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Baseball by the Numbers: Let’s do the splits

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During his time with the Cubs, Willson Contreras had an .842 OPS at home and a .775 OPS on the road.

Of all the mainstays on the Cubs’ recent contending teams, Willson Contreras had the largest gap in his home/road splits.

But Cubs splits of that era were more of a mixed bag than in earlier times, signaling Wrigley Field’s transition from an extreme hitters’ haven to something closer to a neutral park.

Contreras, who is back at Wrigley this week with the Cardinals, has his own transition going after a move from catcher to designated hitter and outfielder.