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Cubs' Michael Busch makes hometown return while riding offensive high

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MINNEAPOLIS – Target Field was the first major-league baseball diamond that Cubs first baseman Michael Busch set foot on.

About a decade ago, Busch ran through infield practice and a quick few rounds of batting practice for a showcase at the Twins’ stadium when he was a multi-sport athlete at Simley Senior High School in nearby Inver Grove Heights, he said.

“It’s been a while since I’ve been back,” Busch said Tuesday before the Cubs’ series opener against the Twins. “I don’t spend a lot of time in Minnesota, especially in the summer.