Overview
- A large contingent of 2016 players, coaches and executives reunited at a private Wrigley Field gathering and at Cubs Convention events, recreating the clubhouse setting and sharing memories.
- Jon Lester was announced as a Cubs Hall of Fame inductee, with his ceremony scheduled for this summer.
- The team set a July celebration at Wrigley Field, and business chief Crane Kenney said a tribute to the 2016 club will be unveiled in Gallagher Way.
- President Jed Hoyer said the festivities “give you the itch” to pursue another championship, as alumni emphasized how the 2016 title reset standards for future Cubs.
- Chicago returned to the postseason last year and exited in the NLDS, and this offseason the club signaled win-now intent by signing Alex Bregman, trading for Edward Cabrera and adding bullpen help.