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Ross holding down fort with Montero on DL
- Updated: May 2, 2016
PITTSBURGH — With catcher Miguel Montero on the disabled list due to lower back issues, 39-year-old David Ross has been pressed into more duty behind the plate for the Cubs.
Ross sat out Sunday with Tim Federowicz getting the start. Federowicz was called up on Thursday.
Ross could be seeing more action: Montero is not due to come off the DL until May 10.
“I try to stay ready as best I can,” Ross said. “I’ve been on a few different teams and know that anything can happen in any given year, so I just try to keep myself prepared for whatever [manager] Joe Maddon wants me to do and the team needs me to do. It stinks that Montero is out, but we’ll hold down the …
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