The 2019 Championship Season is underway, but the Maryvale Nine will have some work to do if they hope to repeat as Cactus League champions.
This was the first Spring Training game of the year for both the Brewers and the Cubs, and it looked like the kind of game you’d expect after a few months off from playing competitively: plenty of hits as pitchers are more worried about working their arms into shape than actually trying to get guys out, sloppy defense, and guys who may or may not have been pulled out of the stands getting at-bats by the end of the game.