Michael Busch had two hits and two RBIs, helping Colin Rea and the Chicago Cubs top the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5.

Pete Crow-Armstrong and Michael Busch provided a pair of power threats throughout the Cubs’ run to the playoffs last year. Out of the gates this year, Chicago has been waiting for them to really get rolling again in the batter’s box.

As far as pitch selection, Busch’s chase rate is up to 26.6 percent, 3.6 percentage points above last year’s mark. Not terrible, but still a departure from the last two seasons. He’s also swinging at pitches in the zone 63.7 percent of the time after being in the 68-69 percent range for much of his career.

MESA, Ariz. — Michael Busch’s stellar postseason performance taught the Chicago Cubs first baseman a valuable lesson. The routine works. For as simple as that might sound, Busch remembers how his former coach at the University of North Carolina, Mike ...

The Cubs ran a winning streak to 10, then lost the last two games of the week.

Congratulations are in order for Chicago Cubs First Baseman Michael Busch and his girlfriend, Haylee Schreen, who announced their engagement in a joint Instagram post on Thursday. Congratulations are in order for Chicago Cubs first baseman Michael Busch ...

Michael Busch has emerged as one of the Chicago Cubs’ most powerful players since he arrived before the 2024 season. The former Los Angeles Dodgers prospect has been steady at first base for Chicago, with a pair of seasons in which he flashed a ...

Michael Busch had two hits, including a two-run single, and the Chicago Cubs used two three-run innings to hold off the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 on Friday in the first game of a weekend series.

The Chicago Cubs have built one of the most dangerous lineups in the National League over the past few seasons. A major reason for their success has been the emergence of first baseman Michael Busch, who was traded to Chicago from the Los Angeles Dodgers ...