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President of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said although it’s early, he’s proud of his team for persevering through a long road trip, blown leads, an overworked bullpen and injuries.
“It’s been a really resilient group,” Hoyer said of the Cubs. “That’s probably the part that is most exciting for me: that we’ve been able to have some injuries and some setbacks. I think if we were 11-7, but we played amazing baseball, were totally healthy and everything was going well, I’d be less excited.”
The defense has stabilized after some early-season miscues, and the offense is finding its stride.