(Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune) Cubs catcher Carlos Perez, a nonroster invitee, signs a flag before a Cactus League game against the Dodgers at Sloan Park on Feb. 21, 2025, in Mesa ...

Seiay Suzuki runs the base paths at Cubs Spring Training in Mesa, AZ. 02-14-2025. John Antonoff / For the Sun-Times Share MESA, Ariz. — As Seiya Suzuki answered questions about serving primarily ...

and the cheers picked up when he appeared on stage holding the flag — reminiscent of how he ran out to right field in the Cubs' first home game after the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001. There was ...