Sarah Marren’s wait on the Chicago Cubs season ticket list lasted so long, she can’t remember when she first signed up.
Her records go back only to 2016 in the form of emails with her number on the waitlist. After the Cubs won the World Series that year, Marren moved up only 16,500 spots over the next three-plus years.
But to her surprise, Marren’s opportunity to purchase season tickets finally arrived this offseason.