The No. 1 Canadian position player prospect has been called up to the big leagues.
The Burlington, Ont. native is ranked as the Cubs’ No. 1 prospect, per MLB Pipeline’s latest update on Tuesday. Caissie has a .292/.393/.573 slash line with 22 home runs and 52 RBIs with triple-A Iowa this season.
The 23-year-old was the top Canadian selected in the 2020 MLB Draft, taken 45th overall by the San Diego Padres. He was later the centrepiece of the prospect package that was sent to the Cubs for Yu Darvish in the 2020 off-season.
Caissie is ranked 45th overall on MLB Pipelines major-league wide top prospects list, with right-handed pitcher Jonah Tong being the only Canadian ranked ahead of him.
The promising young outfielder will join the Cubs in Toronto Thursday, setting up a potential big-league debut at home against Max Scherzer, per Sportsnet’s Ben Nicholson-Smith.
