The Chicago Cubs are fortunate to play in the National League Central Division this season.
Ironically, this narrative is exactly the opposite of the one held across baseball entering the 2019 MLB season. The NL Central was expected to be a bloodbath, a division full of competitive teams beating up on one another day in and day out.
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While the latter part of that statement still is the case, the division has been anything but a bloodbath. Instead, the NL Central has seen each team enter the All-Star break with .500 or losing records since June 1.