MILWAUKEE -- The Chicago Cubs are recalling former first round pick Ian Happ in advance of their weekend series in Milwaukee, general manager Jed Hoyer told 670 The Score on Thursday.
Happ, 24, was demoted at the end of spring training after his strikeout percentage ballooned to 36 percent in 2018. He hit 24 home runs during his rookie season in 2017, but he has 296 strikeouts in 257 big league games.
"It's a small, small step backward for a big step forward," Cubs President Theo Epstein said after the demotion.
Happ showed slow improvement at Triple-A Iowa but has been hot in July, hitting .