What Nico Hoerner brings to Team USA in World Baseball Classic | Cubs 360 | Marquee Sports Network

Nico her. I mean, he was hot on the heels of Trey Turner as the only guy to be close to batting 300 in the National League. Do you see him coming through for the red, white, and blue? I I do just from a depth perspective. Uh because Nico also has positional flexibility. Remember, throughout his career, he’s played third, he’s played short, he’s played second, a little outfield, a little outfield as well. So from a versatility standpoint, especially in the international game, a guy who can play all those positions, he can run and he also makes a lot of contact against strikeout heavy pitchers from international teams. I think he’s somebody that the USA could really use. Looking at some of these numbers, uh, this is first, first, first, first, and second among second baseman. Yeah, that pretty much means he’s the best second baseman in all Major League Baseball. Am I too far off the path right there with that one? I I think he is, and I think he was in 2025. And I I know that Bryce Turang really good player. If you’re looking at who had the better individual season when you take account the base running, the defense, the stolen bases, uh just the pure batto ball skills, not striking out. The best second baseman in baseball in 2025 was Cub second baseman Nico. Yeah, productivity. He has it all over the place. We saw what he was able to do in addition to Terra. There’s Catel Marte. If you need a guy and you want to help build a franchise around him, a player like Nico a studious, he’s going to go out there and pick it and just his batto ball approach, the way he steps in that batter’s box and commands that strike zone. That’s what you want from a guy. Well, it’s a competitive at bat and also he doesn’t strike out. Yes, he does not draw a lot of walks. Look at his at bats. Five, six, seven pitches. Fouls off at bats. You can ask any pitcher in baseball. Nico her one of the toughest at bats in the game. Heat. Heat.

Marquee Sports Network’s Cole Wright and Alex Cohen discuss how Chicago Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner can be a key contributor to Team USA in the World Baseball Classic on “Cubs 360.”

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What Nico Hoerner brings to Team USA in World Baseball Classic | Cubs 360 | Marquee Sports Network

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