Chicago Cubs’ Kyle Tucker hits a three-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in Chicago, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Cubs place Kyle Tucker on injured list because of strained left calf
ATLANTA (AP) 鈥 The Chicago Cubs placed All-Star right fielder Kyle Tucker on the 10-day injured list because of a strained left calf, a move retroactive to Saturday.
Chicago Cubs’ Kyle Tucker hits a three-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves in Chicago, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
ATLANTA (AP) 鈥 The Chicago Cubs placed All-Star right fielder Kyle Tucker on the 10-day injured list because of a strained left calf, a move retroactive to Saturday.
Tucker has not played since Sept. 2. He is eligible to be activated on Sept. 16.
“It was just a little worse today than it was yesterday,鈥 Cubs manager Craig Counsell said before Tuesday night’s game against Atlanta. 鈥淵esterday was a really good day, just didn’t have any progress today. He wasn’t comfortable playing, so we said, 鈥榃e have to give this a little more time.鈥欌
Tucker is hitting .270 with a team-best .854 OPS. He has 22 home runs in his first year with the Cubs after seven seasons with Houston.
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鈥淚 don’t think anything has gotten worse,鈥 Counsell said. 鈥淲e just have to get to a point where he’s not symptomatic and then not feeling it doing baseball activities.鈥
Catcher Mois茅s Ballesteros was recalled from Triple-A Iowa.
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