1B Michael Busch #8
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
05/30/2026
1B MICHAEL BUSCH #8 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
48 174 44 9 2 9 25 33 48 .253 .381 .483 0 0.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 50 45 55
BABIP 55 55 55
Avoid K's 50 40 50
Gap 60 60 60
Power 65 60 65
Eye 60 55 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 50
Errors: - 50 50
Arm: 20 40 50
Turn DP: - 45 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 55 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 25 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 20
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 25
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/29/2026 @ Phi Win, 6-4 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
05/28/2026 @ Phi Win, 9-2 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
05/26/2026 Det Loss, 4-6 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
05/25/2026 Det Loss, 5-6 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
05/24/2026 Det Win, 7-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
05/23/2026 Bal Loss, 1-5 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
05/22/2026 Bal Win, 11-1 3 3 3 1 0 2 0 0
05/21/2026 Bal Win, 2-1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/19/2026 Tex Win, 6-0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
05/18/2026 Tex Win, 5-0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
Birthday:11/09/1997
Born in:Inver Grove Heights, MN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:
Service This Yr:
40-Man Service:
Pro Service:
Arbitration Eligibility:
Option Years:
Contract Extension:
Drafted:-
CONTINENTAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 48 174 44 9 2 9 25 33 33 48 .253 .381 .483 .864 .358 .230 136
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 48 210 3 3 0 2 0 0 84 20 0 1 0.0 33.9 6.89 .9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   60 17 6 1 2 10 13 11 20 0 0 1 .283 .403 .517 .919
Versus Right   114 27 3 1 7 15 20 22 28 0 0 2 .237 .370 .465 .834
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   15 4 0 1 0 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 .267 .421 .400 .821
Last Week   20 8 3 1 1 3 6 3 2 0 0 1 .400 .500 .800 1.300
April   77 19 4 0 6 12 13 18 29 0 0 0 .247 .389 .532 .922
May   97 25 5 2 3 13 20 15 19 0 0 3 .258 .374 .443 .817
Spring Training   57 18 4 1 3 9 6 4 14 0 0 1 .316 .371 .579 .950
Last Year   334 80 15 0 16 55 47 51 95 3 0 7 .240 .349 .428 .778
2 Years Ago   315 71 21 3 17 50 48 39 90 0 0 5 .225 .320 .473 .793
Career   1188 281 65 8 58 176 181 165 330 5 0 15 .237 .336 .451 .787
Home   111 28 7 2 7 17 23 13 26 0 0 2 .252 .341 .541 .882
Road   63 16 2 0 2 8 10 20 22 0 0 1 .254 .440 .381 .821
Grass   163 41 8 2 9 23 32 31 46 0 0 3 .252 .381 .491 .872
Turf   11 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .273 .385 .364 .748
Day   35 9 1 0 2 9 7 7 5 0 0 2 .257 .409 .457 .866
Night   139 35 8 2 7 16 26 26 43 0 0 1 .252 .373 .489 .863
As Starter   174 44 9 2 9 25 33 33 48 0 0 3 .253 .381 .483 .864
Close/Late   36 10 0 1 3 8 7 8 10 0 0 0 .278 .409 .583 .992
Inning 1-3   65 16 5 1 3 9 11 10 19 0 0 1 .246 .355 .492 .848
Inning 4-6   57 12 2 0 1 4 10 9 14 0 0 0 .211 .318 .298 .616
Inning 7-9   50 15 2 1 4 11 11 14 15 0 0 2 .300 .470 .620 1.090
Extra Innings   2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
0 Outs   63 15 4 0 3 4 17 12 12 0 0 2 .238 .377 .444 .821
1 Outs   57 14 4 0 6 14 11 11 18 0 0 0 .246 .368 .632 .999
2 Outs   54 15 1 2 0 7 5 10 18 0 0 1 .278 .400 .370 .770
Scoring Position   46 12 2 1 3 19 7 10 9 0 0 0 .261 .393 .543 .936
Bases Empty   96 26 5 1 6 6 21 17 28 0 0 3 .271 .397 .531 .928
Runner on 1st   32 6 2 0 0 0 5 6 11 0 0 0 .188 .316 .250 .566
Runner on 2nd   25 9 1 1 3 12 4 3 5 0 0 0 .360 .429 .840 1.269
Runner on 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Runner on 1st & 2nd   11 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .091 .091 .182 .273
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 .250 .750
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Bases Loaded   2 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Two Strikes   95 14 0 1 5 11 13 20 48 0 0 2 .147 .308 .326 .634
First Pitch   20 6 2 0 2 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 .300 .364 .700 1.064
Count 0-1   16 6 0 1 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .875 1.250
Count 0-2   19 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 0 0 0 .105 .105 .105 .211
Count 1-0   15 9 4 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .867 1.467
Count 1-1   9 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 .444 .545 .444 .990
Count 1-2   22 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 11 0 0 0 .091 .091 .227 .318
Count 2-0   4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Count 2-1   9 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Count 2-2   31 6 0 0 3 5 5 0 16 0 0 1 .194 .219 .484 .703
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 0 0 0 0 .000 .875 .000 .875
Count 3-1   5 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 .200 .500 .400 .900
Full Count   23 4 0 1 1 4 6 20 10 0 0 1 .174 .568 .391 .959
Behind in Count   57 10 0 1 3 5 6 0 22 0 0 0 .175 .175 .368 .544
Ahead in Count   34 14 7 0 0 5 10 10 0 0 0 0 .412 .545 .618 1.163
Batting Leadoff   24 7 3 0 2 4 6 4 7 0 0 0 .292 .393 .667 1.060
Batting 3rd   84 24 6 1 2 12 16 14 20 0 0 2 .286 .400 .452 .852
Batting 4th   6 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 .167 .375 .167 .542
Batting 5th   29 7 0 0 3 5 6 9 7 0 0 0 .241 .421 .552 .973
Batting 6th   31 5 0 1 2 4 3 5 13 0 0 0 .161 .278 .419 .697
Low Leverage   75 23 5 1 5 9 14 16 23 0 0 1 .307 .435 .600 1.035
Medium Leverage   63 14 2 0 3 9 11 10 17 0 0 1 .222 .338 .397 .735
High Leverage   36 7 2 1 1 7 8 6 8 0 0 0 .194 .310 .389 .698
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2023 Minnesota - CBA 25 112 365 86 20 3 16 46 53 42 0 2 97 1 1 .236 .313 .438 .751 101 101 0.1
2024 Minnesota - CBA 26 91 315 71 21 3 17 50 48 39 5 0 90 6 6 .225 .320 .473 .793 111 110 0.5
2025 Minnesota - CBA 27 98 334 80 15 0 16 55 47 51 7 3 95 0 0 .240 .349 .428 .778 109 112 1.2
2026 Minnesota - CBA 28 48 174 44 9 2 9 25 33 33 3 0 48 0 1 .253 .381 .483 .864 137 136 0.9
Total CBA 349 1188 281 65 8 58 176 181 165 15 5 330 7 8 .237 .336 .451 .787 111 112 2.8
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2020 Beaver Valley - S A 22 47 176 60 10 3 9 49 61 45 0 3 37 0 1 .341 .469 .585 1.054 161 157 2.2
2021 Tulsa - AA 23 134 505 126 19 6 18 56 65 70 3 4 102 1 4 .250 .342 .418 .760 92 89 -0.7
2022 Tulsa - AA 24 68 276 85 12 2 21 62 43 34 2 4 60 4 2 .308 .383 .594 .977 143 135 1.9
2022 Nashville - AAA 24 72 265 68 16 6 8 36 39 40 1 1 65 0 1 .257 .355 .453 .808 110 112 0.4
2023 Tulsa - AA 25 13 53 16 4 0 7 17 15 10 0 0 9 0 0 .302 .413 .774 1.186 193 191 0.8
2023 Nashville - AAA 25 13 48 16 5 0 4 11 7 6 0 0 11 0 0 .333 .407 .688 1.095 180 189 0.5
2024 Nashville - AAA 26 3 11 4 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .364 .417 .545 .962 147 157 0.1
2025 Nashville - AAA 27 9 35 9 1 0 1 3 5 2 0 0 9 0 0 .257 .297 .371 .669 65 66 -0.0
Total INT 97 359 97 24 6 13 52 52 48 2 1 86 0 1 .270 .359 .479 .838 116 119
Total TL 215 834 227 35 8 46 135 123 114 5 8 171 5 6 .272 .360 .499 .859 115 111
Total NYP 47 176 60 10 3 9 49 61 45 0 3 37 0 1 .341 .469 .585 1.054 161 157
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2020 Beaver Valley - NYP 22 7 24 11 0 0 0 7 6 9 0 0 4 1 0 .458 .606 .458 1.064 166 187 0.5
2023 Minnesota - CBA 25 5 13 5 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 .385 .429 .538 .967 160 165 -0.7
2025 Minnesota - CBA 27 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -119 -0.7
Total CBA 6 18 5 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 6 0 0 .278 .316 .389 .705 92 90
Total NYP 7 24 11 0 0 0 7 6 9 0 0 4 1 0 .458 .606 .458 1.064 166 187
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 Beaver Valley - S A 1B 47 47 307 29 37 337 1 .997 407.1 7.42 +2.9 1.068
2021 Tulsa - AA 1B 28 24 197 10 19 208 1 .995 223.1 8.34 +0.1 1.028
2021 Tulsa - AA 2B 82 82 157 159 39 324 8 .975 652.2 4.36 -11.1 .907
2022 Nashville - AAA 1B 14 12 105 4 8 109 0 1.000 115.2 8.48 +0.6 1.035
2022 Tulsa - AA 1B 2 0 5 0 1 5 0 1.000 3.0 15.00 +0.0 1.025
2022 Nashville - AAA 2B 9 8 18 16 3 34 0 1.000 72.0 4.25 -0.4 .947
2022 Tulsa - AA 2B 9 9 13 23 6 38 2 .947 77.0 4.21 -2.0 .883
2022 Nashville - AAA 3B 34 34 8 57 6 71 6 .915 289.1 2.02 -4.4 .914
2022 Tulsa - AA 3B 10 10 3 19 2 26 4 .846 87.0 2.28 -0.8 .934
2022 Nashville - AAA LF 2 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 10.0 5.40 +0.3 .972
2022 Tulsa - AA LF 47 47 86 9 2 98 3 .969 422.0 2.03 -2.3 .988
2022 Nashville - AAA RF 15 15 31 2 0 33 0 1.000 127.0 2.34 -3.3 .899
2023 Minnesota - MLB 1B 31 29 200 14 18 217 3 .986 229.1 8.40 -2.4 .890
2023 Tulsa - AA 1B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 0.0 .000
2023 Minnesota - MLB 2B 35 31 46 78 24 125 1 .992 261.2 4.26 -1.9 .997
2023 Minnesota - MLB RF 14 7 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 60.0 1.05 +0.2 .977
2023 Nashville - AAA RF 13 13 24 1 1 27 2 .926 112.0 2.01 -1.3 .953
2023 Tulsa - AA RF 13 13 24 0 0 24 0 1.000 112.0 1.93 -1.1 .955
2024 Minnesota - MLB 1B 73 72 580 27 47 612 5 .992 645.2 8.46 -0.5 .981
2024 Nashville - AAA 1B 2 2 16 0 2 16 0 1.000 18.0 8.00 +0.3 1.520
2024 Minnesota - MLB 2B 4 3 9 10 2 20 1 .950 29.2 5.76 -0.7 .872
2024 Nashville - AAA 2B 1 1 4 3 1 7 0 1.000 9.0 7.00 -0.7 .639
2024 Minnesota - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Minnesota - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Minnesota - MLB RF 3 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 29.0 1.86 -1.0 .828
2025 Minnesota - MLB 1B 24 20 182 13 10 196 1 .995 196.0 8.95 +1.6 1.041
2025 Nashville - AAA 1B 5 0 11 2 1 13 0 1.000 12.2 9.24 +0.1 1.032
2025 Minnesota - MLB 2B 10 9 15 23 0 39 1 .974 72.2 4.71 -0.8 .955
2025 Minnesota - MLB 3B 21 21 10 29 0 39 0 1.000 164.0 2.14 -0.8 .951
2025 Nashville - AAA 3B 8 8 4 11 0 15 0 1.000 52.0 2.60 +0.4 1.053
2026 Minnesota - MLB 1B 29 29 194 21 10 216 1 .995 259.0 7.47 +0.9 1.013
TOTAL 1B 256 235 1800 120 153 1932 12 .994 2112.0 8.18 +3.7 1.013
TOTAL 2B 150 143 262 312 75 587 13 .978 1174.2 4.40 -17.6 .926
TOTAL 3B 73 73 25 116 8 151 10 .934 592.1 2.14 -5.6 .940
TOTAL LF 50 48 92 9 2 104 3 .971 437.0 2.08 -2.0 .987
TOTAL RF 58 51 92 3 1 97 2 .979 440.0 1.94 -6.5 .927
PLAYER HISTORY
04/12/2024 Injured (high ankle sprain),out for 3-4 weeks.
07/02/2024 Injured (fractured foot),out for 3 weeks.
09/09/2024 Injured (high ankle sprain),out for 6-7 weeks.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 50; Power: 60; Eye: 50.
03/24/2025 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for 1 day.
03/30/2025 Injured (mild groin strain),day-to-day for one week.
04/04/2025 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for one week.
05/21/2025 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/30/2025 Injured (strained Achilles tendon),day-to-day for one week.
06/24/2025 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 2 days.
07/14/2025 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for one week.
07/24/2025 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/05/2025 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 50; Power: 55; Eye: 60.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
2024 4 7
Friday, May 29th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 59