Caleb Thielbar or Fernando Cruz

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Caleb Thielbar or Fernando Cruz Player Statistics
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	61	55

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	54.2	46.2

Wins	4	3

Losses	6	3

Saves	2	3

Blown Saves	6	4

Holds	19	7

Hits Allowed	41	45

Earned Runs	19	25

Home Runs Allowed	7	11

Strikeouts	67	58

Walks	32	18

ERA	3.13	4.82

WHIP	1.34	1.35

Caleb Thielbar or Fernando Cruz Player Projections
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	59	64

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	58.9	59.3

Wins	4	4

Losses	3	3

Saves	2	1

Blown Saves	1	1

Holds	17	17

Hits Allowed	45	51

Earned Runs	24	26

Home Runs Allowed	7	8

Strikeouts	81	62

Walks	27	20

ERA	3.68	3.88

WHIP	1.23	1.20

Caleb Thielbar or Fernando Cruz Player Notes
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY	Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC
News
	Fernando Cruz will resume tossing on flat ground this weekend. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 8th	Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Caleb Thielbar is scheduled to throw a live batting practice session on Wednesday ahead of a minor league rehab assignment. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, May 11th
	Fernando Cruz is seeking a second opinion after he was diagnosed with a torn UCL. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st	Caleb Thielbar threw a successful bullpen session on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, May 8th
	Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that Fernando Cruz has been diagnosed with a partially torn UCL in his right elbow. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th	Caleb Thielbar threw a bullpen session on Tuesday and is scheduled for a high-intensity session on Friday. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, May 7th
	The Yankees placed Fernando Cruz on the 15-day injured list with right elbow discomfort. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th	The Cubs placed LHP Caleb Thielbar on the 15-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 25th
	Fernando Cruz and the New York Yankees have avoided arbitration and the righthander is scheduled to make $1.45 million in 2026. David Leisering Sat, Jan 10th	Cubs’ manager Craig Counsell told reporters Thursday that Caleb Thielbar exited in the ninth inning due to left hamstring tightness. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 23rd
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Caleb Thielbar or Fernando Cruz Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY			Caleb Thielbar RP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th				vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#35
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#41	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th				vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#198
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#215	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#237
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#12	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#30
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#89
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#61	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#82
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#24
Mon, Apr 6th				@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#101
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#128	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#273
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#212
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#160	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-7)	#110
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#56	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#13	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#89	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#7
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#27	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#48
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#64	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#77
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#57	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#49
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#150
Mon, Apr 20th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#48
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#144	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#28	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#37	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#7
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#95
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#167	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#78
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#291	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#99
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#258	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#244
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#9	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#225
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#69	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#156	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#153
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#232	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#79
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#58	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#366
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#9	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#139
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#69	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#355
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#34	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#308
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#4	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#121
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#75	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#258
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#17	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#9
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#36	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#257
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#229
Thu, May 14th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#53	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#83
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#280	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#136
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#49	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#358
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#289
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#4
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#115	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#75
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#56	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#291
Sat, May 23rd				vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#169
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#13	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#287
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#64	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-7)	#110
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#57	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#122
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#85
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#211	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#105
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#82	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#16	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#296
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#285	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#71
Sat, Jun 6th				vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#149
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#28	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#285	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#377
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#24	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#161
Thu, Jun 11th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#374
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#115	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#149
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#22	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#19
Mon, Jun 15th				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#161
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#136	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#374
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#171	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#350
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#308	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#22
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#139	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#68	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#77
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#65
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#144	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#49
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#37	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#4
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#47	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#75
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#68	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#197
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#265
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#86	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#225
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)		vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#122
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#108	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#85
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#43	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#105
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#32	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#58
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#101	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#13	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#36
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#362	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#192
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#35	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#139
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#78	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#97
Sat, Jul 18th				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#26
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#108
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#102
Tue, Jul 21st				vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#50
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#155
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#63
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#132	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#7	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#314	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#105
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#171	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#113
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#136	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#83	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#122
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#45
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (8-8)	#92	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#14
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#259	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#18
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#113	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#99
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#122	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Thu, Aug 6th				vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#41	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-5)	#239
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#137
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#257	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#375
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#198
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#72	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#284
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#12	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#35
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#200	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#105
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#188	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#113
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Mon, Aug 17th				vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#215
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#58	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#129
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#88	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-5)	#146
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#134	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#152
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (1-2)	#55
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#30	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#72
Mon, Aug 24th				@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#79
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#216	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#66
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#287	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#76
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-6)	#104	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#308
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa		vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#139
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#28	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#62
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#194	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#75
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#117	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#114
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#27	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#4
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#17
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#225	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#106
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#71	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#135
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Michael King (12-9)	#59	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#221
Mon, Sep 7th				@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#114
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#354	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#4
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#377	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#17
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#44	vs PIT	Wilber Dotel (1-5)	#203
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#157	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#73	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#97	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#164
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#108	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#229
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#76	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#62
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#66	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#192
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#38	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#308
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#106
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#32	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#135
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#49	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#221
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#36	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#37
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#202	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-6)	#104
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#58	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#47
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#19
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#71
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#296
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#182
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#202
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#188
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#16
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#129
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#62
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#50
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#25
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#103
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#374