Chicago — The year began in a snow globe and ended on a dreary, rainy October afternoon on the southside of Chicago.
But in between Miguel Cabrera’s line drive home run through the snowflakes on opening day and the 5-2 win in the finale against the Central Division champion White Sox Sunday, a young baseball team gained an identity and made its first real strides back to relevancy in five years.
“I hope the taste of that is there for our players,” said manager AJ Hinch, who concluded his first season at the helm with a 77-85 record.