Chicago Cubs designated hitter Owen Caissie hits a flyout in his major-league debut against the Blue Jays in Toronto on Thursday.

After a frenzied travel day, Canadian outfielder Owen Caissie made his big-league debut for the Chicago Cubs on Thursday afternoon at Rogers Centre.

Caissie caught a morning flight from Des Moines, Iowa, and arrived at the downtown stadium shortly before the start of the mid-afternoon interleague series finale.

The 23-year-old Caissie, from nearby Burlington, Ont., batted in the fifth spot as the designated hitter.

He swung at a first-pitch fastball from Max Scherzer in his first at-bat but was denied an extra-base hit when Davis Schneider made a diving catch in left field.

“I think offence is his calling card and he hits the ball extremely hard,” Cubs mana

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