The baseball that Owen Caissie launched over the left-center gap on Tuesday afternoon hit the bleachers and ricocheted back into the outfield. By the time the Cubs rookie was receiving high fives and helmet slaps in the home dugout,

Owen Caissie was the catalyst for the Cubs in Game 1. His day of personal firsts provided moments that were sorely needed for a team that was slumping.

Caissie made his major-league debut Thursday but was out of the Cubs' starting lineup in all three games of their series against the Pirates, only appearing as a pinch hitter in the last game.

The Chicago Cubs were searching for some answers when it came to their dormant offense and decided it was time to promote their top prospect, outfielder Owen Ca

Caissie went 3-for-6 with a home run, two total runs scored and four RBI across both games of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Brewers.

On Monday, Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer tried to defend the semi-infamous “2032” comment. That was a line uttered by general manager Carter Hawkins, claiming “We have a

Caissie's thunderous bat could not save a Cubs offense desperate for a clutch hit and searching for any sort of rhythm.

This article was originally published on fansided.com as One swing from Owen Caissie just put Craig Counsell in an impossible spot.