On the one-year anniversary of his Major League debut, Elly De La Cruz ripped a three-run home run that erased a 2-0 deficit for Cincinnati, who went on the beat the Cubs 8-4 on Thursday at Great American Ballpark. That and more in today's MLB Notes.
On one side was the Cubs' Craig Counsell, whose five-year, $40 million contract is the richest ever for a manager. On the other was Grifol, who would be on the first bus out of town along with reviled chairman Jerry Reinsdorf if Sox fans had anything to do with it.