Correa goes on IL — health protocols
Houston shortstop Carlos Correa has been placed on the injured list because of health and safety protocols.
Friday’s move came a day after Correa announced that he would not play in Tuesday’s AllStar Game so he could spend time with wife Daniella, who is expecting the couple’s first child.
Manager Dusty Baker spoke of Correa being out of the lineup before the move was announced, but didn’t provide many details aside from saying he was not at the ballpark for the game against the Yankees.
“If he says he’s out sick, for this guy not to play, especially against the Yankees and (not) be in the starting lineup, then you know he’s sick,“Baker said.
Correa is the second Houston player recently to be put on the injured list because of health and safety protocols. Reliever Brooks Raley landed on the list Thursday.
Correa is batting .288 with 16 homers, 20 doubles and 52 RBIs in 82 games this season.
The Astros recalled infielder Taylor Jones from TripleA Sugar Land to take his spot on the roster.
Cubs may be dealing:
The Cubs might be viewing the trade deadline a little differently after an 11game losing streak dropped them from first place to below .500.
Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer acknowledges the team could be a seller rather than a buyer going into the July 30 date to make deals.
Kris Bryant, Javier Baez and Anthony Rizzo are set to become free agents after this season. Hoyer hinted that, barring a resurgence, the club’s marquee names might available if the deal is right.
“I think turnover is inevitable,” Hoyer said Thursday. “We’ve probably been as stable as anyone, but at some point, there is going to have to be some turnover with the roster, in part because we’re not seeing the results we need to.“
“When you’re at this moment and your playoff odds get into single digits at this time of the year, you have to keep one eye on the future,” he said. “You’d have to be irresponsible to not take those phone calls and think through them.”
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