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Cactus League report: Is this the year Chicago becomes SoxTown? And David Ross is ‘very optimistic’ about fans returning to Wrigley Field.

The Cactus League is in full swing now with the arrival of March, and the countdown has begun to opening day on April 1.

Chicago Tribune baseball writers LaMond Pope, Meghan Montemurro and Paul Sullivan will be providing morning updates from the Cactus League on Monday through Friday throughout spring training.

Lucas Giolito makes his spring training debut Tuesday at Camelback Ranch. Like everyone else on the South Side, Giolito has high hopes for the White Sox in 2021.

“I mean, on paper, I guess so,” Giolito said. “But at the end of the day, we have to go out and prove it.