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LEADING OFF: Cubs visit White House, Francona to return

Related Topics: Joe Maddon, White House, Chicago Cubs

A look at what’s happening all around the majors Wednesday:

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Manager Joe Maddon and some of the Chicago Cubs will go to the White House, though it’s not an official visit with President Donald Trump. Maddon said Tuesday that he was going out of respect for the Ricketts family, which owns the Cubs and donated to Trump’s campaign. The visit is so unofficial that Maddon said it’s only ”a possibility” that he and the Cubs will see Trump. The team visited President Barack Obama at the White House as World Series champions in January before the end of his term.