In 2018, emboldened by the new paradigm, the Cubs’ players adopted a practice that once would have been as unthinkable as technology tracking every pitch. “Starting in spring training, they were getting together as a position-players group, and they were talking about all of the times where they feel shitty on the baseball field,” Baker says. “From [Anthony] Rizzo to [Kris] Bryant to the lowest guy in the minor leagues, they were opening up and expressing to each other, showing that they’re actually real people that are vulnerable. That was a massive turning point for us because it gave people
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