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Cubs Place Kyle Tucker on IL, Recall Moisés Ballesteros

The Cubs have finally placed Kyle Tucker on the Injured List with a left calf sprain.

#Cubs place Kyle Tucker on the 10-day IL with a left calf strain (retro to 9/6). Moises Ballesteros recalled from Triple-A.

— Taylor McGregor (@Taylor_McGregor) September 9, 2025

Tucker went through a prolonged stretch this summer dealing with a broken bone in his hand, but he never went on the IL. Instead, he played hurt. After Craig Counsell gave him a few days off, he caught fire and started to look like his old self.