Michael Busch

First base for Chicago

Age: 28, 210 lbs, 5'11"

Born: 11/9/1997, Inver Grove Heights, MN, USA

Sal: N/A

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Not expected to be platooned.

Cubs manager Craig Counsell suggested Saturday that Busch won't be deployed in a platoon to open the season and has earned the right to play regularly versus left-handed pitchers.

Seasons	City	GP	AB	SO	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	RBI	SB	CS	BB	IBB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	E	Avg	OBP	Slg	OPS	PPts	PPts/GP
2025	CHC	155	524	139	78	137	25	5	34	274	90	4	0	56	2	2	10	0	2	4	0.261	0.343	0.523	0.866	274.0	1.8
2024	CHC	152	496	162	73	123	28	2	21	218	65	2	1	63	1	9	4	0	4	4	0.248	0.335	0.440	0.775	218.0	1.4
2023	CHC	27	72	27	9	12	3	0	2	21	7	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	1	4	0.167	0.247	0.292	0.539	21.0	0.8

		334	1092	328	160	272	56	7	57	513	162	7	1	127	3	11	14	0	7	12	0.225	0.308	0.418	0.726	513.0	1.3

Date	Opp	Res	AB	SO	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	RBI	SB	CS	BB	IBB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	E	Avg	OBP	Slg	OPS	PPts
2/27/2026		T0 - 0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.0
2/26/2026		T0 - 0	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.500	0.667	2.000	2.667	2.0
2/24/2026		T0 - 0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.500	0.667	2.000	2.667	2.0
10/11/2025	MIL@	L1 - 3	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.333	0.500	1.000	1.500	1.0
10/9/2025	MIL	W6 - 0	4	2	1	1	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.250	0.400	1.750	2.150	4.0
10/8/2025	MIL	W4 - 3	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.250	0.250	1.750	2.000	4.0
10/6/2025	MIL@	L3 - 7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.0
10/4/2025	MIL@	L3 - 9	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.250	0.250	1.750	2.000	4.0
10/2/2025	SD	W3 - 1	4	0	1	3	0	0	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.750	0.750	3.750	4.500	6.0
10/1/2025	SD	L0 - 3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.000	0.250	0.000	0.250	0.0

			31	7	6	9	2	0	4	23	6	0	0	2	0	1	3	0	0	0	0.283	0.373	1.400	1.773	23.0

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Player	Pos	City	Injured date	Type	Description	+

Player	Pos	City	Transaction date	Description
M. Busch	1B	CHC	1/11/2024	Dealt to Cubs.
M. Busch	1B	CHC	9/8/2023	Sent back to OKC.
M. Busch	1B	CHC	8/22/2023	Recalled from OKC.
M. Busch	1B	CHC	6/27/2023	Optioned to OKC.
M. Busch	1B	CHC	6/16/2023	Recalled from Triple-A.
M. Busch	1B	CHC	5/12/2023	Optioned to Triple-A.
M. Busch	1B	CHC	4/25/2023	Batting seventh in MLB debut.
M. Busch	1B	CHC	4/24/2023	Headed to big leagues.
M. Busch	1B	CHC	3/13/2023	Optioned to minor-league camp.
M. Busch	1B	CHC	11/15/2022	Added to 40-man roster.

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Player	Pos	City	Game Date	Corr. Date	Corr.	Description	Game log
M. Busch	1B	CHC	7/4/2025	7/14/2025	-1	Errors	Game log
M. Busch	1B	CHC	6/3/2025	6/6/2025	+1	Errors	Game log
M. Busch	1B	CHC	6/17/2023	7/3/2023	+1	Errors	Game log

Stars of the month

Date	Player	City	Pos	Star

Stars of the week

Date	Player	City	Pos	Star
February 24, 2026	M. Busch	CHC	1B	NA
February 26, 2026	M. Busch	CHC	1B	2nd star
February 27, 2026	M. Busch	CHC	1B	2nd star