When compiling a list of the most historic ballparks in Major League Baseball, many are quick to point out Wrigley Field, the home of the Chicago Cubs.
Known as “The Friendly Confines,” Wrigley Field opened in 1914 and is the second-oldest ballpark in MLB behind only Fenway Park.
Many legends have played at Wrigley Field over the last century and continue to make an impact on today’s players.
During an episode of “On Base With Mookie Betts,” Teoscar Hernández called Wrigley Field the most iconic ballpark in MLB and said he used to idolize Cubs great Sammy Sosa:
“On base. It has a lot of history and I used to be a Cubs fan. … Sammy was my guy. I think everyone in the Dominican tried to imitate his stance, hits and tried to hit homers.”
Sosa spent 13 of his 18 MLB seasons with the Cubs and was one of baseball’s most feared power hitters during the 1990s.
Sosa hit a career-high 66 home runs during the 1998 season and finished with 609 in his career, which rank ninth all-time.
Hernández isn’t the first member of the Los Angeles Dodgers player to recently speak highly of Wrigley Field as Shohei Ohtani could hardly wait to visit the ballpark for the first time in 2024.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto also looked forward to pitching at Wrigley Field for the first time and posed for a photo in the outfield with Cubs players Shōta Imanaga and Seiya Suzuki.
Teoscar Hernández withdraws from WBC 2026
During the same podcast appearance, Hernández said he was hoping to play for Team Dominican Republic in the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
Hernández played for the Dominican Republic during the 2023 World Baseball Classic and went hitless in five at-bats with two walks. However, he has since withdrawn from being part of the Dominican Republic roster for the WBC in the interest of his health heading into next season.
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