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The Lovable Reunion

The Lovable Reunion

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Summary

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Chicago Cubs’ legendary 2016 World Series win, Anthony Rizzo and David Ross are teaming up to take fans where they’ve never been before, inside the clubhouse. In each episode, they sit down with members of the 2016 team to uncover untold stories about their individual roles in breaking the historic drought. The Lovable Reunion will feature conversations with teammates including Jon Lester, Kris Bryant, Kyle Schwarber, Jake Arrieta, Cubs manager Joe Maddon, and more. Through intimate, long-form interviews, each player shares the season from their own perspective, offering insight into the moments, decisions, and emotions that defined the run.

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Episodes
  • NEVER HEARD 2016 Cubs stories, BIGGEST PLAY of Game 7 & HATING the Cardinals | Lovable Reunion Ep 8

    NEVER HEARD 2016 Cubs stories, BIGGEST PLAY of Game 7 & HATING the Cardinals | Lovable Reunion Ep 8
    May 12 2026

    Anthony Rizzo and David Ross are joined by former 2016 Chicago Cubs teammates Albert Almora, Matt Szczur, and Chris Coghlan to share never told stories of their World Series team. The guys reminisce about their hatred of the St. Louis Cardinals as the Cubs went from bottom feeder to World Series contenders, Chris being traded away and traded back to the Cubs during the championship season, Matt lending his bat to Rizzo to break his playoff slump, and Albert scoring the go-ahead pinch run in extra innings of Game 7 against the Cleveland Indians.

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    55 mins
  • Cubs NUDE batting practice, EXPERT hitting tips & WS Game 7 | John Mallee, Eric Hinske, Ross & Rizzo

    Cubs NUDE batting practice, EXPERT hitting tips & WS Game 7 | John Mallee, Eric Hinske, Ross & Rizzo
    May 5 2026

    David Ross and Anthony Rizzo are joined by their former hitting coaches on the Chicago Cubs, John Mallee and Eric Hinske. They dive deep into the art of being a hitting coach, Joe Maddon’s leadership, and more behind-the-scenes moments from the 2016 World Series run. Plus, don’t miss incredible stories from their MLB coaching careers working with Shohei Ohtani on the Los Angeles Dodgers and Bryce Harper on the Philadelphia Phillies, as well as an iconic recounting of the time the Cubs had nude batting practice.

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    52 mins
  • Jake Arrieta & John Lackey on no-hitters, beer fridges & more Cubs World Series tales | Ross & Rizzo

    Jake Arrieta & John Lackey on no-hitters, beer fridges & more Cubs World Series tales | Ross & Rizzo
    Apr 28 2026

    On this episode of The Lovable Reunion, David Ross and Anthony Rizzo are joined by former Chicago Cubs pitchers Jake Arrieta and John Lackey. They discuss Arrieta and Lackey’s MLB careers, the evolution of pitchers in baseball, how the 2015 Cubs set the stage for their World Series championship one year later in 2016, the wild Cubs-Pirates 2015 Wild Card game, facing the Dodgers and Giants in the 2016 postseason, coming back from down 3-1 against the Cleveland Indians, and more incredible stories from their time as teammates.

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    1 hr and 28 mins
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