Champagne showers and cigar smoke filled the air inside the PNC Park visitors' clubhouse on Wednesday afternoon as the Chicago Cubs celebrated clinching their first playoff berth since 2020. The season is still not over, with seeding yet to be set, but the Cubs still got to celebrate their ticket to the big dance.
Heading into Thursday's action, the Cubs have 88 wins with 10 games left. After clinching a spot in the postseason, they are close to winning 90 games for the first time since 2018, a year that also marks the last time they hosted postseason action at Wrigley Field in front of an audience.