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Maddie Lee

Inside the meeting that set the Cubs apart in their pursuit of Jameson Taillon

Right-hander Jameson Taillon said the Cubs were the only team that “went out of their way” to meet with him in person during his free agency. (AP Photos)

Right-hander Jameson Taillon and Cubs vice president of pitching Craig Breslow carved out about 30 minutes for lunch at Zero Bond in New York last month. They stayed for more than two hours, and if Taillon hadn’t had other engagements that day, they might have talked for longer.

“I left that meeting feeling like this could be a really great fit,” Taillon said in his introductory Zoom news conference Monday.

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