CHICAGO -- Cubs right fielder Kyle Tucker was diagnosed in June with a hairline fracture in his right hand, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.

Tucker, 28, wanted to keep playing for the then-first-place Cubs, choosing against an IL stint as he compiled a .982 OPS that month. But his numbers have tanked since the beginning of July, leading to him getting several days off this week for a reset.

Tucker was injured while sliding into second base against the Cincinnati Reds on June 1. X-rays on his right finger were initially negative -- the team indicated it was a jammed finger -- but further imaging showed a slight fracture on the top of his hand, near where the pinky and ring finger meet, according to sources familiar with the imaging. Re-imaging done in mid-June showed the injury was h

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