Fan spotted with laptop, apparently logging work hours from Wrigley Field stands during Cubs day game

The Chicago Cubs opened the 2026 play with a six-game homestand astatine historical Wrigley Field.

Among the thousands of Cubs fans who passed done the turnstiles astatine the famed ballpark connected Chicago’s North Side was astatine slightest 1 who took Wednesday’s "businessman’s special" day commencement to heart.

Temperatures successful the Windy City didn’t ascent supra 40 degrees Wednesday, and 1 fan, bundled successful a overgarment and hat, multitasked connected his cellphone and laptop, seemingly moving aft the 2 p.m. archetypal pitch.

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The rear of the scoreboard earlier a crippled betwixt the Washington Nationals and the Chicago Cubs astatine Wrigley Field March 28, 2026, successful Chicago. (Patrick Gorski/Imagn Images)

The infinitesimal mirrors 1 from past season, erstwhile cameras caught a instrumentality who, alternatively of wintertime gear, wore shorts and worked connected his machine during an August 2025 crippled astatine Wrigley Field.

The instrumentality adjacent brought a machine rodent on arsenic helium intently focused connected his machine portion the Cubs faced the Milwaukee Brewers. 

Alex Bregman (3) and Michael Busch (29) of the Chicago Cubs observe aft defeating the Los Angeles Angels astatine Wrigley Field April 1, 2026, successful Chicago.  (Jayden Mack/Getty Images)

The crippled broadcasters, however, questioned what helium was up to.

"There’s lone 1 question: Is this feline working?" 1 broadcaster said. "Or possibly he’s reviewing his phantasy shot draft."

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The Cubs’ broadcast web crafted a tongue-in-cheek enactment email: "Hi, per our past email, we person a hard stop. Let’s interaction basal Friday earlier the Cubs-Guardians game. All the best, Marquee."

The Cubs celebrated a 6-2 triumph implicit the Los Angeles Angels connected Wednesday to instrumentality 2 of 3 games successful the series. Matthew Boyd struck retired 10 batters and picked up the win. 

Matthew Boyd of the Chicago Cubs exits the tract during a crippled against the Los Angeles Angels astatine Wrigley Field April 1, 2026, successful Chicago. (Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images)

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The Cubs were disconnected connected Thursday and resume enactment connected Friday successful Cleveland arsenic they unfastened a three-game bid with the Guardians.

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