SAN DIEGO -- Chicago Cubs shortstop prospect Nico Hoerner was on his couch in Northern California on Sunday.
On Monday, he was making history.
Hoerner became the second Cub since 1920 to debut with at least three hits and four RBIs in a 10-2 win over the San Diego Padres.
Hoerner had been watching the Cubs play the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday when shortstop Addison Russell was hit in the face by a pitch. After a shortened season at Double-A Tennessee, due to an injury of his own, Hoerner and his dad thought if his year had gone differently he might have gotten a call at that moment.