The weekend-long Cubs Convention wouldn't start until Friday, but Chicago Cubs fans were already on high alert at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Chicago on Tuesday night.
The former fan favorite was bundled up in an attempt to counter the freezing Chicago winter, but that didn't stop more than a few fans from recognizing and approaching him.
Ryne Sandberg? Billy Williams? Fergie Jenkins? Nope. It was the Cubs' newest baseball operations assistant.
"I don’t feel like I’m a recognizable person, you know. I mean, I was the backup catcher who hit .190 two years ago here," John Baker said.