MESA, Ariz. – As rain soaked the Sloan Park field Friday afternoon, Cubs players selected to play in the “Spring Breakout” showcase between Cubs and White Sox prospects headed to the concourse to instead sign autographs for fans.
“I’ve never signed that many autographs in my life,” infield prospect Jefferson Rojas said through team interpreter Fredy Quevedo after the game was canceled due to rain. “... They care, and then the love that these fans have, it was incredible.”
The Cubs roster was chock-full of top prospects who Cubs fans have heard plenty about in recent years: Pete Crow-Armstrong, Kevin Alcántara, Owen Caissie.