CHICAGO • When he stepped foot onto Wrigley Field this week for the first time or passed through the ivy on the way to the ballpark’s batting cage, Cardinals rookie Aledmys Diaz had a feel for the rivalry that surrounded him and the presence of the past.
“A lot of history here,” he said. “A lot of history here for St. Louis and a lot for the Cubs, together. It feels different when you face the Cubs. I don’t know how to explain it. You feel the energy. There’s a lot of history between these two teams.