Schwarber Out for Season for Cubs

Chicago Cubs left fielder Kyle Schwarber has full tears to the ACL and LCL in his left knee and will be out for the rest of the season, the team said Friday.

An MRI revealed the extent of the knee injury for Schwarber, one of several heralded young stars for the Cubs, who entered the season among the World Series favorites.

Schwarber also suffered a severely sprained ankle in a scary collision with center fielder Dexter Fowler in the Cubs' 14-6 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday.

"A young man in his sophomore season in the big leagues," Cubs manager Joe Maddon said Friday, "one of the most refreshing and talented in all of Major League Baseball. Now to be out for the rest of the season, it's not easy."

Schwarber is expected to have surgery in one to three weeks and will remain at the Cubs' spring training facility in Mesa, Arizona, until he is ready to travel back to Chicago, according to Cubs president Theo Epstein. The team hopes that Schwarber can return for spring training next year, but with damage to two ligaments, they aren't sure of the timetable.