Cubs claim OF Phillip Ervin off waivers from Mariners
Posted December 22, 2020 6:00 am
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Cubs claimed outfielder Phillip Ervin off waivers from the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday.
Ervin spent time with Cincinnati and Seattle during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, batting .149 with four RBIs in 37 games. He was designated for assignment by the Mariners last week.
The 28-year-old Ervin was selected by the Reds in the first round of the 2013 amateur draft. He is a .247 hitter with 17 homers, 68 RBIs and 15 steals in 237 career games.
The addition of Ervin gives the Cubs three outfielders and 37 players overall on their 40-man roster.
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