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Carlos Santana relives memories of 2016 World Series as he returns to Wrigley Field as a new Cub

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Veteran first baseman Carlos Santana has already put together an illustrious major-league career. In more than a decade and a half, he’s been named an All-Star, won a Gold Glove, taken home a Silver Slugger Award.

He’s played in 30 postseason games and been to the World Series with Cleveland in 2016. But the Cubs ended that run with a series comeback and Game 7 victory.

“I came here to help make a championship,” Santana said Monday, sitting in the Cubs dugout at Wrigley Field. “Before I retire, I want to [be] a champion.