated Leeper (elbow) from its 60-day injured list July 28 and assigned him to High-A South Bend.
Leeper was bumped up to Double-A Tennessee three days later and has struck out four batters over three scoreless innings across two appearances with the affiliate. Before joining Tennessee, Leeper had made seven rehab appearances between the rookie-level Arizona Complex League and South Bend, recording 11 punchouts while allowing three earned runs in 8.1 innings. The 27-year-old right-hander looks to have made a strong recovery from the third Tommy John surgery of his career, which he underwent in April 2023.
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Cubs' Ben Leeper: Rehabbing from third elbow surgery
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Leeper announced April 3 via his personal Instagram account that he underwent season-ending Tommy John surgery on his right elbow.
The Tommy John surgery is the third of Leeper's career and creates significant doubts about his ability to find success once he completes his rehab and recovery process, which will likely carry over into next summer. The 25-year-old reliever, who signed with the Cubs in 2020 after going undrafted out of Oklahoma State, posted a 4.50 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 57:17 K:BB in 46 innings in 2022 at Triple-A Iowa.
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