This Cubs cast-off’s revenge tour was just put to a hilarious halt

After a torrid Spring Training saw him put up a 1.125 OPS, Rule 5 pick Gage Workman earned a spot on the Chicago Cubs’ 26-man roster. The spotlight would be on him to see if he could replicate his spring success, as third base was (and painfully remains) a question mark heading into the season.

Sadly, Workman did not live up to the hype, going only 2-14 at the plate with six strikeouts in just nine games with the Cubs. Defensively, Workman was no better, costing the Cubs multiple runs with two errors in the field. 

Eventually, enough was enough, and the Cubs cut the cord with Workman at the end of April. He was later traded to the White Sox, where he had this to say about his former team:

“Grateful for my time with the Cubs and good people over there. But now I’m with the White Sox and I’m excited to be here and now I want to beat the Cubs.”

His comments immediately struck a nerve with Cubs fans, who had May 16 circled on the calendar as Workman’s first game at Wrigley Field since the trade.

Sadly, Workman will not make it to that game

Appearing in just three games for the White Sox, Workman did little on the field to back up his comments, making an error in the first inning of his very first game for his new team. Workman became the first player in Major League Baseball history to commit an error for both the Cubs and Sox in the same month.

Workman saw two plate appearances in just three games for the White Sox, clearly all they needed to see to confirm the Cubs’ decision. 

After being released by not one, but two teams in a span of three weeks, Workman will have a tough time convincing teams he belongs on a Major League roster. In the meantime, he can add the White Sox to his list of teams he wants to beat.