5 Chicago Cubs players you definitely forgot about

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5 Chicago Cubs players you definitely forgot about - Jon Jay

The question of "who will be the Cubs leadoff hitter?" has quite literally been a constant since Dexter Fowler signed with the Cardinals after 2016. However, in 2017 outfielder Jon Jay provided a temporary answer to the problem. In his one and only season in Chicago, Jay hit .296 and got on base at a stellar .374 clip while hitting leadoff in 53 of his 141 games. After leaving the Cubs in 2017, Jay spent time with the Royals, Diamondbacks, White Sox, and Angels before retiring in April of 2022.