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Cubs turn to Henry Rowengartner to save them vs. Mets … again

With the Mets on the verge of closing out Chicago in the National League Championship Series, the cursed Cubbies are turning to a bit of movie magic to help save their season Wednesday night.

“Back to the Future Part II” wasn’t the only big screen reality where the Cubs won a World Series, pulling it off in the 1993 flick “Rookie of the Year.” Now Thomas Ian Nicholas – who portrayed Henry Rowengartner, the hard-throwing 12-year-old who pitched them to the title – will be on hand at Wrigley Field for NLCS Game 4.

It’ll mark a first for Nicholas.