There’s little left for president of baseball operations Theo Epstein to accomplish at the helm of the Chicago Cubs organization. He turned around a club laden with overpriced, aging veterans and no impact prospects in the system, guiding them to the most successful stretch in more than a century – including that long-coveted World Series title.
Now, Epstein – along with the rest of baseball – is coming to grips with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the sport, a challenge no one could have possibly envisioned.
“And, I think at the end of the day, all of us have a moment before you put your head on a pillow where you realize just how much has changed, and just what we’re all dealing with, and the potential consequences for society as a whole if we don’t pull together and handle this in the best possible way,” he told MLB.