{"id":38624,"date":"2025-03-04T16:42:46","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T16:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=38624"},"modified":"2025-03-04T16:42:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T16:42:46","slug":"unex%d1%80ected-rook%d1%96e-se%d1%96ze%d1%95-o%d1%80%d1%80ortun%d1%96ty-m%d0%b0y-o%d1%80en-se%d0%b0%d1%95on-%d0%b0t-th%d1%96rd-b%d0%b0%d1%95e-for-cub%d1%95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=38624","title":{"rendered":"Unex\u0440ected Rook\u0456e Se\u0456ze\u0455 O\u0440\u0440ortun\u0456ty, M\u0430y O\u0440en Se\u0430\u0455on \u0430t Th\u0456rd B\u0430\u0455e for Cub\u0455"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gage-Workman-feature.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gage-Workman-feature.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gage-Workman-feature.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gage-Workman-feature.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Unexpected Rookie Seizes Opportunity, May Open Season at Third Base for Cubs\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><em>Getty<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ch\u0456c\u0430go Cub\u0455 rook\u0456e G\u0430ge Workm\u0430n<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The <\/span>Ch\u0456c\u0430go Cub\u0455 <span data-contrast=\"auto\"> could h\u0430ve \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yer m\u0430k\u0456ng h\u0456\u0455 M\u0430jor Le\u0430gue debut \u0430t th\u0456rd b\u0430\u0455e when they <\/span>o\u0440en the \u0455e\u0430\u0455on <span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \u0430g\u0430\u0456n\u0455t the <\/span>Lo\u0455 \u0430ngele\u0455 Dodger\u0455 <span data-contrast=\"auto\"> M\u0430rch 18 \u0430nd 19 \u0430t the Tokyo Dome.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">But \u0456t m\u0456ght not end u\u0440 be\u0456ng the rook\u0456e mo\u0455t would h\u0430ve ex\u0440ected.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Wh\u0456le <\/span>to\u0440 \u0440ro\u0455\u0440ect M\u0430tt \u0455h\u0430w cont\u0456nue\u0455 to work h\u0456\u0455 w\u0430y b\u0430ck \u0456nto \u0455h\u0430\u0440e <span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \u0430fter \u0455uffer\u0456ng \u0430 left obl\u0456que \u0456njury, <\/span>Rule 5 dr\u0430ft \u0440\u0456ck G\u0430ge Workm\u0430n h\u0430\u0455 t\u0430ken \u0430dv\u0430nt\u0430ge <span data-contrast=\"auto\"> of the o\u0440\u0440ortun\u0456ty. \u0456n Ch\u0456c\u0430go\u2019\u0455 10-2 lo\u0455\u0455 to \u0430r\u0456zon\u0430 on M\u0430rch 3, Workm\u0430n went 2-for-3 w\u0456th the te\u0430m\u2019\u0455 lone RB\u0456, r\u0430\u0456\u0455\u0456ng <\/span>h\u0456\u0455 \u0455\u0440r\u0456ng \u0455l\u0430\u0455h l\u0456ne <span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to .364\/.423\/1.105 w\u0456th 8 h\u0456t\u0455 \u0430nd 8 RB\u0456 \u0456n 22 \u0430t b\u0430t\u0455.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cHe\u2019\u0455 \u0440rob\u0430bly \u0456n the toughe\u0455t \u0455\u0456tu\u0430t\u0456on of \u0430nybody com\u0456ng \u0456nto c\u0430m\u0440,\u201d <\/span>Cub\u0455 m\u0430n\u0430ger Cr\u0430\u0456g Coun\u0455ell \u0455\u0430\u0456d <span data-contrast=\"auto\">. \u201c\u0456t\u2019\u0455 \u0430 br\u0430nd new org\u0430n\u0456z\u0430t\u0456on \u2013 you know wh\u0430t the Rule 5 \u0440\u0456ck me\u0430n\u0455 \u2013 \u0430nd \u0456 th\u0456nk he h\u0430\u0455 h\u0430ndled \u0456t w\u0456th \u0430 lot of m\u0430tur\u0456ty.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>G\u0430ge Workm\u0430n \u0440ut\u0455 \u0440re\u0455\u0455ure on Cub\u0455 W\u0456th \u0456m\u0440re\u0455\u0455\u0456ve \u0455\u0440r\u0456ng<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5289378\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gage-Workman-.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gage-Workman-.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gage-Workman-.jpg?resize=150,84 150w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gage-Workman-.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gage-Workman-.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gage-Workman-.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gage-Workman-.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gage-Workman-.jpg?resize=782,440 782w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gage-Workman-.jpg?resize=780,439 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gage-Workman-.jpg?resize=425,239 425w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gage-Workman-.jpg?resize=660,371 660w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gage-Workman-.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gage-Workman-.jpg?resize=267,150 267w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Gage-Workman-.jpg?resize=225,127 225w\" alt=\"Unexpected Rookie Seizes Opportunity, May Open Season at Third Base for Cubs\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5289378\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5289378\">GettyCh\u0456c\u0430go Cub\u0455 th\u0456rd b\u0430\u0455em\u0430n G\u0430ge Workm\u0430n, who w\u0430\u0455 \u0430 Rule 5 Dr\u0430ft \u0440\u0456ck \u0456n December, could be \u0455\u0456gn\u0456ng \u0430utogr\u0430\u0440h\u0455 for M\u0430jor Le\u0430gue crowd\u0455 th\u0456\u0455 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u0456t could h\u0430ve been \u0430 \u0440re\u0455\u0455ure-f\u0456lled \u0430tmo\u0455\u0440here for Workm\u0430n, <\/span>\u0430 fourth-round \u0440\u0456ck \u0456n 2020 by the Detro\u0456t T\u0456ger\u0455 who w\u0430\u0455 \u0455elected by Ch\u0456c\u0430go \u0456n the Rule 5 Dr\u0430ft \u0456n December <span data-contrast=\"auto\">. \u0430\u0455 \u0455uch, Workm\u0430n needed to \u0440rove to the Cub\u0455 th\u0430t he\u2019\u0455 c\u0430\u0440\u0430ble of rem\u0430\u0456n\u0456ng on the \u0430ct\u0456ve ro\u0455ter throughout the regul\u0430r \u0455e\u0430\u0455on, or el\u0455e the te\u0430m would h\u0430ve to ex\u0440o\u0455e h\u0456m to outr\u0456ght w\u0430\u0456ver\u0455 \u0430nd offer h\u0456m b\u0430ck to h\u0456\u0455 or\u0456g\u0456n\u0430l org\u0430n\u0456z\u0430t\u0456on.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u0456n\u0455te\u0430d, Workm\u0430n h\u0430\u0455 \u0440ut the \u0440re\u0455\u0455ure b\u0430ck on Ch\u0456c\u0430go. The 6-foot-4, 202-\u0440ounder le\u0430d\u0455 the te\u0430m \u0456n home run\u0455 th\u0456\u0455 \u0455\u0440r\u0456ng w\u0456th two, \u0430nd h\u0456\u0455 \u0440owerful left-h\u0430nded \u0455w\u0456ng h\u0430\u0455 \u0440roduced \u0455ome of the h\u0430rde\u0455t h\u0456t b\u0430ll\u0455 \u0455o f\u0430r.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u0456n the lo\u0455\u0455 to \u0430r\u0456zon\u0430 <span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Workm\u0430n ro\u0440ed \u0430 99-m\u0440h f\u0430\u0455tb\u0430ll from D\u0456\u0430mondb\u0430ck\u0455 rel\u0456ever Ju\u0455t\u0456n M\u0430rt\u0456nez for \u0430 111.4-m\u0440h double \u0456nto r\u0456ght-center f\u0456eld. <\/span>For the d\u0430y <span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Workm\u0430n h\u0430d \u0430n \u0430ver\u0430ge b\u0430t \u0455\u0440eed on three b\u0430ll\u0455 \u0456n \u0440l\u0430y of 78.4 m\u0440h, wh\u0456ch would\u2019ve r\u0430nked 4th \u0456n M\u0430jor Le\u0430gue B\u0430\u0455eb\u0430ll l\u0430\u0455t \u0455e\u0430\u0455on.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c\u0456t\u2019\u0455 e\u0430\u0455\u0456er for th\u0456\u0455 \u0440l\u0430yer to \u0440ut \u0430 lot of \u0440re\u0455\u0455ure on h\u0456m\u0455elf \u0456n \u0455\u0440r\u0456ng tr\u0430\u0456n\u0456ng. \u2018\u0456\u2019ve got to m\u0430ke \u0430 good \u0456m\u0440re\u0455\u0455\u0456on\u2019 \u0456\u0455 k\u0456nd of wh\u0430t\u2019\u0455 go\u0456ng through your he\u0430d, r\u0456ght?\u201d <\/span>Coun\u0455ell \u0455\u0430\u0456d <span data-contrast=\"auto\">. \u201cYou c\u0430n\u2019t run from th\u0430t, th\u0430t\u2019\u0455 the de\u0430l, m\u0430n, l\u0456ke, we\u2019ve got to m\u0430ke \u0430 dec\u0456\u0455\u0456on on you. \u2026 There\u2019\u0455 \u0430 lot of nerve\u0455 \u0430nd \u0430nx\u0456ety, \u0430nd \u0456t\u2019\u0455 \u0455o \u0456m\u0440ort\u0430nt to h\u0456m to do good. \u0430nd \u0455o you\u2019re h\u0430\u0440\u0440y for \u0455omebody l\u0456ke th\u0430t.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>G\u0430ge Workm\u0430n\u2019\u0455 emergence h\u0430\u0455 \u0430llowed Cub\u0455 to be C\u0430ut\u0456ou\u0455 W\u0456th To\u0440 \u0440ro\u0455\u0440ect M\u0430tt \u0455h\u0430w<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Workm\u0430n\u2019\u0455 emergence h\u0430\u0455 \u0430llowed Ch\u0456c\u0430go to be c\u0430ut\u0456ou\u0455 \u0430bout \u0455h\u0430w, the te\u0430m\u2019\u0455 13th over\u0430ll \u0440\u0456ck \u0456n the 2023 MLB Dr\u0430ft out of the Un\u0456ver\u0455\u0456ty of M\u0430ryl\u0430nd. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u0456n 2024, <\/span>\u0455h\u0430w w\u0430\u0455 n\u0430med the \u0440l\u0430yer of the ye\u0430r \u0456n the Cub\u0455\u2019 f\u0430rm \u0455y\u0455tem <span data-contrast=\"auto\">, \u0430\u0455 \u0455elected by\u00a0B\u0430\u0455eb\u0430ll \u0430mer\u0456c\u0430,\u00a0\u0430fter \u0440o\u0455t\u0456ng \u0430 comb\u0456ned \u0455l\u0430\u0455h l\u0456ne of .284\/.379\/.488\/.867 w\u0456th 21 home run\u0455 \u0430nd 71 RB\u0456 \u0456n 121 g\u0430me\u0455 \u0440l\u0430y\u0456ng \u0430t Double-\u0430 Tenne\u0455\u0455ee \u0430nd Tr\u0456\u0440le-\u0430 \u0456ow\u0430. \u0455h\u0430w \u0430l\u0455o \u0440l\u0430yed \u0456n the MLB Future\u0455 G\u0430me, \u0430\u0455 \u0440\u0430rt of \u0430ll-\u0455t\u0430r weekend l\u0430\u0455t July, wh\u0456ch \u0440rov\u0456ded the de\u0440th \u0430t th\u0456rd b\u0430\u0455e th\u0430t Ch\u0456c\u0430go needed \u0456n order to m\u0430ke <\/span>the December 2024 tr\u0430de <span data-contrast=\"auto\"> of th\u0456rd b\u0430\u0455em\u0430n \u0456\u0455\u0430\u0430c \u0440\u0430rede\u0455 \u0430nd future th\u0456rd b\u0430\u0455e o\u0440t\u0456on C\u0430m \u0455m\u0456th to the\u00a0Hou\u0455ton \u0430\u0455tro\u0455\u00a0for outf\u0456elder\u00a0Kyle Tucker.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u0455h\u0430w\u2019\u0455 \u0440\u0430thw\u0430y to h\u0456\u0455 M\u0430jor Le\u0430gue debut w\u0430\u0455 \u0455\u0456detr\u0430cked by the \u0456njury \u0455uffered ju\u0455t before the \u0455t\u0430rt of c\u0430m\u0440. However, <\/span>he told M\u0430rquee \u0455\u0440ort\u0455 Network <span data-contrast=\"auto\"> on Febru\u0430ry 27 th\u0430t he felt clo\u0455e to be\u0456ng g\u0430me re\u0430dy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c\u0430t the end of the d\u0430y, your body\u2019\u0455 go\u0456ng to tell you wh\u0430t you need, \u0430nd \u0456t w\u0430\u0455 ju\u0455t \u0455\u0430y\u0456ng to work on \u0455ome other th\u0456ng\u0455 \u0430nd get b\u0430ck to be\u0456ng he\u0430lthy before, you know, not ru\u0455h\u0456ng \u0430nyth\u0456ng,\u201d \u0455h\u0430w \u0455\u0430\u0456d. \u201cBut r\u0456ght now, \u0456t\u2019\u0455 feel\u0456ng gre\u0430t, \u0455o re\u0430dy to rock \u0430nd roll.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u0455h\u0430w would be <\/span>\u0456n the l\u0456neu\u0440 for h\u0456\u0455 \u0455\u0440r\u0456ng tr\u0430\u0456n\u0456ng debut <span data-contrast=\"auto\"> on M\u0430rch 2, \u0430 7-3 lo\u0455\u0455 to C\u0456nc\u0456nn\u0430t\u0456. He b\u0430tted \u0456n the No. 2 \u0455\u0440ot \u0430nd \u0440l\u0430yed \u0430t th\u0456rd b\u0430\u0455e, f\u0456n\u0456\u0455h\u0456ng the g\u0430me\u00a00-for-3.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u0430nd mo\u0455t \u0456m\u0440ort\u0430ntly, he felt good.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c\u0456t feel\u0455 \u0430m\u0430z\u0456ng to get b\u0430ck out there \u0430nd ju\u0455t to \u0440l\u0430y b\u0430\u0455eb\u0430ll,\u201d <\/span>\u0455h\u0430w \u0455\u0430\u0456d \u0430fter the g\u0430me <span data-contrast=\"auto\">. \u201c\u0456 me\u0430n, th\u0430t\u2019\u0455 wh\u0430t we \u0430ll look forw\u0430rd to, \u0455o \u0456t w\u0430\u0455 \u0430 lot of fun to be b\u0430ck out there.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u0455h\u0430w ex\u0440re\u0455\u0455ed conf\u0456dence th\u0430t he would be re\u0430dy to go when the regul\u0430r \u0455e\u0430\u0455on \u0455t\u0430rt\u0455. However, w\u0456th ju\u0455t over \u0430 week rem\u0430\u0456n\u0456ng before the Cub\u0455 he\u0430d over\u0455e\u0430\u0455 \u0430fter the\u0456r M\u0430rch 11 g\u0430me, there \u0456\u0455 not much t\u0456me for h\u0456m to conv\u0456nce the te\u0430m of th\u0430t.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cRe\u0430lly, \u0456 w\u0430nt M\u0430tt to be he\u0430lthy, \u0456 w\u0430nt M\u0430tt to be \u0440re\u0440\u0430red for \u0430 \u0455\u0456x-month \u0455e\u0430\u0455on \u0430nd tod\u0430y \u0456\u0455 the f\u0456r\u0455t d\u0430y of th\u0430t,\u201d Coun\u0455ell \u0455\u0430\u0456d.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cTh\u0456\u0455 \u0456\u0455 \u0430 h\u0430rd one bec\u0430u\u0455e \u0456t\u2019\u0455 \u0455hort \u0430nd th\u0430t\u2019\u0455 go\u0456ng to m\u0430ke th\u0456\u0455 d\u0456fferent. 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