MIAMI -- From World Series hero to minor league player. That’s now the journey of Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Schwarber.
His demotion to Triple-A Iowa -- shocking to even think about in April -- can’t come as a surprise to anyone who’s watched him at the plate most of this season. He ranked last in baseball among qualified hitters with a .171 batting average before being sent down on Thursday.
“We reached a point recently where the fundamental side, it was really tough,” Cubs president Theo Epstein told the team’s flagship radio station Thursday afternoon.