Matthew Boyd suffers freak injury while playing with his kids as Cubs pitching luck somehow gets worse

It's incredible, and also a bit depressing, that the following statement is factually accurate: Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Matthew Boyd will miss a considerable amount of time for being a good father.

The 35-year-old sustained a left meniscus injury while reportedly "sitting down to play with his kids." Prior to Chicago's contest against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday, Cubs manager Craig Counsell revealed that the knee injury would require surgery.

"It’s kind of unexplainable," Counsell very fairly said.