CINCINNATI — Kyle Schwarber’s homecoming angle might feel a little different if he wasn’t replacing a two-time All-Star catcher and the Cubs weren’t in the middle of a pennant race.
The Cubs don’t yet know — or won’t publicly reveal — how serious Miguel Montero’s thumb injury is now. So Schwarber’s crash course in the big leagues will continue indefinitely.
“I’m happy that I’m back here in Cincinnati, but it’s time to do the job,” Schwarber said Monday afternoon, surrounded by four TV cameras and more than a dozen reporters in Great American Ball Park’s visiting dugout before a 5-4 loss to the Reds.