CHICAGO (AP) -- A single sheet of paper sat on Willson Contreras' chair in front of his locker when the Chicago Cubs rookie showed up for practice on Friday. It was a form letter asking players to list the names of people picking up the four tickets set aside for family members ahead of the NL Championship Series opener. Someone asked Contreras who would be picking up his. "Nobody," the 24-year-old catcher said, trying to force a grin. Behind that rueful smile is a long story. Baseball provided Contreras a path out of the tough times back home in Venezuela and swept him to the top of the major leagues. But even that lofty position hasn't enabled him yet to get his...
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