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Cubs' new utility players add speed to roster

John Antonoff / For the Sun-Times

MESA, Ariz. – Jon Berti and Vidal Bruján sprinted around the bases Sunday, the speedsters testing how far they could get as Brujan’s single dropped in shallow center field. Berti ran from first to third. Brujan took a hard turn before retreating to first base.

“My running ability,” Brujan said through the team interpreter when asked what aspects of his game he hopes to showcase this spring. “Just to show everybody that I can be not only a good teammate but my ability to run – defense, running the bases.