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The Chicago Cubs demoted Kyle Schwarber to Triple-A Iowa and placed Jason Heyward on the disabled list before the start of an 11-game road trip and to begin their series against the Miami Marlins yet another prospect is making his MLB debut. Mark Zagunis, who was drafted in the third round of the 2014 draft, has been called up by the Cubs and Joe Maddon has him starting in right field and batting ninth on Thursday night.
Zagunis, 24, has shown incredible patience at the plate during his minor-league career, putting up a .401 OBP in 338 games. This season at Triple-A Iowa, the right-handed hitter had a .249/.399/.474 slash line, with 11 home runs.
Anthony Rizzo remains the leadoff hitter against Jeff Locke.
Here is tonight's #Cubs lineup to open an 11-game road trip.
Game preview: https://t.co/owZHnHo3Gg pic.twitter.com/pJNISSYHQ7
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) June 22, 2017
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And by the way, Zagunis will wear the No. 21.
Zagunis will wear #21
— Mark Gonzales (@MDGonzales) June 22, 2017
Ben Zobrist is still out with his wrist injury and he’ll go on a rehab assignment when he’s healthy again. Back to Heyward, his DL stint is retroactive to Tuesday.
Heyward DL date retro to Tuesday, Zobrist remains in Chicago, will go on rehab assignment when wrist healthy
— Mark Gonzales (@MDGonzales) June 22, 2017
The Cubs will be on the road for the next two weeks, coming back to Wrigley Field to play six games prior to the All-Star break.
