The Cubs signed Austin Romine to back up Willson Contreras this season. Unfortunately, Romine suffered a knee injury during Spring Training and didn’t play in Arizona after March 6.
Today, he will make his Cubs debut:
#Cubs activate Austin Romine from the 10-day IL and in the starting lineup. Tony Wolters has been DFA'd.
— Russell Dorsey (@Russ_Dorsey1) April 14, 2021
Tony Wolters was signed just before Opening Day as a stopgap — the Cubs wanted someone with MLB experience to back up Contreras and didn’t apparently feel P.