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.

There was a scary moment for the Chicago Cubs in Wednesday night's game. In the top of the eighth inning, Miguel Amaya went down in a heap after trying to beat out a throw at first base, appearing like he severely hurt himself.

Chicago Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya had to be carted off the field on Wednesday with what appeared to be a leg injury after awkwardly stepping on first base while attempting to beat out a grounder, tumbling to the ground.