Michael Busch Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 1" / 210 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 11/9/1997 (26)
- Experience
- 1
- College
- North Carolina
Michael Busch Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Michael Busch News
Chicago Cubs first baseman Michael Busch played the hero in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Padres. Busch went 2-for-4 with a single, a walk-off home run, and a strikeout. The 26-year-old has cooled off at the plate but is still slashing a respectable .262/.316/.500 with seven HR and 19 RBI in 136 plate appearances. Hopefully, he can get things firing on all cylinders again.
Chicago Cubs infielder Michael Busch is not in the team's starting lineup for Game 1 of a twin bill on Saturday against the Miami Marlins and left-hander Jesus Luzardo. The lefty-swinging Busch is off to a massive start to the season but has struggled in limited time against same-handed pitching. Busch has hit .317 with six home runs, three doubles, and a 1.067 OPS across 70 plate appearances on the season but is just 1-for-9 (.111) with a walk across only 10 trips to the plate against southpaw pitching. All nine of the 26-year-old's extra-base hits have come against right-handers. Despite his struggles against lefties, Busch has cemented himself as a strong fantasy asset, even at the first base position, with a history of hitting for big-time power in his minor-league career.
Chicago Cubs first baseman Michael Busch and catcher Yan Gomes are not in the starting lineup on Friday against the visiting Miami Marlins and left-hander A.J. Puk. Garrett Cooper is playing first base and batting seventh in the lineup, while Miguel Amaya is doing the catching and batting in the nine-hole against Puk. Busch had a streak of five straight games with a home run come to an end this week and he's hitting a strong .317 (19-for-60) overall with six total long balls, 13 RBI and 10 runs scored to start his first year in Chicago. He's hit just .167 (4-for-24) and has yet to homer against a left-hander in his career, though, so he'll likely occasionally be rested against lefties this year. Cooper has never faced Puk in his career, while Amaya has a hit and RBI in his only career at-bat against the southpaw.
Batting Order
1 | Mike Tauchman |
2 | Seiya Suzuki |
3 | Cody Bellinger |
4 | Christopher Morel |
5 | Michael Busch |
6 | Miles Mastrobuoni |
7 | Nick Madrigal |
8 | Pete Crow-Armstrong |
9 | Yan Gomes |
Michael Busch Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Mike Tauchman |
2 | Seiya Suzuki |
3 | Cody Bellinger |
4 | Christopher Morel |
5 | Michael Busch |
6 | Miles Mastrobuoni |
7 | Nick Madrigal |
8 | Pete Crow-Armstrong |
9 | Yan Gomes |
Infielder Michael Busch was traded from the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs this offseason. Most of his playing time with the Dodgers came at the hot corner, but he's expected to be moved to first base with his new club in 2024 because his glove isn't exactly his strong suit. Busch made his major-league debut in 2023 in LA and went 12-for-72 (.167) with two homers, seven RBI and 27 strikeouts in 27 games played. It remains to be seen if the 26-year-old left-handed hitter's bat can produce enough at the big-league level to make him a valuable corner-infield option for fantasy managers. The former first-rounder mashed to the tune of .323/.431/.618 with a 1.049 OPS and 27 home runs in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League in 2023, but he only had two of his 27 homers against lefties, making him potentially vulnerable to a platoon role in Chicago. The trade to the Windy City will give Busch more of an opportunity to play in his rookie season, but expecting him to contribute in shallow-mixed fantasy leagues right away would be a mistake. ATC is projecting Busch to hit .236/.316/.409 with 13 home runs, 47 RBI and 47 runs scored in 398 plate appearances in his first year with the Cubbies.