Hidden under the free hot dog costumes fans received as they walked into Impact Field on Friday evening was a jersey that not too long ago was the proudest one worn at a ballpark just 13 miles to the east.
Looking closely, you could catch a glimpse of No. 38 and the name Zambrano.
For some fans, those Cubs colors meant too much to hide.
“I couldn’t cover this up,” Antonio Santos said.
Santos grew up near Addison and Pulaski and is a lifelong Cubs fan. The chance to see Carlos Zambrano back in a uniform and on the mound was reason enough to make the drive to Rosemont for the independent Chicago Dogs’ season opener.