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Cubs Recall Alexander Canario, Place Seiya Suzuki on IL

We already covered this in a previous piece, so this will mainly just be the press release. The only bit of commentary I’ll provide here is that oblique strains can be very tricky and Seiya Suzuki could be out several weeks if it’s serious.

The Chicago Cubs today recalled outfielder Alexander Canario from Triple-A Iowa and placed outfielder Seiya Suzuki on the 10-day injured list with a right oblique strain.

Canario, 23, is hitting .269 (14-for-52) with five doubles, two home runs and seven RBI in 13 games this season for Iowa. He leads I-Cubs outfielders in slugging percentage (.