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Kris Bryant, Javier Baez and other young Cubs critical in title chase

By Andrew Seligman, The Associated Press

CHICAGO — Kris Bryant says he gets chills every time the fans at Wrigley Field shower him with “MVP!” chants.

The 24-year-old just doesn’t show it — a common trait among his young teammates. If anything can overwhelm these kid Cubbies, they haven’t faced it yet.

Bryant was one of five players 24 or younger in the starting lineup for the Cubs during Game 6 of the NL Championship Series, and that group is showing maturity beyond its years. Keep this up, and they could give Chicago a party generations in the making.