Iowa Cubs batboy a valued part of minor league team
TOMMY BIRCH, Des Moines Register
July 10, 2021
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Craig McFarling stands next to the Principal Park manual scoreboard as the bottom of the third inning of the Iowa Cubs game begins. McFarling, who operates the scoreboard three days a week, watches Iowa first baseman Nick Martini lace a single to center field in this early June contest.
When the ball touches the green outfield grass, Scott Thompson, a friend of McFarling’s, reminds him it’s time to work.
“You’ve got a ‘one,’” Thompson yells to McFarling.