<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cubs-news-ian-happ-gives-hilarious-prediction-after-wrigley-field-installs-new-lights');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cubs’ Ian Happ gives hilarious prediction after Wrigley Field installs new lights');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Ian-Happ-gives-hilarious-prediction-after-Wrigley-Field-installs-new-lights.jpeg"></figure><h1>Cubs’ Ian Happ gives hilarious prediction after Wrigley Field installs new lights</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-14T11:48:50-07:00">April 14th, 11:48am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-14T11:48:50-07:00">April 14th, 11:48am</time><address><a>Colin Gallant</a>Colin Gallant has been writing about sports since covering the local high school teams as a freshman in Ontario, Canada over a decade ago. He has a Masters degree in journalism, a passion for all sports, especially hockey, and a laser focus on winning more fantasy championships. He joined ClutchPoints in 2022. Get in touch: colin.gallant0@gmail.com</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cubs-news-marcus-stroman-expresses-love-for-chicago-fans-after-win-vs-rangers" rel="noopener">Chicago Cubs</a> showed off the new LED lights at Wrigley Field this week — and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cubs-news-ian-happ-on-verge-of-contract-extension" rel="noopener">Ian Happ is loving them</a>. The old 1988 lights apparently required a lot of maintenance over the years, while the new LED bulbs were installed to provide better and more energy-efficient lighting.</p><p>“The <a href="https://twitter.com/thecompoundpod/status/1646926836461363217?s=46&amp;t=YAm5wwmcnC6J27chz4RDIQ" rel="noopener">new lights are epic</a>,” Happ said on his podcast, The Compound, on Friday. “Epic! It’s gonna add a whole two points to my batting average. It’s unbelievable. They kinda turned them on in BP, and there was bad shadows, and I was like ‘these things aren’t gonna be any better,’ and then we get to the game, it’s like the fourth inning, I have an at-bat against Castillo, and I’m looking out there and I’m like ‘it’s so bright.'”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Happ says Wrigley's new lights will improve his batting average by two points!!! <a href="https://t.co/3rIs6XShol">pic.twitter.com/3rIs6XShol</a></p><p>— The Compound (@thecompoundpod) <a href="https://twitter.com/thecompoundpod/status/1646926836461363217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“I’m going to be able to see the ball so much better at night here,” Happ continued. “You just didn’t see it that well at night at Wrigley it was so dark, and the outfield was always really hard because there’s no lights behind and everything was so dark. It’s really nice to have a bright stadium and be able to see the ball. I saw it so well I swung early on a fastball.”</p><p>Although Happ is a big fan of the new lights, he does wonder if fans at Wrigley Field will appreciate the move to a more modern lighting system.</p><p>“The one thing though, and I’m just gonna say this before it happens, Wrigley Field is a special place,” Happ explained. “I don’t want like a crazy light show on a homer, don’t want the blinking lights, I don’t think the people will like it at Wrigley.”</p><p>Only time will tell if the 28-year-old has a point, but it looks like the brighter lights are better for players in the dark.</p><p>Ian Happ just signed a three-year, $61 million extension with the Cubs, in a deal that covers the 2024-26 seasons, so it’s safe to say the former All-Star and Gold Glove Award winner will be seeing a lot more of the LED lights at Wrigley over the next few years.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cubs’ Ian Happ gives hilarious prediction after Wrigley Field installs new lights

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cubs-news-ian-happ-on-verge-of-contract-extension');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cubs’ Ian Happ on verge of $61 millioon contract extension');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cubs-news-ian-happ-on-verge-of-contract-extension.jpg"></figure><h1>Cubs’ Ian Happ on verge of $61 millioon contract extension</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-12T10:53:17-07:00">April 12th, 10:53am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-12T20:31:27-07:00">April 12th, 8:31pm</time><address><a href="https://muckrack.com/alex-sabri">Alex Sabri</a>Alex Sabri started as an Associate Editor for Cavs Nation and ClutchPoints in November 2022. He has over three years of collegiate and professional sports and local journalism experience. Though he covers various sports and general assignments for ClutchPoints, he specializes in covering the Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA Central Division basketball, NFL football and Big Ten basketball and football.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Cubs <a href="https://twitter.com/Michael_Cerami/status/1646203201790656536" rel="noopener">have extended</a> outfielder Ian Happ, according to a Wednesday tweet from Bleacher Nation’s Michael Cerami.</p><p>“The Chicago Cubs have extended All-Star outfielder Ian Happ: 3 years, $61 million,” wrote Cerami. “No options. Deal starts in 2024.”</p><p>Happ, a one-time All-Star and Golden Glove recipient with the Cubs, has spent seven years in Chicago since he first suited up in a 5-3 loss against the St. Louis Cardinals in 2017. The veteran has played in 10 games so far during the 2023 season, earning 11 hits, seven runs, one home run, 35 at-bats and 45 plate appearances.</p><p>Happ took home a Golden Glove selection in 2022. He joined Atlanta Braves pitcher Max Fried, Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts and Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado.</p><p>Ian Happ signed a <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/cubs-ian-happ-agrees-to-one-year-deal/" rel="noopener">one-year, $10.85 million</a> contract with the Cubs in January, meaning he avoided arbitration and would be a free agent following the 2023 season.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cubs-news-cody-bellinger-leaves-dodgers-inks-17-5m-deal-with-chicago" rel="noopener">Cubs signed Cody Bellinger</a> to a one-year, $17.5 million contract in early December, bringing in the former National League Rookie of the Year and NL MVP from the Dodgers after he played in 144 games for Los Angeles last season.</p><p>“Bellinger’s deal is for one year with a mutual option for a second year,” L.A. Times Sports reporter Jorge Castillo wrote in a December tweet. “It’s a $12 million salary in 2023 and a $5.5 million buyout if the mutual option isn’t picked up — essentially a one-year deal because the option isn’t expected to be exercised.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cubs-news-ian-happ-strong-take-on-potential-for-cubs-offense-in-2023-will-hype-up-chicago-fans" rel="noopener">Ian Happ had</a> a strong take on the Cubs’ offense during a January appearance on MLB Network’s ‘High Heat’ program.</p><p>“We added a lot of guys who have been really productive, big leaguers who have done a lot of really awesome things in their careers,” Happ said. “Guys who have won World Series’ in different places, guys that have been All-Stars, Gold Glovers all over the field right now.</p><p>“I think the offense is going to surprise a few people.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cubs’ Ian Happ on verge of $61 millioon contract extension

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cubs-news-ian-happ-strong-take-on-potential-for-cubs-offense-in-2023-will-hype-up-chicago-fans');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ian Happ’s strong take on potential for Cubs offense in 2023 will hype up Chicago fans');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cubs-news-ian-happs-strong-take-on-potential-for-offense-in-2023-will-hype-up-chicago-fans.jpg"></figure><h1>Ian Happ’s strong take on potential for Cubs offense in 2023 will hype up Chicago fans</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-01-21T12:29:03-08:00">January 21st, 12:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-01-21T18:02:55-08:00">January 21st, 6:02pm</time><address><a>Steve Zavala</a>Steve is a freelance writer covering the world of sports for ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Chicago Cubs have been among the most aggressive spenders in the ongoing free agency period.</p><p>The Cubs have gone all out to revamp their lineup. They shelled out $177 million to sign now-former Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson to a seven-year deal in December. Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer has opted to bolster the bottom half of the team’s lineup with low-risk, high-reward moves, including the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cubs-news-eric-hosmer-follows-dansby-swanson-to-chicago-with-reported-deal" rel="noopener">signing</a> of veteran first baseman Eric Hosmer.</p><p>The Cubs are coming off of a roller-coaster 2022 regular season where they ranked in the bottom half of the majors in multiple stats, including batting average (.238). Ian Happ was among the few Cubs hitters who posted career highs last season, and taking into account the team’s new additions on offense, he <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork/status/1615584267744038914?s=20" rel="noopener">sees</a> that the best is still yet to come for the NL Central club at the plate.</p><p>“We added a lot of guys who have been really productive, big leaguers who have done a lot of really awesome things in their careers,” Happ said during a recent appearance on MLB Network’s ‘High Heat’ program. “Guys who have won World Series’ in different places, guys that have been All-Stars, Gold Glovers all over the field right now. … I think the offense is going to surprise a few people.</p><p>“I’m really excited to play with a bunch of these guys that I’ve played against for a long time, but to be able to share the clubhouse, pick their brains, get their experiences as well is going to be pretty fun.”</p><p>Happ added that he is looking forward to tagging along with Cody Bellinger in the outfield. The one-time National League MVP Award winner, who signed with the Cubs in December, is slated to take hold of the center field position for Chicago in the coming season, and he could be penciled in to bat at the No. 7 spot in the team’s everyday lineup.</p><p>The Cubs head into the 2023 campaign with an eye on returning to the postseason for the first time in three years. In the big picture, they are also looking to avoid a third straight losing season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ian Happ’s strong take on potential for Cubs offense in 2023 will hype up Chicago fans

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/cubs-news-cody-bellinger-signing-draws-hyped-reaction-from-ian-happ');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cody Bellinger’s Cubs signing draws hyped reaction from Ian Happ');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Cubs-news-Cody-Bellinger-signing-draws-hyped-reaction-from-Ian-Happ.jpg"></figure><h1>Cody Bellinger’s Cubs signing draws hyped reaction from Ian Happ</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-12-06T17:51:18-08:00">December 6th, 5:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-12-06T17:52:43-08:00">December 6th, 5:52pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a basketball and soccer/football editor/writer. He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s not only Chicago Cubs fans who are ecstatic to have Cody Bellinger on board. Even All-Star outfielder Ian Happ couldn’t help but get excited about the arrival of the former Los Angeles Dodgers star.</p><p>On Twitter, <a href="https://twitter.com/ihapp_1/status/1600275434972753922" rel="noopener">Happ shared his high expectations</a> with Bellinger now with the Cubs. He even went as far as to issuing a reminder to fans to get their hard hats ready since he can already see tons of home runs from the 27-year-old come 2023.</p><p>“Belli bombs at Wrigley this summer!! Better put your hard hats on in the bleachers!” Ian Happ wrote.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/cubs-news-cody-bellinger-leaves-dodgers-inks-17-5m-deal-with-chicago" rel="noopener">Cody Bellinger signed a one-year, $17.5 million deal</a> with the Cubs. He is coming off a down season with the Dodgers, which is why the team chose to non-tender him that made him a free agent. Nonetheless, there is no doubt that he is a worthy gamble for Chicago, as they are getting a player who is on a prove-it contract.</p><p>Besides, it hasn’t been that long since Bellinger won MVP (2019) and bagged the World Series with the Dodgers (2020). He’s slashing line of .193/.256/.355 in the last two seasons is certainly an area of concern, but the Cubs are certainly hoping that a change in scenery will help him recapture his old form.</p><p>If Chicago can bring back the Bellinger of old that used to terrorize opponents with his hitting, then the money they are paying him will look like a real bargain. Getting Bellinger could also very well give Chicago an advantage in retaining him should they like what they’ll see from him in 2023.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cody Bellinger’s Cubs signing draws hyped reaction from Ian Happ

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He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Ian Happ wore his Superman cape on Friday to lead the Chicago Cubs to an incredible <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/scores/mlb/boxscore/chicago-cubs-milwaukee-brewers-8-27-2022/d9789e18-da10-49a8-9d03-d904ad743a44/" rel="noopener">4-3 victory</a> against the Milwaukee Brewers. Of course he made history in the process.</p><p>The 28-year-old outfielder basically carried the whole load on the offense to help the Cubs win, with his double two-run homers sealing the deal for Chicago. Without him, they would have been unable to score at all.</p><p>Happ hit Matt Bush’s pitch in the seventh inning before delivering a tiebreaking homer against Devin Williams in the 10th. The ball went to the right-field wall on both occasions, with the Brewers left with no other choice but to watch in frustration.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Happer for the lead! <a href="https://t.co/QJ9o6K36V5">pic.twitter.com/QJ9o6K36V5</a></p><p>— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/1563346189340528646?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Run it back, <a href="https://twitter.com/ihapp_1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ihapp_1</a>! <a href="https://t.co/5pqGUtE7jR">pic.twitter.com/5pqGUtE7jR</a></p><p>— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/1563363385902632960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>According to <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1563369709650644992" rel="noopener">ESPN Stats and Info</a>, Happ is the first player since Manny Ramirez in 1998 to record multiple home runs and account for all of his team’s hits in a win.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Cubs had just two hits tonight, both of which were Ian Happ two-run HRs.</p><p>Happ is the first player to have a multi-HR effort account for all of his team's hits in a victory since Manny Ramírez in 1998. <a href="https://t.co/SlT38thgBo">pic.twitter.com/SlT38thgBo</a></p><p>— ESPN Stats &amp; Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1563369709650644992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>While some could see it as a problem since teams need to be able to at least be more balanced offensively, it speaks volumes on how effective Ian Happ was for the Cubs. Not to mention how difficult it is to achieve what he has done–performing at his best even under massive pressure.</p><p>For what it’s worth, Happ himself was pretty stoked about his performance, especially since it is a crucial win for a Cubs team looking for some positive takeaways amid a largely poor season</p><p>“To come through in those situations is awesome for the group, for the team, for the pitching staff that did such a good job keeping us in it the whole day,” Happ shared, per <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=401356088" rel="noopener">ESPN</a>. “It’s really cool.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2023 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.279	1	10	0.821	3

2023 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.279	1	10	0.821	3

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