MESA, Ariz. – They trickled in one at a time Tuesday morning as the Cubs’ spring facility reopened after a long weekend of deep cleaning and deeper reflection on the head-spinning, global reality that has shut down their game – and that continues to change daily.
“What can we do?” Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo said Tuesday morning upon arriving at the Cubs’ complex for the first time since last week. “My plan for now is to stay here and just work out, enjoy Arizona.”
To be clear, “reopened” is a very loose term for the status of the Cubs’ facility, and others around baseball.