John Antonoff / for the Sun-Times
CLEVELAND – Every time Cubs general manager Carter Hawkins walks through the team offices next to Wrigley Field, he’s greeted by images of the 2016 World Series, a reminder of the championship that slipped through Cleveland’s fingers when he was still in their front office.
It was one of the first things he commented on after the Cubs hired him in October of 2021.
“That’s motivation for you,” he said during the Cubs’ three-game series against the Guardians this week.