As you know, the Cubs acquired Isaac Paredes from the Rays in a deal that was completed during Sunday’s game.
Paredes, who hit 31 home runs and had 98 RBI with an .840 OPS in 2023, is batting .245/.357/.435 with 19 doubles and 16 home runs in 101 games so far this year. He was named to the AL All-Star team.
Today, Paredes was added to the Cubs’ 26-man active roster and Ethan Roberts recalled from Triple-A Iowa to take the place of the traded Mark Leiter Jr. Roberts pitched in four games (six innings) earlier this summer with a 0.