Cubs Place All-Star Kyle Tucker on Injured List with Strained Left Calf

The Chicago Cubs have placed All-Star right fielder Kyle Tucker on the 10-day injured list due to a strained left calf, a move retroactive to Saturday, September 6. Tucker has not played since September 2 and is eligible to be activated on September 16. Cubs manager Craig Counsell noted that Tucker's condition hadn't progressed, stating, "Yesterday was a really good day, just didn’t have any progress today." In his first year with the Cubs after seven seasons with Houston, Tucker is hitting .270 with a team-best .854 OPS and 22 home runs. The team recalled catcher Moisés Ballesteros from Triple-A Iowa in a corresponding move, hoping Tucker's calf will be "not symptomatic" before his return.