Cubs' Miguel Amaya lands on injured list after suffering freak injury in first game back from 60-day stint

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Chicago Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya is headed back on the injured list just one day after his return, following a freak injury during the team’s 4-1 win over the Blue Jays in Toronto on Wednesday night. 

Cubs manager Craig Counsell confirmed the devastating news after the game, telling reporters that Amaya suffered a left ankle sprain during the eighth inning. 

Chicago Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya leaves with an injury during the Blue Jays game in Toronto on Wednesday, August 13, 2025. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

"Negative on the X-rays, which is great. We were a little concerned, obviously, at the time of the injury," Counsell said. "It’s swelling up pretty good already – it’s an IL. It’s a bad break – bad luck – unfortunately, and we’re going to miss him."

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Amaya, 26, was running toward first base when he appeared to awkwardly land on his left foot as he beat out an infield single. The landing sent him flying off the base as he hit the ground hard. 

Medical staff quickly rushed over, and Counsell said he immediately knew the injury was significant. 

"You’re hoping it’s just a collision or a scare… but it was pretty clear after 20 seconds that he had either sprained it or worse. You knew something was pretty seriously wrong pretty quickly." 

Chicago Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya is tended to by medical staff during the Toronto Blue Jays game, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Counsell called it a "weird baseball play" that resulted in tearful Amaya