Cubs transfer RHP Joe Nathan from Double-A Tennessee to Triple-A Iowa – LHP Brian Matusz transferred to Triple-A Iowa after appearance with Double-A Tennessee
The Cubs signed Joe Nathan to a Major League contract on May 17 and placed him on the 60-day DL as he rehabbed from a second Tommy John surgery. Nathan worked out at the Cubs’ facility in Mesa and prepared for a rehab assignment.
Nathan was sent on a rehab assignment to Double-A Tennessee on June 23. Nathan was expected to spend his entire rehab stint with the Smokies, who play their home games near Nathan’s home in Knoxville.