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Cubs place Las Vegan Kris Bryant on DL for 2nd time this season

The Associated Press
July 26, 2018 - 9:16 am
 
In this June 19, 2018, Chicago Cubs' Kris Bryant belts a lead-off triple off Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Brock Stewart during the 10th inning of a game in Chicago. The Cubs on Thursday placed Bryant on the 10-day disabled list with left shoulder inflammation for the second time this season. (Charles Rex Arbogast/AP file)

CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs have placed third baseman Kris Bryant on the 10-day disabled list because of an inflamed left shoulder.

The team said Thursday the move is retroactive to July 24.

This is the Bonanza High product’s second stint on the D this season. The injury caused him to miss 16 games and affects the follow-through on his swing. Bryant didn’t play between June 22 and July 11. Bryant, the 2016 NL MVP was withheld from the lineup Tuesday and Wednesday against Arizona.

He is batting .276 with 11 home runs and 44 RBIs in 76 games.

To fill the roster spot, the Cubs recalled infielder David Bote from Triple-A Iowa. Bote returns to Chicago for the fifth time this season. He is batting .310 with one homer and nine RBIs in 20 games.

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