{"id":830732,"date":"2026-07-28T05:24:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T05:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/830732\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T05:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T05:24:11","slug":"cubs-designate-struggling-rhp-jameson-taillon-for-assignment-winnipeg-free-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/830732\/","title":{"rendered":"Cubs designate struggling RHP Jameson Taillon for assignment \u2013 Winnipeg Free Press"},"content":{"rendered":"

ST. LOUIS (AP) \u2014 The Chicago Cubs designated right-handed pitcher Jameson Taillon for assignment Monday before the start of a four-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals.<\/p>\n

In a corresponding move, the Cubs selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Andrew Wantz from Triple-A Iowa.<\/p>\n

Taillon pitched on Sunday, allowing seven earned runs, with three home runs in four innings, in an 8-7 loss to Pittsburgh. That outing raised his ERA to 5.92 on the season.<\/p>\n

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In 15 starts, Taillon had a career-worst 5.92 ERA with a 2-6 record. He has allowed the National League\u2019s most home runs this season with 25 on 76 hits.<\/p>\n

Taillon, 34, went 2-6 with a 5.92 ERA in 15 starts this season with the Cubs. He is in the final year of a four-year, $68 million contract.<\/p>\n

The 30-year-old Wantz has a 5.63 ERA in 48 innings this season in the minors. He has a 4.20 ERA in the majors across 120 innings.<\/p>\n

Prior to being signed as a minor league free agent by the Cubs on June 6, Wantz was with the Tampa Bay organization. He made one relief appearance this season for the Rays.<\/p>\n

In his big league career, Wantz is 5-1 with a 4.20 ERA in 92 appearances and four starts with the Los Angeles Angels (2021-2024) and Tampa Bay (2026). He was originally selected by the Angels in the seventh round of the 2018 draft out of the University of North Carolina-Greensboro.<\/p>\n

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