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Paul Sullivan: Cubs take care of business, completing sweep of Pirates before heading to London

PITTSBURGH — Like any extended family trip, there was a lot of scurrying in the Chicago Cubs clubhouse Wednesday as they prepared for their four-day excursion to London. There were things to be packed, last-minute arrangements to be made and a checklist that traveling secretary Vijay Tekchandani has been working on since his long beard was merely day-old stubble four years ago. Manager David ...
The Chicago Cubs' Nico Hoerner, right, rounds third after hitting a solo home run in the seventh inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, in Pittsburgh.

PITTSBURGH — Like any extended family trip, there was a lot of scurrying in the Chicago Cubs clubhouse Wednesday as they prepared for their four-day excursion to London.

There were things to be packed, last-minute arrangements to be made and a checklist that traveling secretary Vijay Tekchandani has been working on since his long beard was merely day-old stubble four years ago.

Manager David Ross, the designated Clark Griswold of this work-related vacation, heads a group of 197 Cubs employees and family members, nearly triple the usual traveling party, for the London Series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Several front-office employees showed up in Pittsburgh

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