Michael Busch

1B · L/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 2023–PRESENT Birthdate: November 9, 1997 BORN: INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, USA

Chicago Cubs

Featured O'Hearn's Four RBI Power Pirates Past Cubs in 8-7 Slugfest

Career

368 H · 70 HR · 218 RBI · 9 SB

.249 AVG · .792 OPS · 438 G

2026 Season

.247 AVG · 13 HR · 56 RBI · 2 SB

.368 OBP · .405 SLG · .772 OPS

Last 30 Days

.271 AVG · 4 HR · 12 RBI · 0 SB

.360 OBP · .448 SLG · .808 OPS

Salary / Contract

2026: $860,000

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2026 Salary Note Michael Busch's 2026 salary is $860,000. Salary History →

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Jul 26, 2026 O'Hearn's Four RBI Power Pirates Past Cubs in 8-7 Slugfest Recap
Jul 25, 2026 Cubs Erupt Late, Rout Pirates 11-0 Behind Imanaga's Scoreless Outing Recap
Jul 21, 2026 Cubs Bury Tigers With Six-Run First, Cruise 11-2 Recap
Jul 20, 2026 Dingler's Two Homers and Extra-Inning Single Lift Tigers Past Cubs 8-6 Recap
Jul 19, 2026 Bregman's First-Inning Homer Sets Tone as Imanaga, Cubs Rout Twins 10-1 Recap

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Michael Busch is a first baseman for the Chicago Cubs. In 438 MLB games, he has a .249 batting average and 70 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and related info.

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Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2023	LAD	27	72	9	12	3	0	2	7	1	8	27	.167	.247	.292	.539
2024	CHC	152	496	73	123	28	2	21	65	2	63	162	.248	.335	.440	.775
2025	CHC	155	524	78	137	25	5	34	90	4	56	139	.261	.343	.523	.866
2026	CHC	104	388	47	96	18	2	13	56	2	66	109	.247	.368	.405	.772
Career Totals	—	438	1480	207	368	74	9	70	218	9	193	437	.249	.339	.453	.792

Awards & Achievements

Player of the Week (2): 2024, 2025

Salary & Contract

Year	Salary
2024	$741,500
2025	$780,500
2026	$860,000

Career Total: $2,382,000 (3 seasons)

Average: $794,000

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

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Salary Note

Michael Busch's 2026 Opening Day salary with CHC is $860,000 on a nominal basis (no deferred component recorded).

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Game Log — Recent

Date	Opp	Result	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB
Jul 26	@ PIT	7-8 L	4	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Jul 25	@ PIT	11-0 W	6	3	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
Jul 24	@ PIT	3-2 W	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Jul 22	vs DET	1-5 L	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jul 21	vs DET	11-2 W	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
Jul 20	vs DET	6-8 L	4	1	0	0	1	1	1	2	0
Jul 19	vs MIN	10-1 W	5	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Jul 18	vs MIN	6-2 W	4	1	0	0	1	1	1	3	0
Jul 17	vs MIN	2-5 L	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Jul 12	@ CIN	8-4 W	4	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	0

Splits (2026)

Split	G	AB	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OPS
vs LHP	0	88	26	4	0	.295	.906
vs RHP	0	291	68	9	0	.234	.740
Home	0	197	54	9	0	.274	.851
Away	0	195	44	5	0	.226	.712
Day	0	146	40	6	0	.274	.838
Night	0	242	55	8	0	.227	.727

Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.