Cubs' Nico Hoerner exits game with 'left-sided neck tightness,' per team

Not you, too, Nico Hoerner.

The Cubs' best player this season exited Friday's series opener against the Diamondbacks at Wrigley Field with "left-sided neck tightness," according to the team. With all the injuries sustained by the Cubs already — most of them among pitchers — losing an All-Star-caliber leadoff man and second baseman for any length of time would be far from ideal.

Facing Zac Gallen, Hoerner led off the bottom of the first with a gapper to left-center for a double. He...