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Cubs searching for spots to get Kyle Schwarber in at catcher

The Cubs still see Kyle Schwarber as a catcher long-term.

But for 2015 with both Miguel Montero and David Ross healthy and playing well, it will be hard to find time to get the hot-hitting rookie behind the plate.

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For the fifth straight game, Schwarber was penned into the lineup as the Cubs' left fielder Wednesday night. Ross caught one of those games, and Montero caught his fourth straight Wednesday since coming off the disabled list.

"There might be spots for him to (catch) the rest of the way and certainly long-term, we still see him as a catcher," Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein said Wednesday.