It’s never considered a good omen to win the mythical Cactus League title, but the Chicago Cubs entered the final week of spring training in Arizona trailing the league-leading Kansas City Royals by a half-game in the standings.
Chicago Tribune baseball writers LaMond Pope, Meghan Montemurro and Paul Sullivan will be providing updates from the Cactus League on Monday through Friday throughout spring training.
The White Sox shortstop has shown that the last two years, winning the American League batting title in 2019 and finishing second last season.
Anderson led off the bottom of the first Monday against the San Francisco Giants with a solo home run to left.