LAS VEGAS (AP) — Chicago Cubs pitcher Ben Brown had neck surgery and will likely be sidelined until midseason.
General manager Carter Hawkins said the 27-year-old right-hander was operated on Monday in New York because of a stress fracture in his neck. Hawkins said a screw was implanted to improve healing.
“He’s walking around the streets of New York. He’ll start throwing the ball after the new year (and be back) most likely midseason,” Hawkins said Tuesday. “We’ve got to figure out where he is weeks from now to really understand how much we’re going to be able to stick to that plan.”
Brown didn't pitch after June 19 because of what the team said was a neck strain. He was 4-2 with a 1.85 ERA in eight starts and 12 relief appearances, striking out 65 and walking 19 in 68 innings.
Brown is 10-13 with a 4.15 ERA and two saves in 31 starts and 29 relief appearances over three major league seasons.
Chicago said the same condition bothered Brown in 2024.
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FILE - Chicago Cubs pitcher Ben Brown throws to a San Francisco Giants batter during the first inning of a baseball game, June 13, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall, File)
TORONTO (AP) — Gabriel Landeskog scored his second goal of the game early in the third period to put the Colorado Avalanche ahead for good in a 6-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night.
Devon Toews, with a goal and an assist, Brock Nelson, Artturi Lehkonen and Martin Necas in an empty net also scored for Colorado. Cale Makar added two assists and Mackenzie Blackwood made 28 saves.
Darren Raddysh and Eason Cowan, with a goal and an assist each, and Jack Roslovic scored for Toronto, which has lost four games in a row and dropped six of its last seven.
Sergei Bobrovksy finished with 22 stops.
The 38-year-old goaltender — a two-time Stanley Cup champion and two-time Vezina Trophy winner as the NHL’s top netminder — has allowed three goals or more in 12 of his 13 starts since signing in free agency July 1.
Landeskog scored the go-ahead goal at 5:02 of the third, just 51 seconds after Roslovic tied the score 3-3.
Raddysh’s blast that gave Toronto a 1-0 lead was clocked at 92.89 miles per hour — the fourth fastest shot to result in a goal across the league this season, according to the NHL.
Roslovic (lower-body injury) and shutdown defenseman Chris Tanev (load management) returned to the Toronto lineup after sitting out Sunday’s 4-0 loss to the New Jersey Devils.
Morgan Rielly (lower-body injury) joined a long list of players receiving treatment in the trainer’s room. The veteran blueliner is listed as day-to-day, while center Colton Sissons (lower-body injury) is week-to-week. Kirill Marchenko (lower body) along with Marshall Rifai (lower body) and Nick Blankenburg (upper body) also remain sidelined and week-to-week.
Makar left Sunday’s practice in Denver with an unspecified injury, but took part in Colorado’s morning skate and declared himself ready for Tuesday.
Avalanche: At the Ottawa Senators on Thursday.
Maple Leafs: Host the Minnesota Wild on Thursday.
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Toronto Maple Leafs' Ryan Tverberg (77) can't get the puck past Colorado Avalanche goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood (39) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
Colorado Avalanche's Noah Juulsen (47) and Toronto Maple Leafs' Teddy Blueger (73) battle for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (72) stops Colorado Avalanche's Artturi Lehkonen (62) at the net during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Maple Leafs' Zack MacEwen (19) and Colorado Avalanche's Gabriel Landeskog (92) face off during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
