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PITTSBURGH – With the clock ticking on the regular season, and Cubs right fielder Kyle Tucker still not ready to return from the injured list with a nagging calf strain, he left Pittsburgh for Tampa on Wednesday morning to try a new approach.
Tucker, accompanied by a member of the Cubs medical staff, went to seek additional treatment at Optimal Performance & Physical Therapies. There, he’ll be working with Jeremy Maddox, a doctor of physical therapy, the Cubs said.
It’s a group Tucker has worked with in the offseason, as well as last year when he fractured his right shin while with the Astros, Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Wednesday.