Nico Hoerner went 3-for-5 with a steal and four runs scored against the Mets on Tuesday.

Given the first-half performances of Pete Crow-Armstrong, Kyle Tucker and Seiya Suzuki, it’s pretty ludicrous now to think that Hoerner is the one Cub likely to show up on NL MVP ballots. His .747 OPS is modest, but at .302, he’s the only player with a chance of overtaking Trea Turner (.305) for the batting crown and he’s one of the league’s most valuable defenders. He ought to be somewhere in the top 10.

Nico Hoerner delivered a go-ahead two-run double in the seventh inning on Sunday, leading the Cubs to a 4-3 victory over the visiting Rays.

Hoerner got the Cubs on the board in the first inning with an RBI single off of Adrian Houser. He then came through with the biggest hit of the game with his two-run double off of Edwin Uceta in the seventh, giving the Cubs a 4-3 lead. He finished the day 2-for-4 and is now hitting .299/.348/.400 with six homers, 59 RBI and 27 stolen bases on the season.

Nico Hoerner hit a three-run homer in a blowout loss to the Giants on Wednesday.

Nico Hoerner went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI against the Orioles on Saturday.

Hoerner put the Cubs on the board with a double in the second inning to score Ian Happ from second base. He then drove in a second run with a base hit in the fourth before collecting a third hit in the sixth. The 28-year-old second baseman is hitting .293/.339/.385 with four homers, 59 runs scored, 46 RBI, and 19 steals across 436 plate appearances.

Nico Hoerner had a nice night at the dish during Tuesday’s loss to the Brewers, going 3-for-4 with a solo home run.

The 28-year-old second baseman singled off of Quinn Priester in the second inning but was ultimately erased on a fielder’s choice. Hoerner then beat out an infield single in the fourth inning but was left stranded at second base. He then whacked a 379-foot (99.6 mph EV) solo shot off of Priester in the sixth that pulled the Cubs to within three runs at 5-2. With his three-hit attack, Hoerner is now slashing an impressive .293/.340/.385 to go along with four homers, 43 RBI and 19 swipes on the season.

Nico Hoerner went 2-for-5 with a run scored, RBI and a pair of stolen bases on Tuesday evening, leading the Cubs to a 6-0 victory over the Royals.

Hoerner led off the home half of the first inning with a single but wound up getting stranded at third base. He then plated a run with a fielder’s choice in the second inning that extended the Cubs’ lead to 2-0 and proceeded to steal second base before being left there. The 28-year-old second baseman also singled in the seventh, swiped second base and scored on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Carson Kelly. For the season, he’s now hitting .286/.333/.376 with three homers, 41 RBI and 19 stolen bases.

Nico Hoerner went 3-for-4 with a double, triple, RBI and three runs scored on Sunday night, leading the Cubs in an 11-0 rout over the Cardinals.

Hoerner led off the second inning with a double off of Erick Fedde and scored on a two-run single off the bat of Kyle Tucker. He then singled and scored on an Ian Happ ground out in the third inning. The 28-year-old infielder also smacked a run-scoring triple in the fourth. With his three-hit attack, Hoerner is now hitting .287/.336/.382 with three homers, 37 RBI and 16 stolen bases on the season.

Nico Hoerner had an outstanding day at the dish in Tuesday’s loss to the Cardinals, going 3-for-4 with a homer, two runs scored, two RBI and a stolen base.

Hoerner led off the third inning with a single off of Michael McGreevy and scored on Kyle Tucker’s two-run single. The 28-year-old infielder then launched his first home run of the season — a 364-foot (97.0 mph EV) two-run shot off of Steven Matz in the sixth inning — which pulled the Cubs to within a run at 8-7. That would be as close as they would get. With his three-hit attack, Hoerner is now slashing .294/.335/.370 with the aforementioned one long ball, 33 RBI and 15 stolen bases.

Nico Hoerner went 2-for-4 with an RBI double against the Phillies on Wednesday.

Hoerner entered the day with fewer hard-hit balls (60) than games played (63), but he made hard contact three times against three different pitchers in this one. He has four hits the last two days after going 3-for-26 in his previous seven contests.

Nico Hoerner was ejected from Sunday’s contest against the Tigers for arguing balls and strikes.

Cubs manager Craig Counsell was also tossed by home plate umpire Derek Thomas for voicing his disagreement with a called third strike on Hoerner during the fifth inning. The 28-year-old second baseman was replaced by Vidal Bruján at the keystone after going 0-for-2 on the day.

Nico Hoerner went 3-for-5 with a triple and one RBI in a 2-1 win against the Padres on Tuesday.

Hoerner knocked a base hit in the second inning, then singled in the sixth for his second hit. Leading off with the game tied in the tenth inning, he drove in the go-ahead run with a triple. The 27-year-old second baseman is hitting well in the early going, slashing .328/.371/.391 with 11 RBI and six steals across 70 plate appearances.