Owen Caissie
Chicago Cubs – No. 78
Outfielder
Born: (2002-07-08) July 8, 2002 (age 21)
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Bats: Left
Throws: Right

Owen Andrew Caissie (born July 8, 2002) is a Canadian professional baseball outfielder in the Chicago Cubs organization.

Caissie grew up in Burlington, Ontario, and attended Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School.[1] Caissie played for Canada's Junior National team.[2]

The San Diego Padres selected Caissie in the second round, with the 45th overall pick, of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft. He was the first player from Canada selected.[3] He signed with the team on June 24, 2020, and received a $1,200,004 signing bonus.[4] Caissie spent the remainder of the summer training in Ontario due to the 2020 minor league season being cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

On December 29, 2020, the Padres traded Caissie, pitcher Zach Davies, Reginald Preciado, Yeison Santana, and Ismael Mena to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for pitcher Yu Darvish and catcher Víctor Caratini.[6] He began the 2021 minor league season with the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Cubs, where he batted .349 with six home runs before being promoted to the Low-A Myrtle Beach Pelicans.[7]

Caissie played for the Canadian national baseball team at the 2023 World Baseball Classic.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Burlington's Owen Caissie expects to hear his name in Wednesday's MLB Draft". The Hamilton Spectator. June 9, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  2. ^ Nicholson-Smith, Ben (March 24, 2020). "Prospect Owen Caissie's rise on hold as makeshift workouts replace games". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "Caissie first Canadian picked at MLB Draft". TSN.ca. The Canadian Press. June 11, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "Report: Canadian outfielder Owen Caissie signs with Padres". Sportsnet.ca. June 24, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  5. ^ Brudnicki, Alexis (September 3, 2020). "Padres 2nd-rounder a student of the game". MLB.com. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  6. ^ "Cubs nab ranked quartet from Padres".
  7. ^ McGraw, Mike (August 23, 2021). "Cubs manager Ross says Contreras could DH this week". Daily Herald. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  8. ^ "Classic experience: Prospect Caissie getting MLB taste with Canada". MLB.com.

External links

Canada roster – 2023 World Baseball Classic
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