Michael Busch

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

Chicago Cubs

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Career

394 H · 73 HR · 228 RBI · 9 SB

.247 AVG · .782 OPS · 466 G

2026 Season

.244 AVG · 16 HR · 66 RBI · 2 SB

.355 OBP · .394 SLG · .749 OPS

Last 30 Days

.243 AVG · 3 HR · 10 RBI · 0 SB

.319 OBP · .374 SLG · .693 OPS

Salary / Contract

2026: $860,000

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Michael Busch is a first baseman for the Chicago Cubs. In 466 MLB games, he has a .247 batting average and 73 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	132	500	60	122	23	2	16	66	2	76	136	.244	.355	.394	.749
Career Totals	—	466	1592	220	394	79	9	73	228	9	203	464	.247	.336	.446	.782

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
Aug 26	@ ARI	0-2 L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
Aug 25	@ ARI	4-5 L	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0
Aug 24	@ ARI	7-0 W	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
Aug 23	@ SEA	19-2 W	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
Aug 22	@ SEA	4-5 L	4	1	0	0	1	1	0	3	0
Aug 21	@ SEA	5-6 L	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
Aug 19	vs CWS	0-3 L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Aug 18	vs CWS	4-3 W	3	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0
Aug 17	vs CWS	7-5 W	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aug 15	vs STL	4-8 L	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

Splits (2026)

Split	G	AB	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OPS
vs LHP	0	119	35	6	0	.294	.901
vs RHP	0	356	81	10	0	.228	.710
Home	0	243	63	11	0	.259	.804
Away	0	261	61	6	0	.234	.712
Day	0	191	52	6	0	.272	.797
Night	0	309	69	11	0	.223	.714

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