A young Chicago Cubs fan let his scalp do the talking regarding who was his favorite player on the NCLS-bound ball club last week by having Jake Arrieta’s likeness shaved into his head.
It turns out his unique haircut paid dividends, as it earned him a meeting with the ace Tuesday after the Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 in Game 4 to seal the series victory.
This is awesome. Jake Arrieta met the kid with the Jake Arrieta haircut. pic.twitter.com/C9v80riqI5
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) October 14, 2015
The meet-and-greet likely was spawned by Arrieta taking notice of the kid’s cool ‘do, tweeting out, “Wow, that’s pretty awesome” upon hearing about it.