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Spiegel & Holmes Show

Nico Hoerner talks chasing NL batting title, Cubs' outlook as playoffs loom

Spiegel & Holmes Show

Audacy

Sports

4.2652 Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Laurence Holmes and Jason Lieser were joined by Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner to discuss his pursuit of the National League batting title and the club's outlook as the playoffs loom.

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0:00.0

Benning Six, second baseman number two,

0:04.0

Nico Horner.

0:06.0

Thinking about Nico, he's got such a multiplicity of skills.

0:13.0

He's got a little power, he's a great base runner, he can hit, he's a clutch hitter, good guy to have on your team.

0:19.0

Man, Nico is awesome. He doesn't get enough in a bat.

0:21.3

He's a gamer. He's a ball player in the true sense of the word. It's definitely a premier

0:25.3

second base meeting this game. She just shows up with one idea every day to try to help the Cubs

0:30.0

win the game today. High drive left field pretty well struck. That's back. That is off the wall.

0:37.3

And Nico towards second. He's around second out his way to third. Here's the throw. Nico has a triple. And you can never have enough guys with that attitude, Zach.

0:50.7

Great bass runner. Excellent with the glove. We were just talking about what he does with a bat in his hands

0:55.9

but you're right so many skills there's a volleyball left nico harner stands up on one what goes back and is gone

1:04.0

horner drives out his sixth of the year guys nico horner has joined the club there are seven players of the majors to have a batting average of 300 or better.

1:14.0

And Nico now one of them after extending his hitting streak to 10 with a single in the third.

1:20.1

Nico's batting 300.

1:21.7

Good ballplayers come in all shapes and sizes in baseball, right?

1:25.4

Your shape and size hasn't been all that popular these days, but it's pretty

1:29.3

effective. What are you saying, Bruce?

1:31.7

Exactly what I said. Yeah.

1:33.6

I like my shape.

1:35.4

Nico Horner on

1:36.9

670 to score. How fun

1:39.4

is not. I like that

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