Michael Busch: Everything you need to know

Michael Busch

#29 1B

Status

ACTIVE

STATS

Preseason
Date	Opp	Result	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	K	SB	CS	TB
3/24	NYY	L 8-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
3/23	NYY	W 15-6	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	5
3/22	MIL	W 12-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
3/20	ATH	L 6-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
3/17	LAA	W 8-6	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	2
3/15	LAD	L 14-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
3/13	CWS	L 4-2	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1
3/12	SEA	W 7-4	3	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2
3/10	TEX	L 8-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0
3/8	SF	L 9-5	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1
3/7	ATH	W 4-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	0	0
3/5	AZ	W 8-1	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	2
3/1	CWS	L 5-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
2/27	CLE	W 8-6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
2/26	LAA	L 5-4	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	2
2/24	SD	W 6-5	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	0	2
Preseason Totals			42	8	10	5	4	0	1	4	3	2	54	0	0	17

Regular Season
Date	Opp	Result	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	K	SB	CS	TB
4/19	NYM	W 2-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
4/18	NYM	W 4-2	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1
4/17	NYM	W 12-4	4	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	2
4/15	PHI	W 11-2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0
4/14	PHI	W 10-4	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	0	2
4/12	PIT	W 7-6	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
4/11	PIT	L 4-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
4/10	PIT	L 2-0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0
4/8	TB	W 6-2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0
4/7	TB	W 9-2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
4/6	TB	L 6-4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0
4/5	CLE	L 6-5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0
4/5	CLE	W 1-0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
4/3	CLE	L 4-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
4/1	LAA	W 6-2	3	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	2
3/31	LAA	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
3/30	LAA	W 7-2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
3/29	WSH	L 6-3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0
3/28	WSH	W 10-2	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	1
3/26	WSH	L 10-4	4	2	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	5
Regular Season Totals			72	9	12	10	2	0	0	3	10	0	81	0	0	14

Splits	HR	RBI	H	AVG	1B	2B	3B	BB	HBP	SB	CS	TB	OBP
Overall	0	3	12	0.164	10	2	0	10	0	0	0	14	0.262
Home	0	2	10	0.238	8	2	0	6	0	0	0	12	0.333
Away	0	1	2	0.065	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	2	0.167
Day	0	3	10	0.204	8	2	0	6	0	0	0	12	0.286
Night	0	0	2	0.083	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	2	0.214
March	0	1	4	0.222	2	2	0	4	0	0	0	6	0.364
April	0	2	8	0.145	8	0	0	6	0	0	0	8	0.226
Opponent
vs WSH	0	1	4	0.333	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	6	0.429
vs TB	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.077
vs CLE	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.083
vs LAA	0	0	2	0.222	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0.417
vs NYM	0	0	3	0.250	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0.308
vs PIT	0	1	1	0.111	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.111
vs PHI	0	0	2	0.222	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0.364
Venue
@ Philadelphia	0	0	2	0.222	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0.364
@ Cleveland	0	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.083
@ Tampa Bay	0	1	0	0.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.077
@ Chicago	0	2	10	0.238	8	2	0	6	0	0	0	12	0.333

Michael Busch: Breaking News

Busch is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Phillies. Though Busch broke a 0-for-30 drought at the plate a pinch-hit RBI single in Sunday's 7-6 win over the Pirates, he'll open a second straight game on the bench. With southpaw Cristopher Sanchez on the bump for the Phillies, the Cubs will add an extra right-handed bat to the lineup and deploy Carson Kelly at first base in place of the left-handed-hitting Busch.

Busch is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates. Matt Shaw will step in at first base in place of Busch, who will hit the bench after 14 consecutive starts to open the season. Though the Cubs often shielded him from left-handed pitching over the previous two seasons, Busch is expected to continue starting against southpaws more often than not in 2026.

Busch went 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Angels. Busch ceded leadoff duties to Nico Hoerner with the Cubs facing lefty starter Yusei Kikuchi, but the former only slid down to fifth in the order and still turned in a strong effort. The Chicago first baseman is reportedly going to face southpaws more often this season, and Wednesday was a strong showing in that regard. While Busch will likely still perform better against righties overall, his ability to stay in the lineup most days should only boost his fantasy stock.