Cubs’ Ben Zobrist’s possible Sunday: meet with media, then sit

The phrases “hurry up and wait some more” sound about proper. With Chicago’s sports activities desk all set for Ben Zobrist’s anticipated return to the large leagues Sunday in opposition to the Brewers at Wrigley Field, anticipation is understandably excessive. The 38-year-old former World Series MVP — who have to be formally activated by Saturday night time as a way to be eligible for the postseason — has been on unpaid go away since early May, tending to household points amid a pending divorce. But there’s a reasonably good probability Zobrist, a swap hitter who is best from the left facet, will watch from the bench Sunday as his crew faces Brewers lefthander Gio Gonzalez. It

With Zobrist’s return not imminent, Cubs could possibly be patrons at

Ben Zobrist’s No. 18 jersey hangs subsequent to his locker within the Cubs’ clubhouse. The white shirt with blue pinstripes is cleaned and pressed. It has not been worn since May 6, which marked Zobrist’s final recreation earlier than he stepped away from the crew due to private causes. Now, with the commerce deadline lower than three weeks away, the Cubs might look to fill his void. “I think our starting pitching’s in good shape,” Joe Maddon stated Sunday earlier than the Cubs swept the Pirates. “I feel our bullpen’s in fine condition. Overall, when you might simply possibly add that aspect the place another constant bat, an actual professional at-bat – we’re lacking Zobrist. That’s