WATCH: Michael Busch smacks leadoff homer in NLDS against Brewers

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What a start!

Chicago Cubs first baseman Michael Busch wasted no time setting the tone, crushing a leadoff home run in the first inning of Saturday’s NLDS Game 1 against the Brewers.

It marked his sixth leadoff homer in just 53 career games, with this one traveling an estimated 389 feet.

He is the third Cubs player to hit a postseason leadoff homer, joining Dexter Fowler and Bob Dernier.

Watch the blast below:

START US UP, MICHAEL. pic.twitter.com/gSBFRJBTRE

— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) October 4, 2025

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