Michael Busch is a great first baseman. The Chicago Cubs have believed that since trading Jackson Ferris and Zyhir Hope for him (and Yency Almonte), and he proved all remaining naysayers wrong with his postseason performance in 2025.
Michael Busch is MASHING baseballs!
He bangs his third homer of the series ud83dudd25 pic.twitter.com/rhy87qExW8— MLB (@MLB) October 10, 2025Running a .261/.343/.523 (140 wRC+) batting line in the regular season and .296/.387/.741 (202 wRC+) in the playoffs is sure to put Busch in the Cubs' front office's good graces, but will they buy into his breakout enough to finally let him hit against left-handed pitchers?