Cubs signing veteran 1B Carlos Santana, source says

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DENVER -- The Chicago Cubs are signing first baseman Carlos Santana, a source told ESPN on Sunday.

Santana, 39, hit .225 with 11 home runs in 116 games for the Cleveland Guardians this season before being released by the team Friday.

The 16-year veteran has a career .778 OPS while playing for seven different teams, though most of his time was spent with the Guardians who he rejoined this year after spending a decade there to start his career.

Though he's a switch-hitter, Santana is likely to see at-bats as a righty almost exclusively as the Cubs are just 17-19 on the season when a lefty starts against them. Left-handed hitter Michael Busch is the regular starter at first…