In almost any other circumstance, the Cubs’ home game at Wrigley Field against the red-hot Braves would’ve been a run-of-the-mill June affair. But this Chicago and Atlanta (-1.5) matchup took on a special meaning with an honored guest in attendance in the famed Wrigley bleachers.
I’m talking, of course, about Theo Epstein — the Cubs’ president of baseball ops who helped construct the drought-breaking 2016 World Series team.
Epstein hasn’t been seen around the Friendly Confines much since November 2020, when he stepped down from his executive role. Friday’s matchup marked the return of inarguably one of the most essential people in franchise history.
