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Montero headed to DL; Cubs add Federowicz
- Updated: April 28, 2016
CHICAGO — Miguel Montero has had back problems before that were so painful he couldn’t walk. The Cubs catcher has been bothered by lower back stiffness since the weekend, and on Thursday, he was headed to the disabled list, retroactive to Monday.
“It’s a little tight,” Montero said on Thursday. “It’s not fair for me to go out there and try to push it harder and be even worse for the rest of the year.”
The Cubs were to call up Tim Federowicz from Triple-A Iowa to take Montero’s spot. The roster move was not going to be formally announced until Federowicz arrived from Des Moines.
Montero, 32, did undergo an MRI exam on his back. He was surprised it had not loosened up after he rested for four days. As a result, the DL move is …
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