Los Angeles Dodgers Considered one of the top prospects for the
2019 Major League Baseball draft, Busch was selected by the
Los Angeles Dodgers with the 31st overall pick. He signed with the Dodgers on July 5 for a $2.31 million bonus. He appeared in ten games in the Dodgers farm system in 2019, split between the
Arizona League Dodgers and
Great Lakes Loons, and had three hits in 24 at-bats, batting .125/.371/.125. Busch played for the
Glendale Desert Dogs of the
Arizona Fall League following the season and had 13 at bats. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the
COVID-19 pandemic. For the 2021 season, he was assigned to the
Tulsa Drillers. In June, Busch was selected to play in the
All-Star Futures Game at
Coors Field. Busch appeared in 107 games for the Drillers, hitting .267 with twenty home runs and 67 RBIs, while primarily playing second base. He returned to Tulsa to begin the 2022 season. After batting .306 with 11 home runs and 29 RBIs over 31 games he was promoted to the
Oklahoma City Dodgers, where he hit .266 in 111 games with 21 homers and 79 RBIs; he primarily played second base for the two teams. On November 15, 2022, the Dodgers added Busch to the 40-man roster to protect him from the
Rule 5 draft. He was optioned to Oklahoma City to begin the 2023 season. He was called up to the majors for the first time on April 25 and made his debut as the
designated hitter against the
Pittsburgh Pirates. He was selected as the organizations Minor League Player of the Year after he hit .323 with 27 home runs and 90 RBI in 98 games for Oklahoma City, In 2023 in Triple A he played primarily third base (61 games) and second base (26 games). He was honored after the season as the
MVP and
Top Prospect of the PCL. In 2023 Busch played in 27 games in the majors, and hit .167/.247/.292 with two home runs and seven RBIs, with 27 strikeouts in 72 at bats. He played 13 games at third base, four at first base, one at second base, and eight at designated hitter. His first major league hit was a single off of
Johan Oviedo of the Pirates, and his first MLB home run was off
Gavin Williams of the
Cleveland Guardians on August 24. From April 10 to 15, Busch homered in five straight games, tying the longest streak by a Cub. Over the season, he would spend most of his time at first base, only playing innings at second and third base combined. Busch finished the season with 21 home runs and 65 RBI while slashing .248/.335/.440. Busch finished third in Phase 1 of fan voting for the
2025 MLB All-Star Game. On July 4, Busch became the first Cubs first baseman since
Ernie Banks to have three-homer game. At the All-Star break he was slashing .290/.375/.550 with 19 home runs, three triples, 15 doubles, 45 runs on 87 hits, and 59 RBI. Busch's
OPS of .925 was fifth in all of
Major League Baseball. Busch ended the
2025 MLB Regular Season with a career-high 34 home runs and 90 RBI, slashing .261/.343/.523. ==References==