Madrigal on Injured Checklist, Cubs Summon Younger from Minors

The Chicago Cubs have made modifications to their roster resulting from accidents. Infielder Nick Madrigal has been positioned on the 10-day injured checklist with a proper hamstring pressure, retroactive to September 17. This comes after Madrigal left the sport on Saturday with the identical harm. Supervisor David Ross revealed that Madrigal’s situation was worse than initially anticipated. There’s presently no particular timeline for his return. In Madrigal’s absence, infielder Jared Younger has been recalled from Triple-A Iowa.

In the meanwhile, the Cubs are dealing with a troublesome stretch. They’ve misplaced 5 consecutive video games and are in a digital tie with the Cincinnati Reds for the third NL wild-card spot. With solely 12 video games left within the season, the Cubs are feeling the strain to show issues round and safe a playoff spot.

Jared Younger, a 28-year-old infielder, had a productive season with Iowa, batting .310 with 21 dwelling runs and 72 RBIs in 90 video games. Nonetheless, his earlier stint with the Cubs earlier this season was not as profitable, as he batted solely .171 with one dwelling run and 5 RBIs in 13 video games.

Sadly, the Cubs have been stricken by accidents to key gamers all through the season. Infielder Jeimer Candelario, nearer Adbert Alzolay, and right-handed reliever Michael Fulmer are amongst these presently on the injured checklist. This has made it difficult for the staff to keep up consistency and carry out at their greatest.