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Cubs activate Ian Happ, return Moises Ballesteros to minors

The Chicago Cubs activated Gold Glove left fielder Ian Happ from the injured list ahead of Tuesday's game against the Miami Marlins.

Rookie designated hitter Moises Ballesteros will return to Triple-A Iowa to clear the roster spot.

Happ, 30, spent the minimum time on the 10-day IL after sustaining a left oblique strain on May 9. He is batting .269 with three homers and 19 RBIs in 39 games this season.

Happ has hit .249 with 153 homers and 497 RBIs in 1,028 games since his 2017 debut. He was an All-Star in 2022 and won the Gold Glove Award for left fielders in 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Ballesteros, 21, is the Cubs' No. 2 prospect and No. 50 overall, according to ESPN's Kiley McDaniel. The native of Venezuela is batting .188 (3-for-16) with three runs and three RBIs in five games.

In other moves, the Cubs placed right-hander Porter Hodge on the 15-day injury list with a left oblique strain and recalled RHP Ethan Roberts.

Field Level Media contributed to this report.