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    ‘This is always where I’ve expected myself’: Matt Mervis’ journey to Wrigley Field highlights Cubs’ renewed depth

    CHICAGO — Jeff and Ellen Mervis had just arrived at Baltimore-Washington International Airport on Thursday afternoon when the call came through. Matt Mervis’ parents were heading to Columbus, Ohio, where Triple-A Iowa was scheduled to play four games over the weekend when the Chicago Cubs promoted the 25-year-old first baseman. “Change your flight, you’ve got a new destination,” Mervis told ...
    by Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune May 05, 2023 3 minutes
    The Chicago Cubs' Matt Mervis drives in a run with a single in the eighth inning against the Miami Marlins at Wrigley Field on Friday, May 5, 2023, in Chicago.

    CHICAGO — Jeff and Ellen Mervis had just arrived at Baltimore-Washington International Airport on Thursday afternoon when the call came through.

    Matt Mervis’ parents were heading to Columbus, Ohio, where Triple-A Iowa was scheduled to play four games over the weekend when the Chicago Cubs promoted the 25-year-old first baseman.

    “Change your flight, you’ve got a new destination,” Mervis told them. “I don’t think she believed me for a second.”

    Around 1 p.m. Thursday, Mervis heard from vice president of player development Jared Banner: ”Are you

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