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SEATTLE — Long before rookie first baseman Michael Busch went on a four-game home-run streak, he had a reputation for taking mature at-bats.
“Even when the Dodgers drafted him, that was the calling card — it’s going to be a really good, quality at-bat,” Cubs hitting coach Dustin Kelly said in a recent conversation with the Sun-Times. “He doesn’t chase a ton, he’s going to get pitches to drive, he’s got really good bat speed.”
In his first season as a fixture in a major-league starting lineup, and his first with the Cubs, Busch’s approach has earned him a 1.