Cursed Cubs Season Continues with Two New Injury Updates

It can’t possibly get worse, right? Wrong. As if one wasn’t bad enough the Chicago Cubs bookended Friday with two new injury updates that continue to derail the team’s pitching staff. The 2024 Cubs continue to be cursed.

Let’s begin with Ben Brown, who was placed on the 15-day injured list earlier this week with a neck strain. Well, before Friday afternoon’s series opener against the St. Louis Cardinals the Cubs gave an ominous update as Brown is now expected to be out even longer with a rare injury.