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ST. LOUIS – About this time a year ago, Cubs manager David Ross walked into the Busch Stadium visiting clubhouse and delivered the news to left fielder Ian Happ and catcher Willson Contreras that they hadn’t been traded.
“It feels different,” Ross said Thursday afternoon in the visiting dugout. “Definitely feels good coming to the park and it’s not these other narratives. But I think the good thing about this group here, they’ve proven that as of late – playing good baseball and fighting each and every pitch, and going out and winning baseball games is always the goal.