NEWS
1:40 PM - Michael Busch (CHC) president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer indicated Tuesday that Busch is not under consideration to play third base and will instead remain focused on first base, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.
11:46 AM - Michael Busch (CHC) (triceps) will start at designated hitter and bat fifth in Friday's contest against the Reds.
5:22 PM - Michael Busch (CHC) (triceps) isn't in the Cubs' lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Phillies.
7:40 PM - Michael Busch (CHC) went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Sundays' 5-0 win over the Nationals.
5:03 PM - Michael Busch (CHC) isn't in the Cubs' lineup for Thursday's game against the Nationals.
6:22 PM - Michael Busch (CHC) isn't in the Cubs' lineup Saturday against Colorado.
9:31 AM - Michael Busch (CHC) went 3-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday's 9-5 loss to the Rockies.
3:20 AM - Michael Busch (CHC) went 4-for-5 with a home run, a double, three total runs and three total RBI in a 10-4 win against the Dodgers on Monday.
1:52 PM - Michael Busch (CHC) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.
12:12 PM - Michael Busch (CHC) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.
6:06 PM - Michael Busch (CHC) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Pirates.
9:18 AM - Michael Busch (CHC) went 3-for-5 with a walk, a double, two RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 14-2 win over the Marlins.
4:23 PM - Michael Busch (CHC) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Guardians.
5:15 PM - Michael Busch (CHC) is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the White Sox.
8:19 AM - Michael Busch (CHC) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-3 win over the Cardinals.
4:53 PM - Michael Busch (CHC) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds.
5:09 PM - Michael Busch (CHC) went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Sunday's 7-3 win over the Royals.
1:01 PM - Michael Busch (CHC) is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against Kansas City.
6:21 PM - Michael Busch (CHC) went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 5-0 win over the Angels.
11:17 AM - Michael Busch (CHC) is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Phillies.
11:44 AM - Michael Busch (CHC) is not in the lineup for Friday's contest against the Mets.
11:33 AM - Michael Busch (CHC) is absent from the lineup for Saturday's game against the Cardinals.
10:32 AM - Michael Busch (CHC) went 2-for-3 with a walk, a double and a run scored in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Reds.
1:50 PM - Michael Busch (CHC) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Reds.
5:07 PM - Michael Busch (CHC) isn't in the Cubs' lineup for Saturday's game against the Reds.
11:31 AM - Michael Busch (CHC) is not in the lineup for Friday's game versus the Reds.
4:49 PM - Michael Busch (CHC) is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.
6:43 PM - Michael Busch (CHC) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against Atlanta.
1:00 PM - Michael Busch (CHC) isn't in the Cubs' lineup for Saturday's game against the Pirates.
4:54 PM - Michael Busch (CHC) is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game against Atlanta.
11:43 AM - Michael Busch (CHC) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.
4:13 PM - Michael Busch (CHC) is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Mets.
9:32 AM - Michael Busch (CHC) went 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 7-1 win over the Red Sox.
11:44 AM - Michael Busch (CHC) is not in the lineup for Friday's game versus the Marlins.
9:58 AM - Michael Busch (CHC) went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and two walks Monday in the Cubs' 3-2 win over the Diamondbacks.
8:56 AM - Michael Busch (CHC) went 1-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and an additional run scored in Friday's 9-7 win over the Dodgers.
5:09 PM - Michael Busch (CHC) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rockies, Andy Martinez of Marquee Sports Network reports.
10:42 AM - Michael Busch (CHC) who primarily played second and third base the last few years, said he is feeling more comfortable at first, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.
7:21 PM - Michael Busch (CHC) president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said Saturday that while Busch's ultimate position will be up to manager Craig Counsell, he expects the 26-year-old to play first base, Jared Wyllys of AllCHGO.com reports.
1:31 PM - Michael Busch (CHC) was traded from the Dodgers to the Cubs along with Yency Almonte on Thursday in exchange for two unknown minor leaguers, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.
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