T&A San Marino is bolstering its pitching staff prior to the playoffs in the Italian Baseball League. They have added former big leaguer Justin Berg. The 31-year-old right-hander was drafted by the New York Yankees in 2003, got traded to the Chicago Cubs, where he made his MLB debut in 2009. He made 60 appearances for the Cubs in the Majors, going 0-1 with an ERA of 4.08 through 2009 to 2011. The past two seasons he played for Southern Maryland in the independent Atlantic League. This year he had an ERA of 3.27 in 28 games so far.