BOWIE, Maryland – Taylor Gushue was with the Triple-A Iowa Cubs last year when he learned a boyhood dream was coming true – he was heading to the Major Leagues.
But his first game in The Show was nothing like he expected. The veteran catcher was called up due to an injury to José Lobatón, a former backstop for the Nationals.
After getting news of his call-up while in Indianapolis, Gushue flew to Chicago and then drove north to Milwaukee to join the Cubs in time for a day game.
Gushue, 28, began the game on the bench but then was pressed into service when a Cubs’ starting first baseman Patrick Wisdom suffered a minor injury in the second inning.