SAN FRANCISCO -- Chicago Cubs pitching prospect Brandon Birdsell will have season-ending elbow surgery, dashing his hopes of making his major league debut in 2025.

Cubs assistant general manager Jared Banner made the announcement Tuesday before the team opened a three-game series at San Francisco. Banner said Birdsell would have the procedure done by Dr. Keith Meister in Arlington, Texas, but didn't provide details of the extent of the surgery or offer a timeline for Birdsell's return.

"We'll have more information after the surgery," Banner said. "After the surgery we can talk about timelines."

The 25-year-old right-hander, Chicago's minor league pitcher of the year in 2024, had come off the 60-day injured list July 18 to join Triple-A Iowa, only to go back on the IL on Aug. 8 with

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