CHICAGO -- He won't be confused with the top on-base men in the business right now but Chicago Cubs left fielder Kyle Schwarber is carving out a name for himself in the unlikeliest of places: leading off. It's where he failed miserably two seasons ago, but now has found his stroke, simply because he isn't acting like a normal top-of-the order guy. Seeing pitches? That was so 2017.
"He has a better understanding of how he's going to get pitched," teammate Anthony Rizzo said Tuesday afternoon. "And you see, the at-bats are a lot better.