Candelario will start at third base and bat sixth in the order Sunday against the Mets.
Called up earlier Sunday to provide some depth after Chris Coghlan (ribs) landed on the DL, Candelario will immediately slot into the lineup in what will mark his MLB debut. In order to accommodate Candelario, manager Joe Maddon will move Kris Bryant to right field, but it's uncertain if the Cubs will regularly go this route. Candelario made a compelling case for a promotion by slashing .347/.467/.625 across 90 plate appearances at Triple-A Iowa, but even with Coghlan out of the picture for playing time, the Cubs still have a wealth of options at every position. If Bryant ends up settling into right field more frequently, the team's top bench bat, Javier Baez, would probably be a more deserving candidate than Candelario to see action at third base.