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 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.
Chicago Cubs first baseman Michael Busch has been feeling really comfortable so far in his first year with the Cubs and he extended his home run streak to five straight games in Monday's 3-2 extra-inning win over the Arizona Diamondbacks by going 1-for-3 with a solo home run, two walks and two strikeouts. The 26-year-old has now tied the franchise's longest home run streak and has six long balls in the early going, necessitating a pickup off your league's waiver wire if he's somehow still available. Busch's homer binge obviously won't last, but he's so far been a fantastic late-round value pick by fantasy managers in 2024. After Monday's game, he's hitting .327 (17-for-52) with six homers, 12 RBI and nine runs scored in his first 16 games with the Cubbies.
Chicago Cubs first baseman Michael Busch has been off to a red-hot start to begin the season. On Sunday, Busch went 2-for-4 with a home run in the 3-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners. The left-handed slugger has now homered in four straight contests. He's slashing an impressive .327/.393/.694 heading into Monday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Fantasy managers better make sure Busch isn't on the waiver wire or sitting on the bench heading into next week.
Batting Order
1 | Nico Hoerner |
2 | Patrick Wisdom |
3 | Christopher Morel |
4 | Dansby Swanson |
5 | Garrett Cooper |
6 | Mike Tauchman |
7 | Nick Madrigal |
8 | Miguel Amaya |
9 | Alexander Canario |
Michael Busch Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Nico Hoerner |
2 | Patrick Wisdom |
3 | Christopher Morel |
4 | Dansby Swanson |
5 | Garrett Cooper |
6 | Mike Tauchman |
7 | Nick Madrigal |
8 | Miguel Amaya |
9 | Alexander Canario |
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.