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Former Cubs manager Sveum returns with Royals

CHICAGO -- Dale Sveum was back at Wrigley Field on Friday for the first time since he was dismissed as Cubs manager after the 2013 season, and he said it didn't really feel weird. After all, he feels he's spent more time at the ballpark as a visiting player or coach than as a manager.

Now in his second season as the Royals' hitting coach, Sveum is coming off a trip to the World Series last year with the American League champions. It was a wild ride.

"The run we had in Boston [in 2004] will always be the No.