Watch: Jeimer Candelario hits first Cubs home run since return originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
Chicago Cubs infielder Jeimer Candelario has been hitting the ball well during his return to the North Side, and he finally got on the board in the home run department on Saturday against the Atlanta Braves.
Candelario, who collected nine hits in his first three games with the Cubs, was held hitless on Friday against the Braves, but that brief skid didn’t last long as he took Bryce Elder deep in the first inning on Saturday afternoon:
JEIMER CANDELARIO FIRST HOMER BACK AS A CUB pic.