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Willson Contreras wanted to be a Cardinal because of Albert Pujols, even when he was still on the Cubs
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Willson Contreras wanted to be a Cardinal because of Albert Pujols, even when he was still on the Cubs
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Paul Sullivan: Clues for Cubs' late-season collapse were right in front of our eyes all along
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