The Chicago Cubs waited so long as they might for Seiya Suzuki to get well from his sprained left ring finger.
However, Suzuki didn’t try nice after Monday morning’s pregame work, and the Cubs opted to place him on the 10-day injured record. The transfer, made between video games in Monday’s doubleheader towards the Milwaukee Brewers, is retroactive to Friday.
The Cubs additionally chosen the contract of left-hander Brandon Hughes from Triple-A Iowa and designated right-hander Robert Gsellman for task.
After the Cubs’ 7-6 loss within the first recreation at Wrigley Field, Suzuki had a throwing development within the outfield, constructing as much as about 250 ft. But he didn’t catch the return throws, as a substitute having the baseball tossed again to interpreter Toy Matsushita, who then handed it to Suzuki.
Suzuki sustained the harm throughout a clumsy slide into second base on a profitable steal throughout the third inning Thursday in Cincinnati. He remained within the recreation however exited the following inning. Suzuki, 28, is hitting .245 in 45 video games with a .344 on-base proportion and 119 OPS+.
Injuries and restricted 40-man roster choices are creating problems for the Cubs. After two IL strikes Monday, the Cubs have 15 gamers on the IL. That contains veteran infielder Jonathan Villar, who suffered an unlucky accident within the weight room that compelled him to the IL.
The train band Villar was utilizing snapped again into his mouth, inflicting a freak harm that may require important dental work. The Cubs positioned him on the 10-day IL Monday morning retroactive to Friday.
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Source: www.bostonherald.com