The Cubs placed Bote (ankle) on the 10-day injured list Saturday, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Bote suffered a right ankle sprain in a bizarre accident Friday during batting practice and it will sideline him through the first week of September, if not longer. While manager David Ross said Saturday that the second baseman's sprain is serious, the injury isn't expected to sideline him for the remainder of the season, Bastian reports. He was in a cold stretch before the injury, hitting .194 with one extra-base hit in his last 10 games.