Michael Busch (baseball)
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| Michael Busch | |
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.jpg) Busch with the Oklahoma City Dodgers in 2023 | |
| Chicago Cubs – No. 29 | |
| First baseman | |
| Born: November 9, 1997 Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 25, 2023, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| MLB statistics (through April 17, 2026) | |
| Batting average | .245 |
| Home runs | 57 |
| Runs batted in | 165 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Michael James Busch (born November 9, 1997) is an American professional baseball infielder for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He played college baseball for the North Carolina Tar Heels and made his MLB debut in 2023 with the Dodgers.
Busch attended Simley High School in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, where he played football, hockey and baseball.[1] He was ranked as the fourth-best player in the state of Minnesota by Perfect Game.[2] During his senior baseball season, Busch was an All-State selection.[3] Undrafted out of high school in the 2016 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at the University of North Carolina to play college baseball for the North Carolina Tar Heels.[4]
In 2017, as a freshman at North Carolina, Busch appeared in 55 games, hitting .215 with three home runs and 22 RBIs.[5] After the season, he played in the Northwoods League for the St. Cloud Rox.[6] As a sophomore in 2018, Busch started all 64 of North Carolina's games, batting .317 with 13 home runs and 63 RBIs.[7] He batted .636 during the NCAA tournament's Chapel Hill Regional and was named the Most Outstanding Player,[8] helping lead North Carolina to the 2018 College World Series.[9] He was named to the All-ACC Second Team.[10] Following the season, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Chatham Anglers, where batted .322 with six home runs in 27 games and was named to the All-Cape League Team.[11][12] Prior to the 2019 season, Busch was named a preseason All-American by multiple media outlets, including Perfect Game and Baseball America.[13][14] Over 65 games, he batted .284 with 16 home runs and 57 RBIs.[4]