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SAN DIEGO — The serendipity is hard to ignore.
Former Cubs catcher Willson Contreras is headed to the Cardinals on a five-year, $87.5 million deal, according to multiple reports. Four months ago, the Cubs were in St. Louis for the trade deadline, and when Contreras took the field to warm up post-deadline — still a Cub, against the odds — he was greeted by a round of applause.
After spending over 13 years in the Cubs organization, Contreras is headed to their NL Central rival.