ST. LOUIS -- With several position players ailing, the Chicago Cubs called up 2015 first-round pick Ian Happ from Triple-A Iowa on Saturday and inserted him into the starting lineup against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Happ, 22, is playing right field and batting second for the defending world champions.
"I feel great," Happ said after arriving in St. Louis. "Excited to be a part of this and ready to go."
Happ has impressed since appearing in his first big-league spring training camp in February. He hit .383 with five home runs in the Cactus League then carried that over to the start of his Triple-A season.