Cubs put Matt Shaw on injured list, call up Pedro Ramirez

CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs INF/OF Matt Shaw was positioned on the injured listing with again tightness, the workforce introduced Friday. Shaw, 24, first skilled soreness Tuesday, which didn’t subside after a few days of remedy.

“It kind of went back and forth the last couple of days,” supervisor Craig Counsell stated. “Woke up today, it didn’t feel good. So we’re going to give him some time to heal.”

Shaw was hitting .242 with three house runs in restricted enjoying time earlier than getting harm. The workforce referred to as up infielder Pedro Ramirez to take Shaw’s place on the roster. Ramriez impressed the Cubs throughout spring coaching, incomes a promotion after a robust begin to his Triple-A season. He was hitting .312 with 9 house runs earlier than getting referred to as up.

“It’s probably going to be a shorter stint,” Counsell stated of Ramirez. “It’s also good for him to get exposure to the major leagues, get exposure to the group, get exposure to the schedule, so if we run into a situation where it is a lot of playing time, that he doesn’t have to go through it for the first time while playing.”