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Cubs’ Willson Contreras embraces villain role in emotional return to Wrigley Field

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St. Louis Cardinals’ Willson Contreras encourages the crowds boos and applause as he watches his hit off Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Marcus Stroman during the second inning of a baseball game on Monday, May 8, 2023, in Chicago.

Willson Contreras let the grin spread across his face. There was pure delight in that look, plus a glint of mischief. It was an expression Cubs fans had rallied behind when Contreras wore blue pinstripes.

Would any part of you embrace being the villain in the Cubs-Cardinals rivalry now?

‘‘There’s a pretty good chance,’’ he said, chuckling.