The 2017 Leadoff Experiment and the Backdrop of Cubs Leadoff History
... hausted Lou Piniella finally dropped him out of the leadoff spot in favor of Kosuke Fukudome–the equivalent of waving a white flag made out of a racist t-shirt. Soriano ...
Kosuke Fukudome
The Cubs and Sox made Chicago baseball history Tuesday night
... esting note, here were the lineups on June 30, 2008: Cubs beat Giants 9-2 1. Kosuke Fukudome - RF 2. Ryan Theriot - SS 3. Derrek Lee - 1B 4. Geovany Soto - C 5. Mark DeR ...
Astros' Aoki joins Japan's 'Golden Players Club' with 2,000th pro hit
... . and Japan - as well as former MLB All-Stars Hideki Matsui, Hideo Nomo, and Kosuke Fukudome. Aoki and Kazuo Matsui are the only players to have joined the Meikyukai whi ...
Pipeline Podcast: Callis, Mayo discuss Happ
... with first HR in debut Happ joins list of Cubs to homer in their first game Kosuke Fukudome, Starlin Castro, Javier Baez, Jorge Soler and Ian Happ have all homered in t ...
Cubs need Schwarber to get going from leadoff
... with first HR in debut Happ joins list of Cubs to homer in their first game Kosuke Fukudome, Starlin Castro, Javier Baez, Jorge Soler and Ian Happ have all homered in t ...
Happ Notches Memorable First Career Hit vs. Cardinals
... , joining Jorge Soler (2014), Javier Baez (2014), Starlin Castro (2010), and Kosuke Fukudome (2008). Published 17 minutes ago News breaks at inconvenient times. Down ...
Ian Happ debut a reminder Cubs still building long-term foundation
... urday became the fifth Cub in 10 seasons to homer in his major-league debut: Kosuke Fukudome 2008 vs. Milwaukee Starlin Castro 2010 at Cincinnati Javy Bae ...
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Cubs prospect Happ homers for first MLB hit
... hree plate appearances. He also drew a walk in the third. Happ joins , , and Kosuke Fukudome as Cubs players who have homered in their Major League debut. Happ, the , ac ...