Cubs rookie Brett Jackson was involved in a scary play last night in Pittsburgh, as he sprinted to rob Andrew McCutchen of extra bases before crashing into the chain-link fence in center field.
It looked pretty bad and Jackson did have to leave the game, but you’ll be happy to know that he ended up with just a bruised right knee. Jackson told Patrick Mooney of CSNChicago.com after the game that he doesn’t plan on toning down his aggressiveness in center field.
Jackson, who was called up from Triple-A Iowa last month, is hitting .191 with 11 extra-base hits (four homers), eight RBI and a 48/16 K/BB ratio over his first 110 plate appearances in the big leagues. Strikeouts were a big problem for him in the minors too, so many question whether he’ll hit enough to be a quality regular in the big leagues, but he sure knows how to go out and get it in center field.
