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Aerosmith’s “Sweet Emotion” swelled as Cubs fans rose from their Wrigley Field seats. The song that had so long been associated with Kyle Hendricks’ entrances was playing him off in his last game before testing free agency for the first time — what could be his last game as a Cub.
Hendricks looked toward the dugout and saw pitching coach Tommy Hottovy, who has been with the 11-year veteran essentially every step of the way in his major-league career, striding toward the mound to take him out of the game.