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Nico Hoerner clearly has zero plans of playing in the Minors this season. Despite having never played a game at the Triple-A level, the young Chicago Cubs infielder is very much in the hunt for the starting second baseman job this spring.
The former Stanford standout boosted his resume on Thursday against the reigning World Series champion Dodgers with a three-hit effort, raising his Cactus League showing to 5-for-6 in the early going.
After Chicago was forced to promote their highly-touted prospect late in the 2019 season after a bevy of injuries decimated their middle infield depth, Cubs fans got their first taste of Hoerner – and they liked what they saw.