India, Sept. 1 -- The Chicago Cubs are moving ahead with adding first baseman Carlos Santana to their side, a source told ESPN on Sunday. Sanders, 39, was with the Cleveland Guardians this season before he was released by the team on Friday. The first baseman hit .225 with 11 home runs in 116 games for the Guardians this year.

Santana has a career .778 OPS while playing for seven teams in 16 years. Most of his time was spent with the Guardians. He rejoined the squad this year after spending a decade there to begin his journey in MLB.

Apart from signing Santana, the Cubs also recalled right-hander Porter Hodge from Triple-A Iowa. The franchise optioned left-hander Jordan Wicks to their top farm club.

While he is a switch-hitter, Santana...