In Cubs shortstop Nico Hoerner’s first at-bat back from the injured list, he hit a clutch RBI single. In his first full game back, he homered. And he’s been on a roll since.
“It’s been nice to hit the ground running,” Hoerner said this week.
Hoerner has been a part of two trends for the Cubs in recent weeks: a wave of injuries and a wave of new energy.
Hoerner missed 12 games with a sprained ankle, which he sustained in a collision with an umpire. But when he returned a week ago, it was in between two series of Cubs call-ups and MLB debuts.