The Milwaukee Brewers placed outfielder Jesse Winker on the injured list Wednesday with back spasms, while third baseman Abraham Toro was recalled from Triple-A Nashville.
Winker’s IL stint is retroactive to Tuesday. The 29-year-old is batting .199 with a .567 OPS and has one home run with 23 RBIs in 61 games this season.
In seven major league seasons, Winker is a .264 hitter with an .813 OPS, 81 homers and 266 RBIs in 610 games with the Cincinnati Reds (2017-21), Seattle Mariners (2022) and Brewers.
Toro, 26, was 4-for-8 with a home run and five RBIs in five games with the Brewers earlier this season. He is a career. 209 hitter with a .629 OPS, 27 homers and 104 RBIs in 267 games over five seasons with the Houston Astros (2019-21), Mariners (2021-22) and Brewers.
–Field Level Media