US EditionReport: Cubs calling up highly-touted prospect Moises Ballesteros; Happ to IL
- The Chicago Cubs promoted 21-year-old catching prospect Moisés Ballesteros before their May 13 home game against the Miami Marlins at Wrigley Field.
- The promotion came after the Cubs decided to move outfielder Ian Happ to the 10-day injured list due to an oblique injury he suffered on May 9 during a game against the Mets.
- Ballesteros, who has hit.368 with a 19-game hitting streak at Triple-A Iowa, is expected to join the Cubs' starting lineup and likely see time as designated hitter.
- Ballesteros made his MLB debut with a 0-for-4 performance in a 5-4 Cubs walk-off win, while expressing anxiety and pride that his parents attended their first professional game in the U.S.
- Happ’s injury opens a roster spot that required designating a player for assignment, signaling the Cubs' ongoing youth movement amidst injury challenges in their pitching staff.
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Report: Cubs calling up highly-touted prospect Moises Ballesteros; Happ to IL
CHICAGO — The Cubs are reportedly calling up highly-touted hitting prospect Moises Ballesteros after sending Ian Happ to the IL for his oblique injury. According to insider Bruce Levine, Ballesteros will likely be in the starting lineup Tuesday night against the Marlins. The 21-year-old from Venezuela signed with the Cubs as an international free agent in 2021 and has hit everywhere he's been. Ballesteros has particularly crushed Triple-A pitchi…
Cubs' Ian Happ out of lineup for third straight game with oblique discomfort
Cubs left fielder Ian Happ was out of the lineup for a third straight game on Monday, as the Cubs opened a three-game series against the Marlins at Wrigley Field. And manager Craig Counsell was no longer ruling out a stint on the injured list.“As the days go here, if we have symptoms still, then we have to start talking about it,” Counsell said before the game.Happ had been scheduled to ramp up his activity Monday, rather than Sunday, as origina…
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