CHICAGO Joc Pederson put on a show around the bases on Saturday night. After his latest home run found the bleachers in left-center, the Cubs outfielder pointed to the fans, tugged at his jersey, stutter-stepped around third and pointed to the sky.
The fans packed into Wrigley Field roared
On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Nationals series preview
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As you’ll see below, this will be Reunion Week at Wrigley Field with so many former Cubs players and staff coming back to the North Side. (FWIW, there is exactly one former member of the Nationals on this year’s Cubs. Third base coach Willie Harris played for Washington from 2008-10.)
For more on the Nats, here’s Patrick Reddington, who runs our SB Nation Nationals site Federal Baseball:
It hasn’t been easy to get a handle on what to make of the 2021 Nationals over the first six weeks of the season. A bunch of players ended up on the COVID IL at the start of the year, then starter Patrick Corbin struggled out of the gate before seemingly straightening things out in recent outings, Stephen Strasburg got injured, again, and has made just two starts, Juan Soto missed 10 games with a shoulder issue, and the club has struggled to score runs while getting some uneven pitching perfo