The injury occurred in the top of the eighth inning after Amaya hit a chopper to shortstop and was attempting to beat out the throw at first at Rogers Centre on Wednesday night.

Chicago Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya was carted off the field after injuring his left ankle stepping on first base Wednesday night against Toronto.

The Chicago Cubs have placed catcher Miguel Amaya on the 10-day injured list just days after activating him from it for a different injury that sidelined him for months.