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Cubs Win World Series: Former Phillie Michael Martinez Grounds Out for Final Out

The Chicago Cubs have won the World Series. Let that sink in. The Chicago Cubs, the same franchise that lost 61 games just a couple of seasons ago. The team that was the laughing-stock of baseball for over a century. The franchise that had fans watching from nursing homes hoping to see their Cubs win for the first time.

After multiple lead changes, extra-innings, and a rain delay, Michael Martinez made Cubs fans dreams come true.

The moment.#WorldSeries pres. by @TMobile pic.twitter.com/CsrG5yvfII

— MLB (@MLB) November 3, 2016

Martinez was proba

bly one of the worst players in Phillies history during his tenure as a member of the franchise.