MESA, Ariz. — Cubs infielder David Bote is still trying to wrap his mind around baseball’s shutdown as he shows up for work at the team’s spring facility in Arizona, looking for ways to stay ready and things he can accomplish with no games or formal practices.
“I made some bread last night,” he said with a smile Wednesday morning. “I’m the cook in the family. I cook all the time.”
If this shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic gets pushed back much further, at least Bote’s wife and young kids have a pretty good idea where to find dad.