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Cubs’ Ian Happ: Will lead off
Manager David Ross confirmed that Ian Happ will be his leadoff hitter this season, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.This seemed likely coming into spring training, and now it has the manager’s public backing. Anthony Rizzo led off Monday’s Cactus League opener with Happ out of the lineup, but Happ should be back in there soon, and the 26-year-old will attempt to power the Chicago Cubs from atop the lineup all season. He’s coming off a strong 2020 campaign in which he slashed .258/.361/.505 with 12 home runs in 57 games.
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Cubs’ Ian Happ: Scores arbitration victory
Ian Happ won his arbitration hearing Friday and will earn $4.1 million next season, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.The Chicago Cubs had filed at $3.25 million. Happ has broken out over the past two seasons after showing promise but also a frustrating amount of strikeouts in his first two campaigns. He’s hit .260/.350/.530 with 23 homers in 115 games over the last two years while striking out a respectable 26.4 percent of the time.
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Cubs’ Ian Happ: Likely to lead off
Ian Happ will likely reprise his role as the Chicago Cubs’ primary leadoff hitter in 2021, Tim Stebbins of NBC Sports Chicago reports.The Cubs added Joc Pederson during the offseason, and the former Dodger made 249 appearances in the leadoff spot during his seven seasons in Los Angeles. However, Chicago manager David Ross plans on sticking with Happ atop the order. Happ led off 37 times in 2020 and slashed .258/.361/.505 on the season with 12 home runs, 27 runs scored and 28 RBI.
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Cubs’ Ian Happ: On bench for finale
Ian Happ is not in the lineup for Sunday’s game against the White Sox.With nothing left to play for during the regular season, the Chicago Cubs will give many of their regulars the day off. Happ could have probably used another day off anyway as he’s been nursing a minor ankle injury this week. Billy Hamilton will man center field and lead off against right-hander Reynaldo Lopez.
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Cubs’ Ian Happ: Back in action Friday
Ian Happ (ankle) is starting in center field and batting leadoff Friday against the White Sox.The 26-year-old was withheld from Thursday’s lineup after tweaking his ankle Wednesday, but his quick return to the lineup confirms it’s a minor issue. Happ has a .138/.233/.169 slash line and 35.6 percent strikeout rate over his past 17 games and will look to bust out of the slump in the Chicago Cubs’ final series of the regular season.
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Cubs’ Ian Happ: Dealing with minor ankle injury
Ian Happ, who is not in Thursday’s lineup against the Pirates, tweaked his ankle in Wednesday’s game, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports.The Chicago Cubs say that they just want to make sure Happ is 100 percent before deploying him, but it’s worth noting he is also hitting .138/.233/.169 with a 35.6 percent strikeout rate and zero home runs over his last 65 at-bats, so his playing time may have been trending down slightly anyway. Once he is deemed fully healthy, he should get the bulk of the starts in center field. Cameron Maybin is getting the start in center Thursday.
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Cubs’ Ian Happ: Sitting amid slump
Ian Happ is not in Thursday’s lineup against the Pirates.He has cooled off at the plate, hitting .138/.233/.169 with a 35.6 percent strikeout rate and zero home runs over his last 65 at-bats. Cameron Maybin will start in center field and bat fifth.
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Cubs’ Ian Happ: Returns to lineup Saturday
Ian Happ is starting in center field and batting leadoff in Saturday’s game against the Twins.Happ got Friday’s game off, with Cameron Maybin getting the nod in center against left hander Rich Hill, but the former returns to the lineup Saturday. Happ has a strong .941 OPS on the season, though he’s slumped over his last 11 games with a .455 OPS.
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Cubs’ Ian Happ: Not in Friday’s lineup
Ian Happ will be on the bench Friday against the Twins.Happ still has a strong .941 OPS on the season, though he owns a .455 OPS over his last 11 games. Cameron Maybin will be the center fielder Friday.
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Cubs’ Ian Happ: Reaches base four times Monday
Ian Happ went 1-for 2 with a double, three walks and one run scored in Monday’s 5-1 win over the Cardinals.Happ doubled to lead off the first and came around to score when Anthony Rizzo grounded into a double play two batter later. The 26-year-old walked in his next three plate appearances, bringing his slash line to a robust .304/.420/.659 on the season. The outfielder seems likely to remain as the Chicago Cubs’ primary leadoff hitter going forward.
