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Anthony Rizzo talks with Kris Bryant on a practice field on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
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Anthony Rizzo talks with Kris Bryant on a practice field on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.

Inside the Chicago Cubs’ first full-squad workouts at spring training

By | asanchez@chicagotribune.com | Chicago Tribune
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Anthony Rizzo talks with Kris Bryant on a practice field on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Anthony Rizzo talks with Kris Bryant on a practice field on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Adbert Alzolay pitches on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Adbert Alzolay pitches on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Javier Baez runs drills on a practice field on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Javier Baez runs drills on a practice field on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Members of the Cubs staff walk by a group of pitchers throwing on practice mounds on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Members of the Cubs staff walk by a group of pitchers throwing on practice mounds on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Pitchers throw on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Pitchers throw on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras watches pitchers throw on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras watches pitchers throw on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
David Bote bats on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
David Bote bats on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Anthony Rizzo talks with manager David Ross on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Anthony Rizzo talks with manager David Ross on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Chicago Cubs president Jed Hoyer watches players practice on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Chicago Cubs president Jed Hoyer watches players practice on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Pitchers Kyle Hendricks and James Norwood wait to runs drills on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Pitchers Kyle Hendricks and James Norwood wait to runs drills on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Cubs catcher Willson Contreras talks with pitcher Adbert Alzolay after live pitching on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Cubs catcher Willson Contreras talks with pitcher Adbert Alzolay after live pitching on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Javier Baez, Anthony Rizzo, and Kris Bryant walk on a practice field on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Javier Baez, Anthony Rizzo, and Kris Bryant walk on a practice field on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Manager David Ross talks with Chicago Cubs president Jed Hoyer on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Manager David Ross talks with Chicago Cubs president Jed Hoyer on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Players walk across a utility field on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Players walk across a utility field on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Players wait to hit in the batting cages on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Players wait to hit in the batting cages on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Jessenia Chaidez Fairley, 44, watches players practice on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training.
Jessenia Chaidez Fairley, 44, watches players practice on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training.
Chicago Cubs president Jed Hoyer watches players practice on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Chicago Cubs president Jed Hoyer watches players practice on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras watches pitchers throw on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras watches pitchers throw on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
A viewing area typically filled with fans sits empty while players practice on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021. Fans are allowed limited access to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
A viewing area typically filled with fans sits empty while players practice on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021. Fans are allowed limited access to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Chicago Cubs manager David Ross watches players practice on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Chicago Cubs manager David Ross watches players practice on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Anthony Rizzo runs on a practice field on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Anthony Rizzo runs on a practice field on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Nico Hoerner runs drills on a practice field on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Nico Hoerner runs drills on a practice field on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Kyle Hendricks runs drills on a practice field on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
Kyle Hendricks runs drills on a practice field on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
A portable toilet is moved down an empty walkway on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
A portable toilet is moved down an empty walkway on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
The sun rises over Sloan Park in Mesa, Ariz., on the first day of full-squad workouts.
The sun rises over Sloan Park in Mesa, Ariz., on the first day of full-squad workouts.
Chicago Cubs president Jed Hoyer arrives on the first day of full-squad workouts at Sloan Park on Feb. 22, 2021.
Chicago Cubs president Jed Hoyer arrives on the first day of full-squad workouts at Sloan Park on Feb. 22, 2021.
A security guard stands near Sloan Park as the sun rises on the first day of full=squad workouts for the Cubs.
A security guard stands near Sloan Park as the sun rises on the first day of full=squad workouts for the Cubs.
15-year-old Steven Myers stands behind a fence near a players entrance on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training.
15-year-old Steven Myers stands behind a fence near a players entrance on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training.
The sun rises over Sloan Park on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
The sun rises over Sloan Park on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
A baseball sits on a practice field on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.
A baseball sits on a practice field on the first day of full-squad workouts at Cubs spring training on Feb. 22, 2021.

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