15-Day IL
Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 7/25/2025
2025 Stats
W-L
2-1
ERA
6.85
WHIP
1.56
K
25
SV
2
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
After pitching as both a starter and reliever in 2023, Hodge's role wasn't clear at the dawn of the 2024 campaign. The 23-year-old didn't break camp with Chicago, but showcased his strikeout upside in the minors to earn his first big league promotion in May. He'd eventually return to Triple-A Iowa, but was back up for good in mid-June. Hodge mixed a mid-90's fastball with a devastating sweeper that stifled opposing hitters (.070 BAA) and produced a 52 percent whiff rate that was best in the league for that pitch type and had 16.7 inches of horizontal break, roughly three inches more on average than other right-handers. The right-hander will need to improve his control and cut his 11.6 percent walk rate, but he proved last season that he can be a fixture for the Cubs in high leverage. He appeared set to begin 2025 as Chicago's closer after filling the role down the stretch last year, but the offseason acquisition of Ryan Pressly will likely push Hodge into more of a setup role. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Cubs in March of 2025.
Back on IL with shoulder injury
The Cubs placed Hodge on the 15-day injured list Wednesday due to a right shoulder impingement.
Analysis
Hodge was knocked around for six runs while recording just one out in Tuesday's loss to the Twins. Though Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Wednesday in a radio appearance on 670 The Score Chicago that he doesn't believe Hodge's injury is "anything major," the reliever will be on the shelf for at least a couple weeks. Hodge previously missed more than a month of action with oblique and hip injuries.
Hodge was knocked around for six runs while recording just one out in Tuesday's loss to the Twins. Though Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Wednesday in a radio appearance on 670 The Score Chicago that he doesn't believe Hodge's injury is "anything major," the reliever will be on the shelf for at least a couple weeks. Hodge previously missed more than a month of action with oblique and hip injuries.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
17
Last 5 Games
18
How many pitches does Porter Hodge generally throw?
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What part of the game does Porter Hodge generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-6%
BAA vs RHP
2025
-29%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .192 | 38 | 13 | 20 | 3 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .180 | 39 | 18 | 24 | 5 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .222 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 2 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .313 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 4 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .169 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .106 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-44%
ERA at Home
2025
-41%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 2.70 | 0.93 | 36.2 | 10.6 | 3.9 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 4.80 | 1.37 | 30.0 | 10.2 | 4.5 | ||||
| 2025Home | 5.27 | 1.24 | 13.2 | 9.9 | 4.6 | ||||
| 2025Away | 9.00 | 2.00 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 4.5 | ||||
| 2024Home | 1.17 | 0.74 | 23.0 | 11.0 | 3.5 | ||||
| 2024Away | 2.70 | 1.05 | 20.0 | 10.8 | 4.5 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Porter Hodge compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.08K/9
9.5BB/9
4.6HR/9
2.3Fastball
95.8 mphERA
6.85WHIP
1.56BABIP
.313GB/FB
1.22Left On Base
62.9%Exit Velocity
82.0 mphBarrels/BBE
6.0%Spin Rate
2532 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
19.4%Swinging Strike
11.6%Prospect Rankings History
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Hit hard Tuesday
Hodge allowed six runs on five hits and a walk while retiring only one batter in Tuesday's 8-1 loss to the Twins.
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Activated from injured list
The Cubs activated Hodge (hip) from the 15-day injured list Tuesday.
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Rehab assignment forthcoming
Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Wednesday that Hodge (hip) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Iowa either on Friday or Saturday, Meghan Montemurro of The Chicago Tribune reports.
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Cleared to face hitters
Hodge (hip) is scheduled to face Triple-A Iowa hitters in a live batting practice session Tuesday, MLB.com reports.
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Throws bullpen session
Hodge (oblique/hip) threw a bullpen session Wednesday, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
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