Cubs outfielder Kevin Alcántara underwent surgery Thursday to repair a sports hernia, the team announced.
Alcántara, 22, has appeared in 13 major-league games over the last two seasons and gone 5-for-21 in that time. He’s ranked No. 5 among Cubs prospects by MLB Pipeline.
As right fielder Kyle Tucker heads into free agency, Alcántara could figure into the Cubs’ plans for replacing his production — barring a reunion — next season along with fellow top prospect hitters Owen Caissie and Moises Ballesteros.
The Cubs did not immediately announce a timeline for Alcántara’s recovery. But last October shortstop Dansby Swanson also underwent sports hernia surgery and was back in action by the beginning of spring training. Caissie, too, had core muscle surgery last offseason.
Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer did not reveal a comprehensive list of upcoming surgeries in his end-of-season news conference Wednesday, saying he had a medical meeting later that day. But he said he didn’t expect any operations as “high profile” as Swanson’s hernia surgery or second baseman Nico Hoerner’s flexor tendon surgery last offseason.
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