MIAMI -- The Chicago Cubs have demoted struggling slugger Kyle Schwarber to Triple-A Iowa.
Schwarber, the fourth overall pick in the 2014 amateur draft, is batting just .171 with 12 homers and 28 RBIs in 64 games. There was no immediate announcement of a corresponding move.
Schwarber made his major league debut in 2015 and hit .246 with 16 homers and 43 RBIs in 69 games. He missed most of last season with a leg injury after a frightening outfield collision, then returned in October to help the Cubs win the World Series for the first time since 1908.
Chicago is 36-35 heading into Thursday night's game at Miami (see full story).
Angels: Street activated, Morin to Triple A
NEW YORK -- Reliever Huston Street has been activated by the Los Angeles Angels after recovering from a strained latissimus dorsi muscle in his back that had sidelined him since spring training.
The 33-year-old right-hander allowed one hit over 1 1/3 innings for Triple-A Salt Lake in a rehab outing on Monday.
Los Angeles opened a roster spot by optioning right-hander Mike Morin to the Bees on Thursday (see full story).
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Athletics: Popular catcher Vogt designated for assignment
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Catcher Stephen Vogt has been designated for assignment by the Oakland Athletics, while rookie infielder Matt Chapman went on the 10-day disabled list with an infection in his left knee that kept him out of three straight games.
Vogt hit .217 with four home runs and 20 RBIs in 54 games this season with 36 starts at catcher and seven as the designated hitter.
A two-time AL All-Star, Vogt entered as a pinch-hitter Wednesday then played left field for the first time since July 2, 2014, at Detroit, and had several balls immediately hit his way. But Oakland lost a third straight game since a four-game sweep of the New York Yankees last weekend.
Also Thursday, the A's recalled catcher Bruce Maxwell and first baseman/outfielder Matt Olson from Triple-A Nashville (see full story).
