Cubs activate Cody Bellinger from the injured list, return Matt Mervis to the minors
CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs activated slugger Cody Bellinger from the 10-day injured listing earlier than Thursday’s sport with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Bellinger was within the lineup, batting sixth and enjoying first base in his first sport since May 15 in Houston when he suffered a bruised left knee. The 2019 NL MVP was batting .271 with seven homers and 20 RBIs when he was injured.
The Cubs optioned infielder Matt Mervis to Triple-Iowa to make room for Bellinger.
Although he has received a Gold Glove within the outfield, Bellinger is anticipated to ease again at first base, the place he has already performed 262 instances within the majors. The two-time All-Star referred to as his damage “a pretty big bone bruise,” a situation that may take a very long time to heal.
Bellinger says he has no drawback working. The athletic 27-year-old will transition again to the outfield because the bruise heals as his capacity to vary path improves and he “builds back up to game-like,” he stated.
Bellinger was harm in Houston when raced from middle area and struck the right-center wall as he jumped to make an acrobatic catch that robbed the Astros’ Kyle Tucker of additional bases.
Mervis, 25, hit .167 with three homers and 11 RBIs for Chicago after making his main league debut on May 5.
Manager David Ross expects Mervis to return to the Cubs later this season.
“Very good impression,” Ross stated. “Just didn’t have the offensive performance I think he was thinking of. Some things sped up on him in time.”
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