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Cubs recall Christopher Morel before Cardinals series, option Nelson Velázquez

Chicago Sun-Times | May 9, 2023

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Cubs utility player Christopher Morel posted a 1.156 OPS in Triple-A to begin the season. File photo.

Utility player Christopher Morel didn’t believe the news at first that he was going back up to the big leagues.

Morel was in the airport in Columbus, Ohio, with Triple-A Iowa, he said, when manager Marty Pevey told him he was joining the Cubs in Chicago. Morel chuckled, but Pevey wasn’t joking.

Before the Cubs’ 3-1 loss Monday to the Cardinals, the Cubs finally recalled Morel, who posted a 1.156 OPS in Triple-A to start the season.

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