"I think there's a really good chance that Matt is contributing in a meaningful level here relatively soon. It's not going to be this month. It's more than a month for sure, and then we'll kind of figure it out from there. It was not a full repair. It was more of a trimming."
"The first step is making sure the knee is able to withstand the force of driving off the rubber, then it's a matter of ramping back up to something approaching full workload capacity. This was a minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery, so there should not be any issues with the structural integrity of the ligaments in Boyd's left knee."
Matthew Boyd had a successful partial meniscectomy procedure to address a meniscus injury sustained while playing with his children. The injury appears to have been a chronic issue with an acute trigger. The minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery involved trimming rather than a full repair, which should preserve the structural integrity of his left knee ligaments. Recovery typically takes 4-6 weeks, with the Cubs aiming for a mid-June return. The initial recovery phase focuses on ensuring the knee can withstand the force of pitching mechanics before gradually ramping up workload. While Boyd's recovery progresses, Justin Steele remains sidelined from a separate setback.
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