Zack Short
Chicago Cubs
!Short with the [Tennessee Smokies in 2018](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/ZackShort%2851011175646%29%28cropped%29.jpg/250px-ZackShort%2851011175646%29%28cropped%29.jpg)
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs selected Short in the 17th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft. After signing, Short spent his first professional season with both the Arizona League Cubs and Eugene Emeralds where he batted .257 with one home run and 31 RBIs in 53 games. He played 2017 with the South Bend Cubs and Myrtle Beach Pelicans, hitting for a combined .250/.383/.419 with 13 home runs, 47 RBIs, and 18 stolen bases in 131 games, and 2018 with the Tennessee Smokies, hitting .227 with 17 home runs and 59 RBIs in 124 games.
Chicago Cubs
The Cubs invited Short to spring training in 2019. He began 2019 with the Iowa Cubs, but also spent time with Tennessee and in the Arizona League while rehabbing. Over 63 games in total for the season, Short batted .235 with six home runs and 25 RBIs. Following the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League with the Mesa Solar Sox.