The Chicago Cubs chosen the contract of right-hander Corbin Martin on Saturday to fill out the bullpen after right-hander Daniel Palencia went on the injured record Friday.
To make room on the 60-man roster, the Cubs transferred right-hander Cade Horton to the 60-day IL. Horton underwent Tommy John surgical procedure on Thursday.
Palencia, 26, was positioned on the IL with a left indirect pressure. He had one save and didn’t enable a run over his first 5 outings of the season. He additionally helped Venezuela to the WBC title, not permitting a run in 5 appearances within the event with three saves.
Martin, 30, signed as a free agent with the Cubs in January after posting a 6.00 ERA over 17 reduction appearances for the Baltimore Orioles final season. In 34 main league appearances (10 begins) with the Houston Astros (2019), Arizona Diamondbacks (2021-22) and Orioles, he’s 2-5 with a 6.54 ERA.
Horton underwent the second Tommy John surgical procedure of his profession this week and is predicted to be out till the halfway level of the 2027 season. The previous first-round draft choose in 2022 was 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA in two begins this season.
–Area Degree Media
