Owen Caissie reportedly being called up by Cubs

TORONTO — The Cubs are calling up Canadian outfield prospect Owen Caissie from Triple-A Iowa, per reports from ESPN.

Caissie, ranked by MLB Pipeline as Chicago’s top prospect and the No. 45 prospect in baseball, will make his big league debut at Rogers Centre for the finale of the Cubs series against the Blue Jays on Thursday afternoon. Caissie is from nearby Burlington, Ontario, located about 30 miles southwest of Toronto.

Caissie’s been tearing up Triple-A pitching this season. Through 93 games, he’s hitting .289 with 22 home runs and a .955 OPS. In 499 career Minor League games, he has hit 81 home runs with an .873 OPS.