Nico Hoerner’s Opening Day Regret

We’re still waiting on the details for Nico Hoerner’s six-year contract extension with the Chicago Cubs, but for a quick moment, let’s talk about his pivotal at-bat on Opening Day against the Washington Nationals.

In the end, it may not have mattered, but with the ABS challenge system now in MLB, it will become another factor fans debate from time to time. The Cubs were trailing 8-4 in the seventh inning after Pete Crow-Armstrong put down a perfect bunt down the third base line that drove in Michael Busch.