Owen Caissie

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Owen Andrew Caissie

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Biographical Information[edit]

Outfielder Owen Caissie was one of only three players from outside the United States to be selected in the curtailed 2020 amateur draft. He was taken in the 2nd round by the Chicago Cubs, out of a high school in his hometown of Burlington, ON. The COVID-19 pandemic had led to the draft being limited to just five rounds, and U.S. college players were by far the most likely to be selected, along with some blue chip high school seniors. Caissie fell into that category thanks to having played for the Canadian junior national team, although not in any major competition, and having attracted scouts' attention as a result, in spite of being largely inactive in 2020. Of the five Canadian-born players taken that year, only two others were high schoolers, the other two coming from large U.S.-based college programs.

He began his professional career in 2021 with the ACL Cubs and finished the season with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans of the Low-A East, as the circuit was called that year only. Altogether, his batting line was .302/.434/.489 in 54 games, with 11 doubles, 7 homers and 29 RBIs. In 2022, he played 105 games for the South Bend Cubs of the Midwest League and hit .254/.349/.402 with 21 doubles, 11 homers, 57 runs and 58 RBIs. After the season, he appeared in the Arizona Fall League.

Before the 2023 season, he was named a member of the Canadian national team for the 2023 World Baseball Classic. He was the youngest position player on the team, with only pitcher Mitch Bratt being born after him. He played that season with the Tennessee Smokies of the Southern League, batting .289 in 120 games with 22 homers and 84 RBIs. He followed that with another strong season in AAA in 2024, with the Iowa Cubs when he hit .278 with 19 homers and 75 RBIs in 127 games. Were it not for the major league Cubs being a much improved team in 2025, he would have likely earned a spot with them, but instead returned to Iowa, where he continued to hit well. He was named to the National League team for the 2025 Futures Game. He made his major league debut a month later, in his native Canada, when he started the final game of a series between the Cubs and the Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre on August 14th at DH. He went 0 for 4 but would have gotten his first hit had it not been for Blue Jays LF Davis Schneider robbing him of a sure double with a diving catch in the 2nd inning. After starting his career 1 for 8, he hit first career homer in Game 1 of a doubleheader sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers on August 19th. It came off Shelby Miller in the 6th inning, after he had hit a two-run bases-loaded single in the 1st, and he added another run-scoring hit in the nitecap. He was filling in for RF Kyle Tucker, who was mired in a terrible slump and was given both games off. He ended up going 5 for 26 (.192) in 12 games in his first taste of the majors. In the minors, he hit .286 in 99 games for Iowa, with 22 homers and 55 RBIs.

On January 7, 2026, he was the key player acquired by the Miami Marlins in a trade for starting pitcher Edward Cabrera, with two minor league infielders joining him in heading to Florida.

Further Reading[edit]

  • Jordan Bastian: "Caissie's thrilling day of firsts powers Cubs to win over Crew", mlb.com, August 20, 2025. [1]
  • The Canadian Press: "Outfielder Owen Caissie first of five Canadians in 2020 MLB Draft", The Globe and Mail, June 12, 2020. [2]
  • Keegan matheson: "Try again, rookie: Schneider's wild catch robs Caissie of 1st MLB hit", mlb.com, August 14, 2025. [3]

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