Cardinals complete double play after Cubs star Ian Happ commits baserunning blunder

Ian Happ had a forgettable moment Thursday The MLB outfielder made a glaring mistake in the first inning of a Cubs-Cardinals competition in St Louis The Cubs celebrated a - conquest over their NL Central division rivals CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMHapp stepped into the batter's box to lead off the tournament and proceeded to hit a single to left field MLB BUSINESS DEADLINE RUMOR TRACKER SKENES MCCUTCHEN REPORTEDLY ONLY PIRATES' UNTOUCHABLESA couple of batters later Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki hit a fly ball to right field Happ appeared to sprint from first base almost this instant after Suzuki's bat made contact with the ball But Cardinals outfielder Alec Burleson made the catch forcing Happ to run back to first base But Happ skipped a crucial step during his retreat to first base He made it all the way to second base when the ball was hit to right field meaning he needed to retouch the bag on his way back to first Happ had touched second base which meant he had to retouch it on his way back to first He failed to do so While the three-time Gold Glove winner did make it back to first base before the ball made it into the Cardinals first baseman's glove he was ultimately ruled out The double play ended the inning Happ is in his ninth big league season all with the Cubs Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter