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Meghan Montemurro

Willson Contreras — back with Cubs for what might be his final homestand — says goal in free agency is ‘to be somewhere that I’m wanted’

CHICAGO — Willson Contreras already went through his Wrigley Field goodbyes two months ago when a trade felt imminent.

This time, with another looming departure, Contreras merely wants to have fun with his Chicago Cubs teammates.

Contreras came off the injured list Tuesday and was back in the lineup as the designated hitter, his first game since Aug. 30. The series opener against the Philadelphia Phillies kicked off the final six-game homestand — and the last guaranteed days of Contreras playing in front of the home crowd on the North Side.

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