Chicago Cubs baseball is on the air as Cactus League play officially gets underway on Thursday afternoon. The Cubs are in Camelback Ranch to take on the Dodgers in a preview of the season opener in Japan a month from now. Neither team is fielding anything resembling a regular lineup, but there are some names to watch.
Vidal Bruján survived the roster purge that saw Alexander Canario DFA’d instead to make room for Justin Turner, and he’ll lead the game off in center. Michael Busch bats second at first, Moises Ballesteros is the DH, and Kevin Alcántara is in right.