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‘Really good Mother’s Day gift’: Hayden Wesneski celebrates the end of his mom’s Leukemia treatment

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Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Hayden Wesneski looks at the score board during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins in Chicago, Sunday, May 7, 2023. His mom was in attendance for the first time in his major-league career.

MINNEAPOLIS – This Mother’s Day is a special one for Cubs right-hander Hayden Wesneski’s family. His mom Lisa is scheduled to finish her last round of pills on Sunday, marking the end of her Leukemia treatment, Hayden said.

“It’s a really good Mother’s Day gift,” he said in a conversation with the Sun-Times.